Selected Drawing Functions

The drawing functions were presented in the introduction under Tools.
This chapter will explain with more details the drawing functions you select.

In principle, a drawing tool must be selected for each drawing action.
The tool that is used most is the 矩形.

With the following drawing elements, some also combined, you can draw the design:

To be able to draw with a needle action, you select a drawing tool and a needle action of the 织针动作 tool window.

Needle actions that were already used in the pattern can be picked with the cursor using the F5 key.

To remove the needle action from the cursor, you press the ESC key.

Select a drawing tool and a pattern color in order to draw with pattern colors.

With the F6 key you pick a color that is already used in the pattern.

To remove the pattern color from the cursor, you press the ESC key.

Use PANTONE® Colors

With access to PANTONE® Connect, you can apply PANTONE® colors to the 花型颜色 tool window.

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    Select the desired color in PANTONE® Connect.
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    Copy the RGB value of the desired color.
    e.g. #007DC3
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    Call up the 改变颜色... context menu of the desired pattern color.
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    Paste the RGB value in the 颜色 dialog box.
  1. A design project is open.
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    Open the 编织资源管理器 with F3 or in the ribbon 视图 → 管理器.
  1. The 编织资源管理器 appears in a separate window.
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    Select a module from one of the following folders:

    结构模块
    Basic knitting mode, ribs, Pointelle and building blocks for Aran and cable stitch patterns.

    花型元素
    Subfolder with Jacquard, Pointelle and Aran pattern elements.

    提花
    Technical modules for defining Jacquard areas.

    起头
    Various modules for the fabric start.

    全成形 FF
    For example modules that are very important for shaped knitwear.
    For example narrowing, widening, binding-off and hiding modules
  2. Due to your selection the modules is automatically attached to the cursor.
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    Draw a module in the pattern using the cursor.
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    When you don't need the module anymore, press ESC.

Only after having created or imported a pattern element you will be able to draw with a pattern element.

Generate pattern element:

  1. A design project is open.
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    Select the specific area of your pattern, which you want to save as pattern element.
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    Click on your selection in the pattern with the right mouse pattern.
  1. The context menu appears:
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    Select the function 选择创建花型元素....
  2. The pattern element was created and appears in the 花型元素 tool window.
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    Select the pattern element clicking on it and position it in the pattern.

Import Pattern Element:

  1. A design project is open.
  2. A (*.spef) Stoll Pattern Element file is available.
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    Click on the 花型元素 tool window with the right mouse button.
  1. The context menu appears.
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    Select the Import Pattern Element... function.
  2. The Open dialog window appears.
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    Select your SPEF file
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    Confirm the selection clicking on Open.
  3. The pattern element appears in the tool window.
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    Select the pattern element clicking on it and position it in the pattern.