Example 2: Color Arrangement for 'Combining yarn carriers'

The yarn carriers are to be combined with this Color Arrangement CA2, to reduce the production time.

Create the Color Arrangement CA2:

  1. The pattern project of pattern Pattern-7 is open.
  2. Pattern in Amostra de desenho is active.

    : Colors from the Cores de fio table were used to draw the basic pattern.
    1
    If necessary, save the pattern project under a new name.
    2
    In the Fileira de amostra control column, select the first two pattern rows.
    3
    Position the cursor in the pattern area.
    4
    Open the context menu and select Seleção / Criar um Color Arrangement... .
    - or -
    Click directly the button in the ribbon.
  1. The Color Arrangement Editor appears with the original 'Default knitting process' of both selected pattern rows.

Result after technical processing

  • Default knitting process from the original CA
  • Yarn carriers are not combined

: 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.

    5
    Select Mover drawing tool.
    6
    Define the desired function in the ribbon
    - or -
    Open the pop-up window with the Ctrl + Space bar button.
  1. Pop-up window appears.

1

Select modes for the Mover drawing tool

  • Substituir
  • Inserir (Ctrl)

Substituir mode active

: The content of a selection overwrites the content of an existing Fileira de segmento / Célula.

or

Inserir mode (Ctrl) active

: Content of a selection is inserted at the cursor position between existing segment rows / cells.

2

Selection for the selected Substituir / Inserir mode

  • Fileira de segmento
  • Célula (SHIFT)

Fileira de segmento

  • Cursor position in the control columns, then an entire row is overwritten or inserted.
  • Cursor position in the color segment, then the content of the color segment is overwritten or inserted.

Célula (SHIFT)

Overwriting or Inserting a cell (pixel)

Só dados da forma

All data at the cursor position is overwritten or inserted.

Only the shape data at the cursor position is overwritten or inserted.

: The function is only possible in the raster shape.

3

The Aceitar button is not available in the CA editor.

    7
    With the Fileira de segmento selection in the Substituir mode, move the entries in the processing area into the desired position.

Example explaining ‚Combine Yarn Carriers‘

: Please pay attention to the necessary distances for the 'Combining yarn carriers'!

CA2-1

CA2-1

    8
    Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the Verificar button.
    : The technical knitting technique and the necessary distances cannot be checked!
    9
    If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Aceitar button.

    - or -
    Close the tool window with button.
    10
    Close the prompt with the desired button:
    11
    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.

1

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.

1

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 – Editar...

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

CA1 – Atualizar subcor no 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.

Atribuir automaticamente 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.

    12
    Start Technical Processing
  1. The Color Arrangement is expanded by the technical processing.

Result after technical processing

  • Modified knitting sequence
  • Yarn carrier combination according to the specifications from the CA (specifications from configuration are ignored)

CA2-1

CA2-2

    13
    Generate Sintral.
    14
    Start the Controle Sintral.
    15
    Extrair the knitting program.
    16
    Load knitting program into the machine.