Example 04: Alternative Excess Width
Example 1 for the application of the 'alternative excess width' in a Color Arrangement:
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Design Pattern with different colors and different widths of the color areas is created.
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- Select the desired rows in the Row control column.
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- Position the cursor in the pattern area.
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- Open the context menu with RMB.
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- Select Selection / Create Color Arrangement:
- The Color Arrangement Editor will be opened.
: The original CA does not contain automatically the additional row for defining the 'Alternative Excess Width'. - 5
- Position the cursor in the search area and open the context menu with the RMB.
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- Select Add Alternative Excess Width.
- An additional row (A) with the
symbol is added in the search area. - 7
- Make the desired entries with the tools for Color Arrangement from the CA and Needle Actions / Colors tabs.
- In the
repeating row define: - Define the desired repeatable cycle by
Repeating from the left pattern column or 
Repeating from the right pattern column. - Define the excess width with
Excess Width. - In the additional row define Alternative Excess Width:
- Allocate the numbers from the Repetitions of Rows or Alternative Excess Width selection menu to the defined cycle ( / ).: The 'empty' entry is entered as well when repeating but it has no corresponding Alternative Excess Width allocated.
- In the columns with the defined excess width allocate the numbers from the Repetitions of Rows or Alternative Excess Width selection menu as well.
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- Check the generated Color Arrangement regarding its correctness with the
Check button. - 9
- Apply the changes with the
Apply button.
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Close the editor with the
button and confirm the prompt with the desired choice, e.g. Save button. - Color Arrangement is saved locally in the
CA tool window. - 10
- Enter the generated Color Arrangement in the desired rows in the design pattern.
- The Color Arrangement is expanded by the technical processing.
Result:
Example 2 for the application of the 'alternative excess width' in a Color Arrangement:
- Design Pattern with different colors and different widths of the color areas is created.
- A Color Arrangement is created from the selected rows.
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- Modify the Color Arrangement:
- Insert additional columns.
- In the repeating row define:
- Define the desired repeatable cycle by Repeating from the left pattern column or Repeating from the right pattern column.
- Define the excess width with Excess Width.
- Insert Alternative Excess Widthadditional row:
- Allocate the numbers from the Repetitions of Rows or Alternative Excess Width selection menu to the defined cycle ( / ).: The 'empty' entry is entered as well when repeating but it has no corresponding Alternative Excess Width allocated.
- In the columns with the defined excess width allocate the numbers from the Repetitions of Rows or Alternative Excess Width selection menu as well.
Modified Color Arrangement:
Result of Example 2 :
