What's new in CREATE PLUS?

Redesigned Config­uration Dialog Box

The Config­uration dialog box is redesigned.

• The tabs of All Shapes and Machine Attributes have settings specific to the project.
  These tabs are therefore different from the other tabs of the Config­uration.
  Therefore, they has been removed from the Config­uration dialog box.
  You will find them in the Machine Configuration and Shape Configuration dialog box.
• You call-up all three dialog boxes in the Config­uration ribbon group of the Home ribbon.
• The presentation of these dialog boxes has been adapted to the Pattern Parameters dialog box and thereby standardized.
• The pattern filter is no longer collapsed.
• The pattern filter is always visible on the right edge.
• The selected pattern is highlighted by a blue background.
• The pattern active in the design view is marked as ACTIVE in the list.
• If the selected pattern is not the active pattern, a warning symbol appears after the pattern name.
  The warning symbol indicates that changes made do not apply to the active pattern.
• The contents of the tabs are arranged more clearly.
• The Optimizing tab has been removed and its contents have been reassigned.
• The new Yarn Carriers tab collects the yarn carrier related settings.
• The different functions and settings of all tabs have been arranged more clearly.

Machine Configuration as a Standalone Dialog Box

Call up the Machine Configuration dialog box in the Config­uration ribbon group of the Home ribbon.

Select a machine in the Machine Configuration dialog box and make settings specific to the machine.

Shape Configuration as a Standalone Dialog Box

Call up the Shape Configuration dialog box in the Config­uration ribbon group of the Home ribbon.

You make the settings for new shapes in the Shape Configuration dialog box.

Filtering in Pattern Parameters dialog box has been optimized.

• The presentation of the Pattern Parameters dialog box has been improved.
• You can filter the entries according to the project or the active pattern.
• Project
  The entries are filtered according to the whole project.
  The following entries are displayed:
• All entries that are present in the patterns, in the knitting elements or in other settings of the project.
• All Sintral entries that are present in this project.
• All entries that belong to the favorites.
• All entries created by the user, even if they are not among the favorites.
• Project
  The entries are filtered according to the active pattern.
  The following entries are displayed:
• All entries used in this pattern.
• All Sintral entries used in this pattern
• All pattern-related entries of this pattern, regardless of whether they are used in the pattern or not.
• All entries that belong to the favorites.

Directory for Your Own Machines in Knit Explorer

• Create your own machines in the Select Machine dialog box under My Machines .
• You can find all your machines in the new directory My Machines of the Knit Explorer.
• Your own machines of the Select Machine dialog box and of the Knit Explorer are synchronized in real time.
• You can create and configure your own machines directly in the Knit Explorer.
• In the preview, you can see the main features of the selected machine.
• In the context menu of a machine, you can open and configure the Machine Properties.

Feed Wheels of the type MSF 3 ATC from MEMMINGER-IRO are supported.

• Select the feed wheel type CAN MEMMINGER-IRO in Machine configuration
  
• Create the feed wheel group and select the MSF 3 ATC type in the yarn carriers dialog box.
  

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• After the groups have been created, the MSF 3 ATC type can be entered in the pattern parameters even afterwards.
  

Plugins for CLO and browzwear are available at installation

New function Open Partly Expanded View

Represent an area of the pattern expanded without expanding the entire pattern.

If there is no row selected, the visible area of the design view is displayed partially expanded.

Column Cycles for Different Widths (Sizes)

You enter Column Cycles in the needle bar and they are displayed there.

• The tooltip on the needle bar shows the Column Cycles of the cursor position.
• In the context menu on the needle bar, you can select a column cycle to draw or open the Column Cycles table.
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The Column Cycles table is located in the Pattern Parameters tool window.

Make all the necessary settings there.

Multiple Switchable Cycle

You call up the Multiple Switchable Cycle dialog box for selected rows in the context menu of the Cycle (RS) control column.

Entry in the context menu:
Create a Multiple Switchable Cycle from Selected Rows...

Make the following settings in this dialog box:

• Enter the description.
• Select the desired cycle counter.
• Set the height of the switchable cycle.

Insert Carriage Direction Repeatedly Function

In the context menu of the Carriage Direction control column, call up the Insert Carriage Direction Repeatedly dialog box.

Find and Replace Dialog Box

• Function Select Additively
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• Better presentation of the functions Add Cursor Attributes , Add Search Criteria and delete criteria.

