Create New Knitting Element of the 'Structure Module' Type

The options to save a knitting element:

Create a new knitting element for structure in the Knit Explorer:

    1
    Click on the Nouvel élément de tricotage icon at the start of CREATE PLUS.
    - or -
    With the CREATE PLUS running, open the Knit Explorer and click the Nouvel élément de tricotage icon.
  1. The Nouvel élément de tricotage dialog box appears.

1

Nom

Enter the name of the new knitting element.

2

Type d'élément de tricotage

Selection of the template for the new knitting element

: The template determines the basic properties.

3

Technique de tricotage

Selection of the basic knitting mode for the new knitting element

  • Toutes les aiguilles
  • Technique 1x1
    2
    Make the desired settings.
    3
    Close the dialog box with the OK button.
  1. The tool window appears with the corresponding template.

1

Vérifier

Automatique

The created knitting element are not automatically checked regarding the correct structure.

Automatique

An automatic check is executed regarding the correct structure of the created knitting element.

Vérifier

Checking of the created knitting element regarding the correct structure.

Rangées de conception

Colonnes de commande

Not applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows

Colonnes de commande

Applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows

:
The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. If the control column data appears only in the technical rows, this data will only be entered by the technical processing.

Sélection

Get the design symbols for the technical rows in the selected area created.
  • Grey:
    Options for filtering the view is deactivated.
  • Blue:
    Options for filtering the view is activated
  • Grey:
    The design rows are not displayed in the view.
  • Blue:
    The design rows are displayed in the view.

:
The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. The design rows are generated from the created technical rows by default.
  • Grey: The technical rows are not displayed in the view.
  • Blue: The technical rows are displayed in the view.

:
The information from the technical rows are inserted in the pattern during the technical processing.

Display of the symbols

  • Grey = Selected
    Display of the selection in the drawing canvas

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles mirrored.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique mirrored.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

2

Display of the template corresponding to the selected type of knitting elements with control columns and drawing canvas

3

Commande

Tab with all attributes for creating the different knitting element types

Conception

Tab with icons for changing / creating design rows

Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs

Tab with needle actions and the pattern colors

    4
    Select the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.
    5
    Select the display of Technical Rows.
    6
    Draw the structure of the new knitting element with needle actions and the desired pattern color into the technical rows.
  1. The design rows are generated automatically.
    2. 7
    Define the control column data in the technical rows.
    8
    If desired, apply the control column data to the design rows with the Colonnes de commande button activated.
    9
    Check the knitting element regarding the correct structure with the Vérifier button.
    10
    Save the knitting element.

Create a new, local knitting element:

  1. A pattern project is created and opened.
    1
    Select the Éléments de tricotage tab in the Éléments de tricotage tool window.
    2
    Call-up the Nouveau module... context menu of the tool window.
  1. The Nouvel élément de tricotage dialog box appears.

1

Nom

Enter the name of the new knitting element.

2

Type d'élément de tricotage

Selection of the template for the new knitting element

: The template determines the basic properties.

3

Technique de tricotage

Selection of the basic knitting mode for the new knitting element

  • Toutes les aiguilles
  • Technique 1x1
    3
    Close the dialog box with the OK button.
  1. The tool window appears with the corresponding template.

1

Vérifier

Automatique

The created knitting element are not automatically checked regarding the correct structure.

Automatique

An automatic check is executed regarding the correct structure of the created knitting element.

Vérifier

Checking of the created knitting element regarding the correct structure.

Rangées de conception

Colonnes de commande

Not applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows

Colonnes de commande

Applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows

:
The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. If the control column data appears only in the technical rows, this data will only be entered by the technical processing.

Sélection

Get the design symbols for the technical rows in the selected area created.
  • Grey:
    Options for filtering the view is deactivated.
  • Blue:
    Options for filtering the view is activated
  • Grey:
    The design rows are not displayed in the view.
  • Blue:
    The design rows are displayed in the view.

:
The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. The design rows are generated from the created technical rows by default.
  • Grey: The technical rows are not displayed in the view.
  • Blue: The technical rows are displayed in the view.

:
The information from the technical rows are inserted in the pattern during the technical processing.

Display of the symbols

  • Grey = Selected
    Display of the selection in the drawing canvas

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles mirrored.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique mirrored.

: Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.

