Example 7: Color Arrangement with additional rows

With this Color Arrangement CA7 there are to be inserted additional pattern rows into an existing design pattern (basis).

: Additional rows are pattern rows / technical rows, that are not available in the design pattern (source pattern).

Additional rows can contain:

Create the Color Arrangement CA7:

  1. The pattern project of pattern Pattern-7 is open.
  2. Pattern in Amostra de desenho is active.

    : Colors from the Cores de fio table were used to draw the basic pattern.
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    If necessary, save the pattern project under a new name.
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    In the Fileira de amostra control column, select the first 2 pattern rows.
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    Position the cursor in the pattern area.
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    Open the context menu and select Seleção / Criar um Color Arrangement... .
    - or -
    Click directly the button in the ribbon.
  1. The Color Arrangement Editor with the original 'Default knitting process' of the 2 selected pattern rows is opened.

Result after technical processing

  • Default knitting process from the original CA
  • Yarn carriers are not combined
  • Structure of the design pattern (basic pattern) from the corresponding source rows
  • Intarsia Binding: Malha retida à frente, conexão Intarsia at the start of the color field (knit-in) as default setting

: This knitting process can also be knitted with 'Normal yarn carrier', as there is never more than one yarn carrier at one position and also no yarn carrier has to pass another.

The colors (= yarn carrier) from the 'processing area' of the CA are processed according to the number of knitting systems of the selected machine.

  • Search Area:
    The symbol (default entry) repeats the needle action from the source row in the entire color area from the left to the right
  • Processing Area:
    Based on the symbol, the corresponding needle action from the source row of the design pattern is read out and knitted according to the search color.

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    Position the cursor on the column selection bar.
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    Select the color column in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) with LMB.
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    Position the cursor at the position ((1)).

: At the cursor position (2), the RMB opens the context menu only to work with color segments.

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    Open the context menu with RMB.
  1. The context menu appears.

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Duplicar coluna

Copy content of the selected column

Duplicar colunas selecionadas

Copy content of the selected column(s)

  • Individual selection
  • Multiple selection

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Inserir coluna vazia à esquerda

Insertion of columns to the left of the selected column

Inserir coluna vazia à direita

Insertion of columns to the right of the selected column

3

Delete Column

Without selection delete a column

Delete Selected Column

With selection delete a column

  • Individual selection
  • Multiple selection

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Options to work with color segments

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Options to work with color segments

Duplicar segmento

Novo segmento de cor à esquerda

>

Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the left in relation to the selection

Novo segmento de cor à direita

>

Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the right in relation to the selection

Eliminar segmento

  • At the cursor position
  • Selection

Selecionar segmento

The color segment at the cursor position is selected

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    Insert / duplicate the desired number of columns to the left or right in relation to the selected column of the yarn color #5.
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    Select the desired row in the CA.
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    Number of needed rows inserted additionally:
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    Draw the desired structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) in the 'Processing area':
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    In the tool window of the CA editor change to the Ações da agulha / Cores tab.
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    Select the desired needle actions to draw.
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    In the 'Search area' in the columns for the edge of the color field, define 'no entry'.
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    In the tool window of the CA editor change to the CA tab.
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    In the Números de referência section select Para fileiras adicionais.
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    In the 'Reference column with reference numbers' of the inserted rows, insert the symbol.

Meaning of the reference numbers in the additional rows:

Reference number for additional rows (pink symbol) for the use of not knitting and / or knitting additional rows in the CA (no corresponding source row available in the design pattern)
Exception:
All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.
: No information from the control columns is applied.
Exception: Stitch lengths at front and rear

  • Working with numbers , , and
    : When using these numbers there is no reference to a row from the source pattern. Using the '+' symbol, the additional rows are also increased and are inserted additionally after the corresponding source row.
  • Working with the numbers from to and bigger
    : When using these numbers there is a fixed reference to a row from the source pattern after which the additional row is inserted in the design pattern.

Content of additional rows

Properties and Behavior

With yarn color or yarn carrier color

You have to draw-in a knitting needle action if you enter additional rows with Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column.
Exception:
All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.

Without yarn color or yarn carrier color

You have to draw in a Transfer, Cast-off or Loop sinking needle action (not knitting) if you enter additional rows without Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column.

Behavior:

  • The additional rows must contain needle actions as no data will be read from the reference row of the basic pattern (source pattern).
    Exception:
    All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.
  • In additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action, no automatic tuck binding will be entered into the neighboring color field.
  • No pattern parameters will be applied to additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action.
    Exception: NP data.

Example CA7-1: Structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green)

Example CA7-2: Structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green)

  • With cycle in the application for the height

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    Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the Verificar button.
    : The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
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    If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Aceitar button.

    - or -
    Close the tool window with button.
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    Close the prompt with the desired button:
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    Enter the generated Color Arrangement via the control column into the desired rows of the design pattern.

Options to enter the Color Arrangement in the 'Color Arrangement' control column:

  • Select the desired CA in the tool window in the CA tab
  • Color Arrangement control column: Open the context menu with RMB.

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List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project

  • Used CAs
  • CAs not in use (can be deleted)

: The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window

2

CA entry is replaced with the default setting

CA entry is deleted

3

Assign Color Arrangements Automatically

: The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.

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List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project

  • Used CAs
  • CAs not in use (can be deleted)

: The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window

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CA entry is replaced with the default setting

CA entry is deleted

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CA1 - Edit...

: The CA entered at the cursor position in the Color Arrangement control column, is opened for processing.

CA1 - Update sub-colors in CA

: If a sub-color is saved and drawn in the design pattern for a color used in the CA, then this sub-color can also be applied in the CA.

Atribuir automaticamente Color Arrangements

: The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.

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    Start Technical Processing
  1. The Color Arrangement is expanded by the technical processing.

Result after technical processing

  • Structure for application in yarn color #5 (green)
  • Edge in the color field
  • Additional rows with private stitch length

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    Generate Sintral.
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    Start the Controle Sintral.
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    Extrair the knitting program.
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    Load knitting program into the machine.