Draw with structures

Beside the pattern colors, Ações da agulha, modules and Partes de amostra are available to draw with.

Needle Actions

To be able to draw with a needle action, you select a drawing tool and a needle action of the Ações da agulha tool window.

Needle actions that were already used in the pattern can be picked with the cursor using the F5 key.

To remove the needle action from the cursor, you press the ESC key.

Modules

  1. A design project is open.
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    Open the Knit Explorer with F3 or in the ribbon Vista → Knit Explorer.
  1. The Knit Explorer appears in a separate window.
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    Select a module from one of the following folders:

    Módulos de estrutura
    Basic knitting mode, ribs, Pointelle and building blocks for Aran and cable stitch patterns.

    Partes de amostra
    Subfolder with Jacquard, Pointelle and Aran pattern elements.

    Jacquard
    Technical modules for defining Jacquard areas.

    Começos
    Various modules for the fabric start.

    Fully Fashion
    Modules for shaped knitwear.
    For example narrowing, widening, binding-off and hiding modules
  2. Due to your selection the modules is automatically attached to the cursor.
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    Draw a module in the pattern using the cursor.
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    When you don't need the module anymore, press ESC.

Only after having created or imported a pattern element you will be able to draw with a pattern element.

Generate pattern element:

  1. A design project is open.
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    Select the specific area of your pattern, which you want to save as pattern element.
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    Click on your selection in the pattern with the right mouse pattern.
  1. The context menu appears:
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    Select the function Seleção Criar parte de amostra... .
  2. The pattern element was created and appears in the Partes de amostra tool window.
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    Select the pattern element and position it in the pattern.

Import Pattern Element:

  1. A design project is open.
  2. A (*.spef) Stoll Pattern Element file is available.
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    Click on the Partes de amostra tool window with the right mouse button.
  1. The context menu appears.
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    Select the Importar parte de amostra... function.
  2. The Open dialog window appears.
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    Select your SPEF file
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    Confirm the selection by click on Open
  3. The pattern element appears in the tool window.
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    Select the pattern element and position it in the pattern.