Shape Generation with the Help of Basic Shapes

If you want to elaborate a design for shaped knitted products, you need to create a shape. For a fast creation of a shape we recommend working with dimensioning shapes.

  1. The Start dialog is open
    1
    Click New Dimensioned Shape Project.
  1. The New Dimensioned Shape dialog box appears:
    2. 2
    Select the basic shape:
    Set-in Sleeve with Shoulder Gore
    Set-in Sleeve with French Shoulder
    Raglan
    Saddle Shoulder
    Top
    Slipover
    Trousers
    Private, 3 rectangular basic shapes
    3
    Define essential details of your style, as for example:
    Shoulder
    Shoulder with marking or shoulder gore
    Neckline and Opening
    Crew neck, Crew neck as cardigan, V-neck, V-neck as cardigan, Polo collar, Turtle neck
    Seam Position of Collar
    Center in back, Center in front, Left shoulder, Right shoulder
    Shaped Waist
    Without widening or narrowing, shaped waist, only widening or narrowing
    Dimensioning of the Armhole
    Vertical until shoulder start, Diagonal until shoulder start, Diagonal until body center, Vertical until body center
    Dimensioning of the Sleeve Length
    Until the shoulder start, Until the shoulder end, Until the body center, Inner sleeve length
    4
    Determine essential pattern parameters.
    Stitch Density
    Knitting Element for the Start
    5
    Confirm the settings with OK.
  1. A new dimensioned shape project is opened.
    You can start with your shape construction.