Introduction

Good design does not only require designers with a sound knowledge of the knitting technology but also excellent tools, on which the designers can rely. For this purpose, STOLL and KM.ON GmbH - two successful brands of the KARL MAYER group - have combined their expertise and developed the k.innovation CREATE DESIGN design software, which belongs to the k.innovation product category of KM.ON GmbH. CREATE DESIGN is a powerful tool, that assists the designer in his multifaceted design work.

Special emphasis should be placed here on the fact that the creative output from CREATE DESIGN can be used in the virtual world as well as in the physical one. Because, with CREATE DESIGN , a virtual representation of the knitted stitch texture - which is essential for a digital 3D patterning - is provided simultaneously with the output data for the production. Fully fashion fabrics and size sets can easily be designed together with their shape construction and all their details like narrowing marks, etc. in the integrated Grading sub-program.

The advantages of CREATE DESIGN are numerous: more creativity; easier, faster and digital pattern creation. The full potential is unfolded by CREATE DESIGN when interchanging information between designers and producers as well as during in-house product presentations. Aspects of sustainability result in less material waste and reduced CO2 footprint.

CREATE DESIGN can be seen as digital design assistant to develop new creative ideas for knitting structures an knitting shapes. Newcomers in the knitting technology benefit from a default virtual library of structures, materials and threads as well as a selection of basic knitting shapes.

For the advanced designer, CREATE DESIGN offers excellent possibilities to make the most of the potential of the knitting design.

In addition, CREATE DESIGN offers export options of 2D textures and shape constructions in default formats for further edition of the design with a 3D software.