Create New Knitting Element of the 'Structure Module' Type

The options to save a knitting element:

In the Knit Explorer
: Knitting element available for all pattern projects
In the Pattern Project
: Local knitting element related to the project
The knitting element can be saved in a directory.

File -> Save As
: The knitting element is saved in any directory on the PC as xx.smf file.

Create a new knitting element for structure in the Knit Explorer:

1: Click on the New Knitting Element icon at the start of CREATE PLUS.
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With the CREATE PLUS running, open the Knit Explorer and click the New Knitting Element icon.

The New Knitting Element dialog box appears.

Name

Enter the name of the new knitting element.

Type of Knitting Element

Selection of the template for the new knitting element

: The template determines the basic properties.

Knitting Technique

Selection of the basic knitting mode for the new knitting element

All Needles
1x1 Technique

2: Make the desired settings.

3: Close the dialog box with the OK button.

The tool window appears with the corresponding template.

1	Check		Automatically	The created knitting element are not automatically checked regarding the correct structure.
			Automatically	An automatic check is executed regarding the correct structure of the created knitting element.
			Check	Checking of the created knitting element regarding the correct structure.
	Design Rows		Control Columns	Not applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows
			Control Columns	Applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows
		: The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. If the control column data appears only in the technical rows, this data will only be entered by the technical processing.
			Selection	Get the design symbols for the technical rows in the selected area created.
	Grey: Options for filtering the view is deactivated. Blue: Options for filtering the view is activated
	Grey: The design rows are not displayed in the view. Blue: The design rows are displayed in the view. : The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. The design rows are generated from the created technical rows by default.
	Grey: The technical rows are not displayed in the view. Blue: The technical rows are displayed in the view. : The information from the technical rows are inserted in the pattern during the technical processing.
Display of the symbols		Grey = Selected Display of the selection in the drawing canvas
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles mirrored. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique mirrored. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
2	Display of the template corresponding to the selected type of knitting elements with control columns and drawing canvas
3	Control	Tab with all attributes for creating the different knitting element types
	Design	Tab with icons for changing / creating design rows
	Needle Actions / Colors	Tab with needle actions and the pattern colors

4: Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.

5: Select the display of Technical Rows.

6: Draw the structure of the new knitting element with needle actions and the desired pattern color into the technical rows.

The design rows are generated automatically.

7: Define the control column data in the technical rows.

8: If desired, apply the control column data to the design rows with the Control Columns button activated.

9: Check the knitting element regarding the correct structure with the Check button.

10: Save the knitting element.

Create a new, local knitting element:

A pattern project is created and opened.

1: Select the Knitting Elements tab in the Knitting Elements tool window.

2: Call-up the Generate a new module context menu of the tool window.

The New Knitting Element dialog box appears.

Name

Enter the name of the new knitting element.

Type of Knitting Element

Selection of the template for the new knitting element

: The template determines the basic properties.

Knitting Technique

Selection of the basic knitting mode for the new knitting element

All Needles
1x1 Technique

3: Close the dialog box with the OK button.

The tool window appears with the corresponding template.

1	Check		Automatically	The created knitting element are not automatically checked regarding the correct structure.
			Automatically	An automatic check is executed regarding the correct structure of the created knitting element.
			Check	Checking of the created knitting element regarding the correct structure.
	Design Rows		Control Columns	Not applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows
			Control Columns	Applying the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows
		: The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. If the control column data appears only in the technical rows, this data will only be entered by the technical processing.
			Selection	Get the design symbols for the technical rows in the selected area created.
	Grey: Options for filtering the view is deactivated. Blue: Options for filtering the view is activated
	Grey: The design rows are not displayed in the view. Blue: The design rows are displayed in the view. : The information from the design rows are displayed when drawing in the design pattern. The design rows are generated from the created technical rows by default.
	Grey: The technical rows are not displayed in the view. Blue: The technical rows are displayed in the view. : The information from the technical rows are inserted in the pattern during the technical processing.
Display of the symbols		Grey = Selected Display of the selection in the drawing canvas
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting with all needles mirrored. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
		Display of the drawing canvas for knitting in 1x1 technique mirrored. : Display only possible when this drawing canvas is created.
2	Display of the template corresponding to the selected type of knitting elements with control columns and drawing canvas
3	Control	Tab with all attributes for creating the different knitting element types
	Design	Tab with icons for changing / creating design rows
	Needle Actions / Colors	Tab with needle actions and the pattern colors

4: Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.

