New in V 2.1
Shape Elements
- Types of shape elements:
- For example:
Waist Gores At Sides -
Context Menu / Single Shape View
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Mplus V 6.6
- GKS Dimensioned Shapes with shape elements require release ≥ Mplus V 6.6!
The Way to the Fabric
Variants of Curves for Preset Steppings
- You select one of 20 variants in the Proposed Steppings dialog box
- For the kind of stepping
How to Change the Stepping of a Line / Preset Stepping
New Drawing Tool
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Combines two fabric pieces at the left and right of the shape points which you click subsequently to a new fabric piece.
Start Ribbon -
Drawing Tools
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Puts the left and right polyline of two fabric pieces to one new fabric piece together. - In the Context Menu / Single Shape View
- Dialog box to select the fabric pieces: Combine Fabric Pieces (dialog box)
Behavior at the End of Area for Knitting Ranges
Knitting Areas tool window with column for the behavior at the end of the knitting range.
Size Management by the Size Bar
- Fabric Pieces and Sizes tool window eliminated
- Size management by the Controls of the View
Visualization of Symmetry
- Symmetrical points related to the center axis
- Symmetrical points related to a mirror point
Drawing Tools
Knitting Specification / Stepping Specifications in the Dimensioning View
- Table-like information on individual areas of the fabric piece
- Summary
- Steppings
- Markings
- Text blocks can be moved on the edit field.
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Options of the Dimensioning View
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How to Read the Stepping Specifications
Properties of Line-bound Marking Points
- Anchor points for knitting technique
- Start module for the V-neck.
- Cutting points for filled neckline
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Marking Point Properties / Marking Point Properties
Rename the Fabric Piece
function in the context menu of the title bar
Mirrors the fabric piece at the vertical center axis.
A multiple selection is possibleSymmetrical fabrics do not differ in the result
Makes a copy of the fabric piece and inserts it.
A multiple selection is possible
Example: Back (copy)
Copies the fabric piece and separates the left and right polyline to individual fabric pieces.
Combines the left and right polyline of individual fabric pieces to one new fabric piece.Combine Fabric Pieces (dialog box)
Shows the fabric piece minimized only.
You can show it again by clicking on the window icon.Controls of the View
Deletes the fabric piece after prompt.
A multiple selection is possible
The query appears in case of multiple selection for each fabric piece individually.
Opens the Name edit box of the fabric piece.- Overwrite name and quit the edit box.
Opens the Properties of Fabric Piecedialog box
Remove Start of Knitting from Fabric Piece
function in the context menu of the start
- Removes all settings concerning the start
- Knitting elements and other options
- Stitch Density
- Knitting Elements for Doubling
- Shape points and dimensions will be kept
Line View instead of Line Preview
You activate the Line View via the button of the Properties ribbon group or in the Line Properties tool window.
Calculate Yarn Consumption
- You can define the yarns for the current shape file in the Yarn Definition (tool window) tool window.
- You allocate defined yarns to the pattern colors in the Allocating Yarns (tool window) tool window.
How to Determine the Expected Yarn Need
Printing without Content-Layout
- You can define the layout of hard copies without the Content Layout tool window now.
- You can modify the layout in the Print Preview.
How to Print the Dimensioned Shape
Additional Information