Specifications (section in the Yarn carrier allocation dialog box)

The yarn carriers will be displayed as symbols in the Yarn carrier allocation dialog box.
The symbol shows the yarn carrier type and yarn type for the waistband start.

 

Yarn Carrier Type
or yarn type

Use

Undefined

as Normal

Normal
  • Jacquard
  • Intarsia without swiveling yarn carriers
  • Plating with two yarn carriers

Intarsia Type1
and
Intarsia Type2

Intarsia with swiveling yarn carriers

Plating / Double Eyelet

Plating with double feeder
(Hole and oblong hole)

Special

Plating with two yarn carriers

  • Following basic yarn in the yarn carrier type Special
  • Leading plating yarn in the normal yarn carrier.

U+/-

Plating with two yarn carriers

  • Following basic yarn with plating yarn carrier type U+/- with Un/m > 29 mm.
  • Leading plating yarn in the normal yarn carrier.

Double Arm

Plating with a yarn carrier with two bows.

Draw thread

Normal yarn carrier for the draw thread

Elastic Thread

Normal yarn carrier for the elastic yarn

Protection Thread

Normal yarn carrier for the protection thread

Comb Thread

Normal yarn carrier for the comb thread

Rib thread

Normal yarn carrier for the rib thread

Distance
left and right

Input field for the yarn carrier distance from the left or right fabric selvedge. The value range (in 1/16 inch) lies between 0 and 160. Changes cause the home positions on the rail to be moved in the graphic.
The values are accepted in the YD input fields in the Yarn Field Allocation dialog box.

Tandem

without function

A maximum of 32 yarn carriers can be displayed. For a pattern with more yarn carriers, these will not be shown completely . Reduce the colors present in the pattern.

The yarn carrier can be dragged to a position with Drag & Drop.
The following possibilities are available:

Cursor shape during Drag & Drop

Meaning

Permitted position on a yarn carrier rail.
With dropping the yarn carrier it is automatically allocated to the correct home position, beginning from the inside.
If yarn carriers are already present on the other side, then the yarn carriers are arranged accordingly taking the respective necessary free position on the opposite side into account.

Impermissible position for setting down the yarn carrier

The cursor is located in the New section.

Position of the recycle bin. The yarn carrier can be deleted by releasing the left mouse button.

The position Home position undefined can be used to briefly park a yarn carrier outside the yarn carrier rails for resorting. The yarn carriers at this position are not saved.
The moving of a yarn carrier can be canceled with the Esc key. The yarn carrier is placed at its old position.

If you move a yarn carrier on the rail a bit, its properties are accepted in the New section. This way, you can generate a new yarn carrier on the rail with the existing properties.

I. Display yarn carrier specifications of the machine database:

    1
    Call-up the Tools / Machine Explorer.
  1. The McExplorer program will be started and the Machine Explorer dialog box appears.
    2
    Open the context menu of the machine in the My machines or Favorites tab and run the Properties function.
  1. The Properties of: <machine-name (My Machine)> dialog box appears.
    3
    Select the Options tab.
    4
    In the Yarn carrier specifications section, click on either the Without clamping and cutting, With clamping and cutting or Knit and wear button.
  1. The Yarn carrier allocation dialog box is opened for the selected operating mode.
    The specifications are displayed and can be edited.

II. Display yarn carrier specifications of the pattern:

  1. The pattern is open.
    1
    Call-up the Pattern Parameters / Machine Attributes... menu.
  1. The Machine attributes dialog box appears.
    2
    Select the Options tab.
    3
    In the Yarn carrier specifications section, click on the Initialization values button.
  1. The Yarn carrier allocation dialog box appears.
    The specifications are displayed and can be edited.