5: Select the display of Technical Rows.

6: Draw the structure of the new knitting element with needle actions and the desired pattern color into the technical rows.

The design rows are generated automatically.

7: Define the control column data in the technical rows.

8: If desired, apply the control column data to the design rows with the Control Columns button activated.

9: Check the knitting element regarding the correct structure with the Check button.

10: Close the tool window with X.

A new local knitting element is saved in the Knitting Elements tab.

Properties of Knitting Elements

The properties define the behavior, the appearance and the size of a knitting element for the use within the pattern project.

Properties Dialog Box:

1: Select module.

2: Open the context menu.

3: Select Properties.

The Properties dialog box appears.

4: Set the desired properties.

5: Close the dialog box with .

The properties are applied when using it in the pattern.

Explaining the Properties dialog box by the Technical Module type of knitting element


1	Graphic presentation of the selected type of knitting element
2	Name	Name of the knitting element
	Knitting Technique	Definition of the knitting technique for the use within the pattern
	Type of Knitting Element	Display of the selected type of knitting element : As defined when creating. Create New Knitting Element of the 'Structure Module' Type
	Sub-type of Knitting Elements	Selection of sub-types according to the selected knitting element type : Not for all types of knitting element available.
	Knitting Element Color	Definition of a color for the display of the knitting element in the document window with the Module Color setting.
				Display color for the different knitting elements or modules
				Display color for structure modules with the different knitting techniques
	Pattern Rows	Quantity of pattern rows in the knitting element
	Technical Rows	Quantity of technical rows in the knitting element
	Width [needles]	Quantity of needles within one row of the knitting element
3	History	Display of state of editing from creation until the last modification: Editor Date Version Action
4	Comment	Entry of a comment or a description
5	Control Columns	Control Column Options Multi-system Transferring Allowed Transferring Surroundings Permitted Combining of Casting-off and Transferring Permitted
			Not enabled options suppress the corresponding function in the control columns within the area of this knitting element.
			Selected options enable the corresponding function in the control columns within the area of the knitting element.

Examples for 'Structure Module' Type of Knitting Element

Example 1: Knitting process with knitting rows only
Example 2: Knitting process with knitting and not knitting rows

Knitting Rows: A yarn carrier is used by the knitting system
Not knitting rows: No yarn carrier is used by the knitting system
(transferring, post loop sinking, casting-off)

Example 1: Create a Structure knitting element with knitting rows only:

1: Open the New Knitting Element dialog box with New Knitting Element.
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Select tool window Modules -> tab Modules -> context menu Generate a new module.

2: Enter the name of the new knitting element.

3: Make the following settings:

Knitting Technique

All Needles

Type of Knitting Element :

Structure Module

Filling Elements

No yarn color / magazine color or yarn carrier color
No Needle Action

Dimension [stitches]

Width
Height

4: Close the dialog box with OK.

The Knitting Element Editor is opened.

5: Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.

6: Draw the desired structure with needle actions in the drawing canvas, in the displayed technical rows indicated by .

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 :
Display of the drawn structure with needle actions

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

7: Select for drawing the knitting element:

Without pattern color
With pattern color

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.

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

Stitch Length (NP)
Main Take-down (WMF / WBF)
Speed (MSEC)
etc.

Entry	Meaning
Color entry	Assignment of a parameter value from the corresponding table
No color entry	Standard entry from the design pattern is kept

9: 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.

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.

1: Check the formal correctness of the entries in the knitting element with the Check: button.
: The knitting procedure cannot be checked!

2: 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.

3: Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .

The knitting element is saved.

Group the pattern rows in the knitting element:

Group the technical rows which you want to form a common pattern row.

A knitting element with multiple technical rows is created.
: Each technical row corresponds to one design row.

1: Select the desired technical rows.

2: Position the cursor on the first control column, open the context menu and select Group Rows.
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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.

Ungroup the rows:

In the knitting element the technical rows are grouped.

3: Select the desired technical rows.

4: Position the cursor on the first control column, open the context menu, select Ungroup Rows.
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Cancel the selection of the technical rows by Ctrl + Shift + G.

