Example 4: Color Arrangement for the border processing of a color field with structure

The border of a color field shall be processed with this Color Arrangement CA4 if the color field also contains a structure.

Create the Color Arrangement CA4:

  1. The pattern project of pattern Pattern-7 is open.
  2. Pattern in Dessin de conception is active.

    : Colors from the Couleurs de fil table were used to draw the basic pattern.
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    If necessary, save the pattern project under a new name.
    2
    In the Rangée du dessin control column, select the first 2 pattern rows.
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    Position the cursor in the pattern area.
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    Open the context menu and select Sélection / Créer un Color Arrangement... .
    - or -
    Click directly the button in the ribbon.
  1. The Color Arrangement Editor with the original 'Default knitting process' of the 2 selected pattern rows is opened.

Result after technical processing

  • Default knitting process from the original CA
  • Yarn carriers are not combined
  • Structure of the design pattern (basic pattern) from the corresponding source rows

: This knitting process can also be knitted with 'Normal yarn carrier', as there is never more than one yarn carrier at one position and also no yarn carrier has to pass another.

The colors (= yarn carrier) from the 'processing area' of the CA are processed according to the number of knitting systems of the selected machine.

  • Search Area:
    The symbol (default entry) repeats the needle action from the source row in the entire color area from the left to the right
  • Processing Area:
    Based on the symbol, the corresponding needle action from the source row of the design pattern is read out and knitted according to the search color.

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    Draw the desired structure e.g. in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green).
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    In the tool window of the CA editor change to the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.
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    Select the desired needle actions to draw.
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    Draw the links-links structure in the color column of the yarn color #5.
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    Position the cursor on the column selection bar.
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    Select the color column in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) with LMB.
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    Position the cursor at the position ((1)).

: At the cursor position (2), the RMB opens the context menu only to work with color segments.

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    Open the context menu with RMB.
  1. The context menu appears.

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Dupliquer la colonne

Copy content of the selected column

Dupliquer les colonnes sélectionnées

Copy content of the selected column(s)

  • Individual selection
  • Multiple selection

2

Insérer colonne vide à gauche

Insertion of columns to the left of the selected column

Insérer colonne vide à droite

Insertion of columns to the right of the selected column

3

Delete Column

Without selection delete a column

Delete Selected Column

With selection delete a column

  • Individual selection
  • Multiple selection

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Options to work with color segments

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Options to work with color segments

Dupliquer le segment

Nouveau segment de couleur à gauche

>

Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the left in relation to the selection

Nouveau segment de couleur à droite

>

Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the right in relation to the selection

Supprimer le segment

  • At the cursor position
  • Selection

Sélectionner un segment

The color segment at the cursor position is selected

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    Insert / duplicate the desired number of columns to the left and right in relation to the selected color column of the yarn color #5.

: The number of columns depends on the desired selvedge width.

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    Add in the 'search area':

Example: LL structure and 1 color column each at the right and left in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) for border processing

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Border processing at the left side of the color field of the yarn color #5 in the width of a needle.

: Any number of columns is available.

2

Border processing at the right side of the color field of the yarn color #5 in the width of a needle.

: Any number of columns is available

: The structure in the repetition was drawn with needle actions, that contain the 'automatic transfer' information. The transfer is entered into the pattern during the technical processing.

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    Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the Vérifier button.
    : The knitting procedure cannot be checked!
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    If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Accepter button.

    - or -
    Close the tool window with button.
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    Close the prompt with the desired button:
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    Enter the generated Color Arrangement via the control column into the desired rows of the design pattern.

Options to enter the Color Arrangement in the 'Color Arrangement' control column:

  • Select the desired CA in the tool window in the CA tab
  • Color Arrangement control column: Open the context menu with RMB.

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List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project

  • Used CAs
  • CAs not in use (can be deleted)

: The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window

2

CA entry is replaced with the default setting

CA entry is deleted

3

Assign Color Arrangements Automatically

: The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.

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List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project

  • Used CAs
  • CAs not in use (can be deleted)

: The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window

2

CA entry is replaced with the default setting

CA entry is deleted

3

CA1 - Edit...

: The CA entered at the cursor position in the Color Arrangement control column, is opened for processing.

CA1 - Update sub-colors in CA

: If a sub-color is saved and drawn in the design pattern for a color used in the CA, then this sub-color can also be applied in the CA.

Attribuer automatiquement les Color Arrangements

: The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.

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    Start Technical Processing
  1. The Color Arrangement is expanded by the technical processing.

Result after technical processing

  • Structure links-links in the yarn color #5 (green) with border processing to the left + right of a needle with Maille avant avec report needle action

: The Intarsia binding is only worked on 'front stitch' using the structure at the color field edge. This is not visible on the fabric font.

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    Generate Sintral.
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    Start the Contrôle du Sintral.
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    Extraire the knitting program.
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    Load knitting program into the machine.