What was new in CREATE PLUS V2.8

Cimose della forma and Marcature della forma Docked to the Pattern

The Cimose della forma and Marcature della forma tool windows are always docked to document window of the pattern.

View options of the tool windows:

• Fold or unfold at the edge
• Pull to an edge
• Unpin from edge and position it as desired
• Open it with the O key at the desired cursor position at the corresponding shape edge or shape marking entry within the pattern

You call-up both the tool windows as well in the context menu of the pattern and in the Avvio ribbon / Finestre degli strumenti ribbon group.

Replace Exceeding Modules

Settings in Configurazione dialog box / Dati di taglio tab

You make the following settings on the Dati di taglio tab:

Comportamento per moduli tagliati

Elemento di riempimento per moduli eliminati

• Select the path of the desired module.
• Select the module of this path.

Only select modules of size 1x1
With bigger modules you will get a warning.
Only the first stitch of the first row of the module will be inserted repeatedly.

The Nascondi moduli tagliati function is no longer available in the context menu of the pattern layer.

Stepping Kind Scalatura preassegnata

Up to now only available for Taglio di dimensionamento.
Now, in the Taglio lineare as well.

:

• With a preset stepping, it is not always possible to reach any desired target point!

Example:

• If only even-numbered steps have been specified, no target point can be reached at an odd-numbered position.

Therefore, the line table contains the following information for a preset stepping:

Deviating target point of a line

If the desired target point of a line is not reached in the lined shape, both points are displayed separately.

Line View

In addition to the stepping line, a dashed line appears.

• You can set preference points on the line and remove them via the context menu.
• Aggiungi punto di preferenza
• Elimina punto di preferenza
• The stepping line adapts to this curve as closely as possible, according to the preset stepping.
• You can move the preference points as desired.
  This means, you can form the line as desired according to the preset stepping.

Display of Line Dimensions

If one or more lines are selected in a lined shape, the following information about this selection is displayed.

• Coordinates of the start point
• Coordinates of the endpoint
• Absolute width and height

The start and endpoints correspond to the first and last points of the selected lines of the shape.

This information appears at the lower left of the views.

• Line Table
• Lined Shape Editor
• Lined Shape Layer

Function to Create Control Dimensions in Lined Shapes

Functions in the context menu of Taglio base or Elemento di taglio of a lined shape:

• Creare dimensionamenti di controllo verticali
• Genera dimensionamenti di controllo verticali per questo elemento di taglio.
• Creare dimensionamenti di controllo orizzontali
• Genera dimensionamenti di controllo orizzontali per questo elemento di taglio.
• Elimina dimensionamenti di controllo
• Elimina tutte le dimensionamenti di controllo per questo elemento di taglio.

Open Knitting Elements in a document window with different tabs

With the O key, you can open all knitting elements which are positioned at the current cursor position.

• All the Knitting Elements will appear in one single document window with different tabs.
• All the following Knitting Elements you will open with O key will appear in a different tab of the same document window.

Extensions of Pattern Element Editor

The external pattern element editor is extended with the following functions:

• Appunti ribbon group is added to the Avvio ribbon.
• Crea Color Arrangement... context menu is available on row selections of pattern elements.
• Crea parte di disegno... context menu is available on selections within pattern elements.
• Parti di disegnotool window is available.

Pattern Elements are only allowed in the Design View

Up to now:

• You could copy a selection of the Vista dei simboli dopo tecnica and add it to the Parti di disegno tool window.

New:

• As the copy of a selection of the Vista dei simboli dopo tecnica is not a pattern element, this selection cannot be pasted into the Parti di disegno tool window.

Reworked Nuovo elemento di lavoro Dialog Box

The selection at Tipo di elemento di lavoro of the Nuovo elemento di lavoro dialog box is restricted to following options:

• Modulo struttura
• Color Arrangement
• Module Arrangement
• Parte di disegno

The Nuovo elemento di lavoro function is removed from the context menu of the Windows taskbar.

Team Depot in Knit Explorer

In the Knit Explorer, you can set up a shared folder on the local network or in the cloud to manage the knitting elements.

Different users can access this folder and thus use common knitting elements.

• Select a common folder in the Opzioni / Impostazioni progetto / Locazione di memoria dialog box:

• The Team Depot entry appears in the Knit Explorer.
• 
• Save and Manage Knitting Elements Centrally Under this Path
• Add Subfolders
• Green checkmark: Folder is synchronized
• - NON SINCRONO - :
  
• You can synchronize the Team Depot via the context menu of the folder.
  Sincronizza

Optimized Options for Compensa spostamento nella corsa per lavorazione monofrontura

In the Configurazione dialog box / Ottimizzazione tab, the Compensa spostamento nella corsa per lavorazione monofrontura option could previously only be activated or disabled.

New Options:

• Non compensati spostamento
  The racking of single-bed knitting rows will not be changed.
• Compensa spostamento se i valori di tirapezza sono gli stessi
  In case of identical take-down values, the racking of transfer rows will be applied to a neighboring single-bed knitting row if this results in a shorter running time.
• Compensa spostamento anche se i valori di tirapezza non sono gli stessi
  Even in case of different take-down values of both rows, the racking of transfer rows will be applied to the neighboring single-bed knitting row.
  The take-down value of the knitting row will be applied to the transfer row.

Presentation of Pattern Rows in the Yarn Carrier View

You can switch the yarn carrier view to the technical row presentation or pattern row presentation.

