Options

You use this dialog box to make various program settings.
You can call up the Options dialog box by Options… on the Start page.

Language Settings

Language Selection

Specify the language of the user interface.

Basic Page Layout...

Opens the Basic Page Layout dialog box in order to specify the basics of the hard copies:

  • Printer
  • Paper Format
  • Variables of header and footer

Basic Page Layout (dialog box)

How to Print the Dimensioned Shape

Presets for new dimensioned shapes

Measure Units

  • Measure Unit
    • cm
    • Inch
  • Reference Unit of Stitch Density
    Value for the length measure
    The value is converted according to the selected measurement unit.
  • Specifying the Stepping
    Hand-Knitting (Courses)
    All values for vertical measures will be set in courses, i.e. 2 stitch rows.
    • Widening before knitting following the start
      The stepping of the first widening after the start will be calculated the way that widening to the outside will be done first and then the stitch rows upwards will be knitted.
    • Knitting before widening following the start
      The stepping of the first widening after the start will be calculated the way that the stitch rows upwards will be knitted first and then widening to the outside will be done.

What's About Hand Knitting?

Stitches

  • Measure Unit
    • Stitches
    • cm or inch
      Measure unit corresponding to the options cm or Inch set above.
  • Show with deviation greater than:
    • Vertical
    • Horizontal

Shows deviating shape points in red.

The displayed deviation of shape points is for your information.
Minor deviations does not affect the knitted result.

Default settings for widening, narrowing, fading-out, binding-off and stepping.

  • Narrowing
    • Module
    • Width
    • Look
  • Multi-step Narrowing
    • Module
    • Width
    • Look

      Select the position of the narrowings:
      above
      underneath
  • Widening
    • Module
    • Width
  • Fading-out (for body and sleeve only)
    Not valid for collars, trimmings or straps
    • Module
    • Width
  • Binding-off
    • From a Step Width of

      Enter the minimum step width requiring binding-off.
      You can define specific knitting elements for binding-off within the properties of the line.
      Line Properties

How to Proceed:

How to Define the Options for New Shapes