Example: Structure module with knitting rows only

I. Creating structure module with knitting rows only:

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    Open the New Knitting Element dialog box with New Knitting Element.
    - or -
    In the Knitting Elements tool window / select Generate a new module.
    2
    Make the following settings:
    3
    Close the dialog box with OK.
  1. The Knitting Element Editor is opened.
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    Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.
    5
    In the drawing canvas, in the , in the displayed technical rows draw the desired structure with needle actions.
  2. The design rows are generated automatically.
  • Show Design Rows :
    Design rows are generated automatically based on the information of the technical rows.
    : The icons can be changed.
  • Show Technical Rows :
    Manually drawn structure with needle actions

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

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    Select a color for drawing the knitting element:

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.

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    Enter the desired control column data in the corresponding control column of the corresponding technical rows.

Entry

Meaning

Color entry

Assignment of a parameter value from the corresponding table

No color entry

Standard entry from the design pattern is kept

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    Design Rows: Enable the Control Columns 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.

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    Check the knitting element with Manually regarding correct entries in the knitting element.
    : The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
    10
    If necessary, in case of a knitting element already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Apply button.
    11
    Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .
  1. The knitting element is saved.

II. Group the pattern rows in the knitting element:

When multiple technical rows build a pattern row, then you have group them.

  1. A knitting element with multiple technical rows is created.
  2. Each technical row corresponds to one design row.
    1
    Select the technical rows to be grouped.
    2
    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.

III. Ungroup rows:

  1. In the knitting element the technical rows are grouped.
    1
    Select one or several technical rows.
    2
    Cancel the selection of the technical rows by Ctrl + Shift + G.

: If necessary, repeat the process multiple times.

IV. Creating another variant based on the existing variant of the knitting element:

Variants:

  1. A variant is created.
    1
    Position the cursor in the drawing canvas and press the RMB.
  1. The context menu is displayed.
    2. 2
    Select Create or Update Variant in the context menu.
    3
    Select the variant to be created in the submenu.
  2. The created variant is displayed in the drawing canvas.
    3. 4
    If desired, make changes in the technical rows and in the control column data.