• With it, you can recognize the motive in the pattern row presentation of the yarn carrier view.
• You can switch the display in the status bar at the bottom right.

Adjust the Distanza fra le fronture of ADF Flex

Row by row, you can adjust the Distanza fra le fronture as required by different knitting situation.

• New Distanza fra le fronture tab of the Parametri del disegno dialog box
• Apply the entries of this tab via the Distanza fra le fronture control column into the pattern.
• The adjustment values is carried out in the carriage return.

The first three entries are part of Distanza fra le fronture tab by default. These cannot be deleted or edited.

• Small
  Approximately the same distance as the standard machine.
• Medium
  Approximately the same distance as the multi gauge machine.
• Large
  Approximately the same distance as the k&w machine.

New Pattern Report

You can open the Pattern Report dialog box in the Vista ribbon.

In this dialog box, you make all the settings to create the Pattern Report.

Select the patterns in the upper part of the dialog box.

• The report can be created after Elaborazione tecnica only.
  You cannot select patterns which are not yet technically processed in this dialog box.
• The patterns will be displayed the same way as in the Disegno tool window.

Select the desired data for the Pattern Report in the lower part of the dialog box.

• Select the Parametri del disegno .
• Specify for the selected Parametri del disegno to display the Statistica data as well.

Automatic Saving

Opzioni dialog box / Backup dei dati section

Make the following settings in the Salva progetto automaticamente section:

• Salva progetto dopo l'elaborazione tecnica
  The total project will be saved after Technical Processing.
• Salva progetto dopo aver creato Sintral
  The total project will be saved after Create Sintral.

Automatic Saving with Multiple Processing

Function of the Lavorazione multipla dialog box:

• Salva progetto dopo l'elaborazione multipla
  The total project will be saved after each Multiple Processing despite the settings in the dialog box.

Canceling the Multiple Processing will prevent saving the project.

Working with Jacquard Symbols

Now, you can use Jacquard symbols within new pattern projects.

Settings for new projects in Opzioni / Impostazioni progetto / MC jacquard

You can draw with Jacquard symbols into the following areas:

• Design View of the Pattern
• Pattern Element
• CA
  Only in the searching row

Watch out following:

• The Jacquard symbols will appear below the status bar of the document windows.
• Jacquard symbols have to be converted to needle actions in the pattern by a CA.
  If not, an error message appears with Espandi or Elaborazione tecnica
• Export a pattern as MC Jacquard.
  Function of the context menu on the pattern in the Pattern tool window.
  
• Import a MC Jacquard into a pattern project.
  The function is available via File / Importa
  
• Crea MC Jacquard... from selection.
  The function is available in the context menu on the selection within the pattern.
  

New functions of the Knit Explorer

Following new functions available in the Avvio ribbon:

Configuring the Fabric Take-down of Empty Rows

Settings in the Configurazione dialog box / Altre impostazioni tab

Tirapezza per corse a vuoto

• W0
  Empty rows are done with W0.
• Utilizzare il valore del rango seguente
  The take-down value of the following row will be used for the empty rows.

Multiple Selection of Yarn Carriers in the Yarn Carriers View

Enhanced options for commonly selected yarn carriers

Move Starts Horizontally

• Via the Sostituisci inizi dialog box
• In the Pattern
• In the Lined Shape
• In the Dimensioned Shape
• Positive value of the edit box moves the start to the right.
  Negative values to the left.

In the Pattern

Sostituisci inizio nel disegno… context menu / Sostituisci inizi dialog box

In the Lined Shape

Proprietà del taglio / Sostituisci inizi dialog box

In the Dimensioned Shape

Proprietà telo / Sostituisci inizi dialog box

New functions of the Text drawing tool

Enhanced Options for Protection Rows

Configurazione dialog box / Zone di lavoro tab

New Options

New options for protection rows in Configurazione / Zone di lavoro:

• Automatico
  Utilizzare il colore del disegno del ultimo rango lavorato.
• Utilizza colore del disegno da modulo
  The pattern color of the module is used in the protection rows.

New Modules

4 new modules for protection rows in the module database

• Safety rows with cast off, 1 YC, knitting ranges in sequence, YC from the left
• Both sides will be knit one after the other by the same yarn carrier.
• The protection rows starts on the left side.
• Safety rows with cast off, 1 YC, knitting ranges in sequence, YC from the right
• Both sides will be knit one after the other by the same yarn carrier.
• The protection rows starts on the right side.
• Protection rows with Cast-off, 1 YC, Pass over neckline
• Both sides will be knit by 1 yarn carrier.
• The neckline will be passed-over by 1x1.
• Safety rows with cast off, 2 YC
• The protection rows are knit by 2 yarn carrier.
• Notice:
  For this, Utilizza colore del disegno da modulo must be active.

Enhanced functions of Technical Processing and Create Sintral

Expanders are added to the Technical Processing and Create Sintral functions of the Start ribbon.

Select the desired function in the expander of technical processing:

• Technical Processing
• Technical Processing and Create Sintral
• Technical Processing, Create Sintral and Sintral Check
• Technical Processing, Create Sintral, Sintral Check and Extract

Select the desired function in the expander of Create Sintral:

• Generate Sintral
• Create Sintral and Sintral Check
• Create Sintral, Sintral Check and Extract

The selection of functions is displayed and retained under the icon. If you click the icon again, the last selection will be executed.

Predefiniti within Needle Area

Drawing in the needle area with Predefiniti does the following:

• All visible control column data except racking is set to default in the captured rows.