2

Display of the template corresponding to the selected type of knitting elements with control columns and drawing canvas

3

Commande

Tab with all attributes for creating the different knitting element types

Conception

Tab with icons for changing / creating design rows

Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs

Tab with needle actions and the pattern colors

    4
    Select the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.
    5
    Select the display of Technical Rows.
    6
    Draw the structure of the new knitting element with needle actions and the desired pattern color into the technical rows.
  1. The design rows are generated automatically.
    2. 7
    Define the control column data in the technical rows.
    8
    If desired, apply the control column data to the design rows with the Colonnes de commande button activated.
    9
    Check the knitting element regarding the correct structure with the Vérifier button.
    10
    Close the tool window with X.
  1. A new local knitting element is saved in the Éléments de tricotage tab.

Properties of Knitting Elements

The properties define the behavior, the appearance and the size of a knitting element for the use within the pattern project.

Caractéristiques Dialog Box:

    1
    Select module.
    2
    Open the context menu.
    3
    Select Caractéristiques.
  1. The Caractéristiques dialog box appears.
    2. 4
    Set the desired properties.
    5
    Close the dialog box with .
  1. The properties are applied when using it in the pattern.

Explaining the Caractéristiques dialog box by the Module technique type of knitting element

1

Graphic presentation of the selected type of knitting element

2

Nom

Name of the knitting element

Technique de tricotage

Definition of the knitting technique for the use within the pattern

Type d'élément de tricotage

Display of the selected type of knitting element

: As defined when creating.
Create New Knitting Element of the 'Structure Module' Type

Sous-type d'élément de tricotage

Selection of sub-types according to the selected knitting element type

: Not for all types of knitting element available.

Couleur d'élément de tricotage

Definition of a color for the display of the knitting element in the document window with the Couleur du module setting.

Display color for the different knitting elements or modules

Display color for structure modules with the different knitting techniques

Rangées de dessin

Quantity of pattern rows in the knitting element

Rangées techniques

Quantity of technical rows in the knitting element

Largeur [aiguilles]

Quantity of needles within one row of the knitting element

3

Historique

Display of state of editing from creation until the last modification:

Auteur

Date

Version

Action

4

Commentaire

Entry of a comment or a description

5

Colonnes de commande

Control Column Options

  • Report à plusieurs systèmes accepté
  • Report d'environnement autorisé
  • Regroupement du démaillage et du report autorisé

Les options non autorisées empêchent la fonction correspondante dans les colonnes de commande dans la zone de cet élément de tricotage.

Selected options enable the corresponding function in the control columns within the area of the knitting element.

Examples for 'Structure Module' Type of Knitting Element

Example 1: Create a Structure knitting element with knitting rows only:

    1
    Open the Nouvel élément de tricotage dialog box with Nouvel élément de tricotage.
    - or -
    Select tool window Modules -> tab Modules -> context menu Nouveau module... .
    2
    Enter the name of the new knitting element.
    3
    Make the following settings:
  • Technique de tricotage
    • Toutes les aiguilles
  • Type d'élément de tricotage :
    • Module de structure
  • Éléments de remplissage
    • No yarn color / magazine color or yarn carrier color
    • No Needle Action
  • Dimension [mailles]
    • Largeur
    • Hauteur
    4
    Close the dialog box with OK.
  1. The Knitting Element Editor is opened.
    2. 5
    Select the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.
    6
    Draw the desired structure with needle actions in the drawing canvas, in the displayed technical rows indicated by .
  2. The design rows are generated automatically.
  • Afficher les rangées de conception :
    Design rows are generated automatically based on the information of the technical rows.
    : The icons can be changed.
  • Afficher les rangées techniques :
    Display of the drawn structure with needle actions

: One design row and one technical row are automatically grouped to one pattern row.

    7
    Select for drawing the knitting element:
  • Without pattern color
  • With pattern color

Without pattern colors

With pattern colors

The needle action has no color, i.e. the structure module can be drawn in the design pattern into every color area.

The needle action has an assigned color, i.e. the structure module will be drawn in the design pattern with this color.

    8
    Enter the desired control column data in the corresponding control column of the corresponding technical rows.
  • Longueur de la maille (NP)
  • Tirage principal (WMF/WBF)
  • Vitesse (MSEC)
  • etc.

Entry

Meaning

Color entry

Assignment of a parameter value from the corresponding table

No color entry

Standard entry from the design pattern is kept

    9
    Design Rows :
    Enable the Colonnes de commande button to apply the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows.

Behavior of control column data

No control column data

Control column data in technical rows only

Control column data in technical rows and design rows

With drawing in the design pattern and with the technical processing, no entry is made in the control columns.

These data from the technical rows will be inserted by the technical processing if in advance the standard entry is manually removed from the desired control columns of the design pattern.

When drawing in the design pattern it can be decided whether the control column data are to be entered in the design rows with the help of the cursor attributes.

: The control column data of the technical rows are not taken into account.