: If necessary, repeat the process multiple times.

Variants:

All needles knit
All needles knit mirrored
1x1 Technique
1x1 Technique, Mirrored

Procedure:

A variant is created.

1: Position the cursor in the drawing canvas.

2: Open the context menu with RMB.

3: Select Create Variant.

4: Select the variant to be created in the submenu.

The created variant is displayed in the drawing canvas.

5: If desired, make changes in the technical rows and in the control column data of the new variant.

Not knitting rows are:

Transferring rows.
Casting-off rows
Rows for post loop sinking

Creating structure module with knitting and not knitting rows:

1: Open the New Knitting Element dialog box with New Knitting Element.
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Select tool window Modules -> tab Modules -> context menu Generate a new module.

2: Enter the name of the new knitting element.

3: Make the following settings:

Knitting Technique

All Needles

Type of Knitting Element :

Structure Module

Filling Elements

No yarn color / magazine color or yarn carrier color
No Needle Action

Dimension [stitches]

Width
Height

4: Close the dialog box with OK.

The Knitting Element Editor is opened.

5: Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.

6: In the drawing canvas, in the technical rows, draw the desired structure with knitting and e.g. transfer needle actions.

The design rows are generated automatically.

7: If necessary, select a color for drawing.

8: Enter the desired control column data in the corresponding control column of the corresponding technical rows with needle actions.

Stitch Length (NP)
Main Take-down (WMF / WBF)
Speed (MSEC)
etc.

9: Also enter the desired control column data in the transfer rows:

Racking (VN, VU, V#)
Racking Value
Racking Correction (VCI)
Main Take-down (WMF)
etc.

10: Select transfer rows with the previous knitting row or with following knitting row.

11: Group the selected rows with the CTRL + G keys.

12: Design Rows:
Enable the Control Columns button to apply the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows.

13: Check the correctness of the entries in the knitting element with the Check: button.
: The knitting procedure cannot be checked!

14: 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.

15: Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .

The knitting element is saved.

Change / reset design rows

When creating a knitting element, the design rows are generated automatically. It is possible to change the design rows manually.

Changing design rows manually:

The knitting element is created.
Design rows were generated automatically.

1: Open knitting element with double-click.

2: Activate the display of the design rows with the button.

3: Select the Design tab in the tool window.

All symbols that may be used in the design rows are shown in this tab.

4: Select the desired symbol.

5: Draw the symbol in the corresponding design row.

6: If necessary, continue with more design rows.

7: Knitting Element with .

The change is saved and marked with the M symbol (modified).

Reset: Delete the M symbol in the modified design row:

In the knitting element, there are design rows marked with the M symbol.

8: Select one or more design rows.

9: Click the Calculate Design Symbols button in the tool window.

The M symbol is deleted and the symbol of the corresponding technical row is applied automatically.

Create New Knitting Element of the 'Structure Module' Type

The options to save a knitting element:

Knit Explorer: Create new 'Structure Module' knitting element

Create a new knitting element for structure in the Knit Explorer:

Explanation of the Dialog Box

Explanation of the Dialog Box

Pattern Project: Create Local Knitting Element of Structure Module

Create a new, local knitting element:

Explanation of the Dialog Box

Explanation of the Dialog Box

Properties of Knitting Elements

Properties of Knitting Elements

Properties of Knitting Element

Properties Dialog Box:

Explanation of the 'Properties' dialog using an example

Explaining the Properties dialog box by the Technical Module type of knitting element

Examples for 'Structure Module' Type of Knitting Element

Example 1: Knitting element of the Structure Module type with only knitting rows

Example 1: Create a Structure knitting element with knitting rows only:

Behavior of entries in the control columns of the knitting element

Group Pattern Rows or Ungroup Rows

Group pattern rows

Group the pattern rows in the knitting element:

Ungroup the Pattern Rows

Ungroup the rows:

Creation of the different variants in a 'Structure Module' type of knitting element

Variants:

Procedure:

Example 2: Structure module type of knitting element with knitting and not knitting rows

Not knitting rows are:

Creating structure module with knitting and not knitting rows:

'Structure Module' knitting element: Change / reset design rows

Change / reset design rows

Changing design rows manually

Changing design rows manually:

Reset design rows

Reset: Delete the M symbol in the modified design row: