1. GKS User Guide
  2. How to Proceed
  3. Create
  4. How to Determine the Fundamentals
  5. How to Define the Options for New Shapes

How to Define the Options for New Shapes

  • Another user interface language is required.
  • Access to local help is required.
  • The cm measure unit is required.
  • Reference Unit of Stitch Density: 10.0 cm x 10.0 cm.
  • Display of the Deviation of Shape Points in the Dimensioning View greater than one stitch is required.
  • Selection of the narrowing, widening and fading-out default settings for new shapes is required.
  1. On the Start page in the Start menu open Options.
  • The Options dialog box appears. Options
  1. Select the desired language for the user interface in the Language Selection list box.
  1. Go to the Presets for new dimensioned shapes section.
  1. Select the measure unit cm in the Measure Units group box.
  1. Enter the value 10.0 in the Reference Unit of Stitch Density cm edit box.
  1. Keep the Hand-Knitting (Courses) under Specifying the Stepping deactivated.
    What's About Hand Knitting?
  1. Go to the Deviation of Shape Points in the Dimensioning View group box.
  1. Select the Stitches option button under Measure Unit.
  1. Under Show with deviation greater than:keep the value 1 for vertical as well as for horizontal .
  1. Go to the Default Settings group box.
  1. Select the desired module in the Module list box under Narrowing.
  1. Select the desired value under Narrowing in the Width edit box.
  1. Select the desired option in the Look list box under Narrowing.
  1. Select the desired module in the Module list box of the Multi-step Narrowing group box.
  1. Activate the Narrowing or Widening After an Even Number of Rows check box under Stepping if necessary.
  1. Select the desired module in the Module list box under Widening.
  1. Select the desired value in the Width edit box under Widening.
  1. select the desired module in the Module list box under Fading-out (for body and sleeve only).
  1. Select the desired value in the Width edit box under Fading-out (for body and sleeve only).
  1. Confirm with .
  • The Options dialog box closes.
  • The settings for new shapes are saved.
  • The current instance and all further program calls will appear in the selected language.
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