Step by Step to Pattern-8

  1. A pattern project with one pattern and the desired settings is created.
  2. The image was reduced to 3 colors in the Image Import dialog box and was saved on the clipboard as a pattern element.
    1
    Select the tab in the Pattern Elements tool window.
    2
    Position the cursor in the tool window.
    3
    Open the context menu with RMB.
    4
    Using Insert (Ctrl+V) save the image from the clipboard in the tool window.
  1. Image with name and image size is displayed.
    2. 5
    Select image.

: Modify the pattern element (image), if desired, to avoid unnecessary knit-in and knit-out rows!

    6
    Position image in the Design Pattern.

: If necessary for the better positioning of the image, save the shape in advance in Design Pattern (floating).

    7
    To create a project-related lined shape, in the tool window change to the Shapes tab.
    8
    Open the context menu with RMB and select Create New Shape of Size M....
  1. The New Lined Shape tool window is opened.
    2. 9
    Make the desired entries:
    10
    Confirm with the OK key.
  1. The new lined shape (basic shape) is graphically displayed in the Shapes tab and in a new document window New shape xx [size x] as rectangle.

: Default attributes are used for the shape edges of the lined shape.
Menu File -> Options -> Lined Shape -> Options for New Lined Shape

    11
    To create a lined shape based on the displayed rectangle in the ribbon Shape Editing under Properties, click the Line Table button.
    - or -
    Use the graphic displayed in the New shape xx [size x] document window.

: The method (table or graphic) to create a project-related lined shape is freely eligible, since the views are always updated simultaneously.

    12
    Insert new shape lines in the table and enter the desired values for the basic shape.
  1. Standard attributes from configuration are assigned to those shape lines.

Example: Lined shape for Pattern-8

Basic Shape: Front without neckline

Rules for creating a shape for the knitting mode SJ:

Example Front:

Shape Attributes

Rules / possible settings

Knitting Mode:

Single Jersey

Step width of widening

1 needle (stitch) per knitting row

Step height of widening

As desired

Quantity of rows without shape modification

As desired

Step width when narrowing

1 - 3 needles (stitches)

Step height when narrowing

As desired

Fading-out Width

As desired

Knitting mode for fading-out

Front Stitch with Transfer

Binding-off width:

Stepping > 3 stitches

Binding-off methods

Binding-off, Structure, Single Jersey

  • Binding-off, SJ, 01
  • Binding-off, SJ, 02
    13
    Allocate the desired attributes to the shape lines of the shape.
    14
    In the Shapes tool window select the created shape with LMB.
    15
    Open the context menu -> Position Shape -> select Pattern name.
  1. The shape is floating in the Design Pattern.
    2. 16
    To position the shape in the Editing Layers user control, change from the Edit Pattern Layer to the Edit Lined Shape Layer (Y) .
    17
    If necessary, use to position the floating shape in the Design Pattern.
    18
    Using the Editing Layers user control, change back from the Edit Lined Shape Layer (Y) to the Edit Pattern Layer .
    19
    In the control column, create a row selection over the whole height of the image.
    20
    Position cursor in the image area.
    21
    Open the context menu with RMB.
    22
    Under Selection -> select Create Jacquard....
  2. The Create Jacquard dialog box appears.

    23
    Make the desired settings:
    24
    Apply the presets with the Create Jacquard button into the design pattern.
  1. The selected Jacquard module is displayed in the Design Pattern.
    2. 25
    For further presets, open the dialog box in the ribbon under Configuration -> Configuration.
    26
    In the Configuration dialog box, select the Jacquard tab.
    27
    Under the Jacquard Transition -> Intarsia Jacquard section, make the desired settings.

1

Suppress Picking-up a Single Needle

Default Setting

: With Jacquard rows where the rear side starts with only one needle, the selected technical module for the net pick-up is not entered.

With Jacquard rows where the rear side starts with only one needle, the selected technical module for the net pick-up is entered.

2

Selection of the desired technical module for net pick-up.

    28
    Open the Yarn Carriers tool window to edit the presets for the yarn carriers.
    29
    In the Color Parameters table make the desired changes in the following groups:
    30
    Make the desired changes in the following control columns:
    31
    Start the Technical Processing.
    32
    Generate Sintral.
    33
    Execute Sintral Check.
    34
    Extract the knitting program.
  1. A program for the knitting machine will be created: CMS530.Pattern-8.zip
    2. 35
    Load knitting program into the machine.

: The extracted file CMS530.Pattern-8.zip can be loaded onto the machine with an USB stick or via Ethernet.