    1
    Check the formal correctness of the entries in the knitting element with the Contrôler : button.
    : The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
    2
    If necessary, in case of a knitting element already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Accepter button.
    3
    Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .
  1. The knitting element is saved.

Group the pattern rows in the knitting element:

Group the technical rows which you want to form a common pattern row.

  1. A knitting element with multiple technical rows is created.
    : Each technical row corresponds to one design row.
    1
    Select the desired technical rows.
    2
    Position the cursor on the first control column, open the context menu and select Grouper des rangées.
    - or -
    Group the selected technical rows with Ctrl + G.

Behavior when drawing in the design pattern

All pattern rows are drawn-in one-to-one in the design pattern. This means that the corresponding number of pattern rows will be overwritten in the design pattern.

When drawing, only the first technical row is drawn in the design pattern. This means that the remaining technical rows of the group will be additionally inserted in the pattern by the technical processing.

Ungroup the rows:

  1. In the knitting element the technical rows are grouped.
    3
    Select the desired technical rows.
    4
    Position the cursor on the first control column, open the context menu, select Supprimer le groupement de rangées.
    - or -
    Cancel the selection of the technical rows by Ctrl + Shift + G.

: If necessary, repeat the process multiple times.

Not knitting rows are:

  • Transferring rows.
  • Casting-off rows
  • Rows for post loop sinking

Creating structure module with knitting and not knitting rows:

    1
    Open the Nouvel élément de tricotage dialog box with Nouvel élément de tricotage.
    - or -
    Select tool window Modules -> tab Modules -> context menu Nouveau module... .
    2
    Enter the name of the new knitting element.
    3
    Make the following settings:
  • Technique de tricotage
    • Toutes les aiguilles
  • Type d'élément de tricotage :
    • Module de structure
  • Éléments de remplissage
    • No yarn color / magazine color or yarn carrier color
    • No Needle Action
  • Dimension [mailles]
    • Largeur
    • Hauteur
    4
    Close the dialog box with OK.
  1. The Knitting Element Editor is opened.
    2. 5
    Select the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.
    6
    In the drawing canvas, in the technical rows, draw the desired structure with knitting and e.g. transfer needle actions.
  2. The design rows are generated automatically.
    3. 7
    If necessary, select a color for drawing.
    8
    Enter the desired control column data in the corresponding control column of the corresponding technical rows with needle actions.
  • Longueur de la maille (NP)
  • Tirage principal (WMF/WBF)
  • Vitesse (MSEC)
  • etc.
    9
    Also enter the desired control column data in the transfer rows:
  • Type de chevalement (VN, VU, V#)
  • valeur de chevalement
  • Correction du chevalement (VCI)
  • Tirage principal (WMF)
  • etc.
    10
    Select transfer rows with the previous knitting row or with following knitting row.
    11
    Group the selected rows with the CTRL + G keys.

    12
    Design Rows:
    Enable the Colonnes de commande button to apply the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows.
    13
    Check the correctness of the entries in the knitting element with the Contrôler : button.
    : The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
    14
    If necessary, in case of a knitting element already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Accepter button.
    15
    Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .
  1. The knitting element is saved.
    2. 16
    If desired, create more variants within the module.

Variants:

  • All needles knit
  • All needles knit mirrored
  • 1x1 Technique
  • 1x1 Technique, Mirrored

Procedure:

  1. A variant is created.
    1
    Position the cursor in the drawing canvas.
    2
    Open the context menu with RMB.
    3
    Select Créer une variante.
    4
    Select the variant to be created in the submenu.
  1. The created variant is displayed in the drawing canvas.
    2. 5
    If desired, make changes in the technical rows and in the control column data of the new variant.

Change / reset design rows

When creating a knitting element, the design rows are generated automatically. It is possible to change the design rows manually.

Changing design rows manually:

  1. The knitting element is created.
  2. Design rows were generated automatically.
    1
    Open knitting element with double-click.
    2
    Activate the display of the design rows with the button.
    3
    Select the Design tab in the tool window.
  1. All symbols that may be used in the design rows are shown in this tab.
    2. 4
    Select the desired symbol.
    5
    Draw the symbol in the corresponding design row.
    6
    If necessary, continue with more design rows.
    7
    Knitting Element with .
  1. The change is saved and marked with the M symbol (modified).

Reset: Delete the M symbol in the modified design row:

  1. In the knitting element, there are design rows marked with the M symbol.
    8
    Select one or more design rows.
    9
    Click the Calculer les icônes de conception button in the tool window.
  1. The M symbol is deleted and the symbol of the corresponding technical row is applied automatically.