• Detailed list display
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• The buttons for Delete Search Criteria and Toggles the list processing are always visible.
• Improved order of columns at List Processing.

Jacquard Knitting Sequences

To use 2 or 3 yarn carriers per Jacquard color may improve the knitting time.

Various knitting sequences are available in the Create Jacquard dialog box.

In it, you assign the desired knitting sequences to the corresponding Jacquards.

Knitting sequences are available for the following situations:

• There are two variants available for the knitting sequence of 2 colors + 4 systems:
• Yarn carriers starting on the right side (R)
• Yarn carriers starting on the left side (L)
• There are two variants available for the knitting sequence of 2 colors + 6 systems:
• 2 yarn carriers for each color (2Y)
• 3 yarn carriers for each color (3Y)
• Note on 4 colors + 2 systems without empty rows:
• In CREATE, this situation does not require a knitting sequence.
• Activate Second Color Sequence and change the order of the colors manually.

Argyle Dialog Box

In the Argyle dialog box, you can create Argyle patterns quickly and easily.

Home -> Dialog Boxes -> Argyle

Make the following settings in the Argyle dialog box:

Docking of tool windows and document windows can be switched

For each tool window or document window, the snap feature can be enabled or disabled.

• The function is enabled.
  
• The window can be docked to allowed positions.
• The corresponding buttons for positioning will appear.
  
• The feature is disabled:
  
• The window can be positioned anywhere without the buttons appearing.
• The window is not docked.

Save Position and Size of Inner Document Window

Affects the following inner document windows:

• Shape Edges
• Shape Markings
• Line Table
• Yarn Carriers

You will find the Save Position and Size as Default function in the context menu on the header of these windows.

This function saves the current position and size of the window.

The layout is saved across projects.

The Twill Jacquard module has been extended to up to 8 colors

The Twill Jacquard module has been extended to up to 8 colors for All Needles, Picture side at front and back.

Design rows or technical rows can be defined in structure modules.

You can find the following functions in the context menu of the Pattern Row control column:

• Set 'Design Row' Type
  Defines these rows as a design row.
• Set 'Technical Row' Type
  Defines these rows as a technical row.

Please note the following:

• Design rows can only contain design symbols.
• Technical rows may only contain tech icons.
• Each design row must have at least one technical row assigned to it.

Drawing With Pattern Element as Copy and Transparent Color

Open CA at Cursor Position Selects Color Segment

Advanced Mirror and Replace CA Feature:

The reflection variants Mirror on Vertically Axis and Switch Needle Beds can be created and replaced for an entire pattern and for several CA.

For this, proceed as follows:

New Features of Connecting Modules

• Combined Expanding
  You can specify the expanding via the properties of the connecting module.
• Separately
• Together

• Alternating and constant carriage direction
• You can specify an alternating or constant carriage direction for the connecting module.
  The connecting icon in the module defines the sequence of carriage directions.
• Connection, Alternating Carriage Direction
  
• Connection, Same Carriage Direction
  

With constant carriage direction, the yarn carrier is kicked back between the knitting rows.

With ADF machines, the yarn carrier is kicked back autarkically between the knitting systems. This results in increased productivity.

Editable Properties of Opened Knitting Elements

The properties of the knitting element are available as a tab of the task pane at the right.

You can edit the properties of the knitting element quickly and easily without closing the knitting element.

Importing Knitting Elements of M1plus into CREATE PLUS

You can export from M1plus:

• Structure Modules
• Pattern Elements
• Starts
• Color Arrangements

1. Run the Export function in the context menu of the module in M1plus.
2. Enter name, save location and export file type.
3. Import the module into the Knit Explorer of CREATE PLUS by double-click on the exported Import.bat file.

Further Information:

• Importing Knitting Elements of M1plus into CREATE

Select the Multi-step Widening mode

You can select the mode for the Function Multi-step Widening with the Line Properties dialog box as well.

The following options are available:

• Automatic Calculation of Steppings
• User Defined

Make the corresponding settings for User Defined option in the Distances... dialog box.

Anchor Distance in the Line Table

The Anchor Distance of a shape element is visible and editable in the line table.

Unstitch Asymmetric Shapes

Until now, you could separate only symmetrical shapes.

If you enter a distance in the properties of an asymmetrical shape, then this shape will be unstitched at the central axis by the technical processing.