Yarn carrier allocation (Yarn field allocation)

In this section it is specified with which yarn carriers the pattern is to work.
In the default setting the yarn carriers are in the Undefined yarn carrier magazine. If yarn carrier specifications exist for the pattern, then these are already offered for the corresponding yarn carrier rail if the yarn of this yarn carrier is contained in the display window.

Yarn carrier specifications for the yarn carrier rail and for the yarn carrier distance (YD) are applied from the database of the active machine to the Machine attributes of the pattern. You can change these specifications in the Yarn carrier allocation dialog box.

The symbol consists of the yarn color and a marking for the yarn carrier type and for the yarns at the beginning. In addition, the number of the yarn carrier field is displayed if the yarn carrier is located in the magazine.

The different colors of the technical yarns for the start are not shown in the yarn carrier symbol.

The yarn carriers are shown as symbols:

	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
	Double Eyelet	Plating with double feeder (Oblong hole)
	Double Arm	Plating with a yarn carrier with two bows.
	U+/-	Plating with two yarn carriers Following basic yarn with plating yarn carrier type U+/- with Ua/b > 29 mm. Leading plating yarn in the normal yarn carrier. The black frame shows the corresponding yarn carrier .
	Inlay Q	Weft yarn carrier
	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

How to call-up the context menu regarding yarn carriers:

In the Configuration / Knitting areas dialog box, the corresponding devices are activated.
Knitting Areas tab

1: Click on the desired yarn carrier with the right mouse button.

The context menu of the selected yarn carrier appears.

Allocate Measuring Wheel

Select the measuring wheel in the submenu.
Basic Settings

Allocate feed wheel group

Select the feed wheel in the submenu.
EFS 820
EFS 920
Y -> Group (tab)

Yarn information...

Open the Yarn information dialog.
Yarn information

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.

Settings in the center of the section:

Element		Meaning
Yarn carrier magazine		One magazine each on the left and right-hand side for yarn carriers that are still not allocated to a yarn carrier rail. The left or right home position is dependent on the set direction in the Knit-in and Knit-out section. The change in the home position changes the knitting-in and knitting-out direction and vice versa. If an additional yarn carrier field is defined for a yarn field, then a new yarn carrier is automatically made available in the yarn carrier magazine.
ID		Display the yarn carrier number when running with the mouse over the yarn carrier.
Yarn carrier rails		Graphic presentation with the available home positions at the left and right. The number of home positions on a side matches the number of yarn carriers that can be used on the rail. The number is dependent on whether or not the Clamps active checkbox in the Configuration dialog box (Comb, Clamping tab) is active. With the checkbox activated, 2 home positions are available, and with the checkbox deactivated 4 home positions. The yarn carriers on a rail are named from left to right with the letters A to D.
YD/YDI	YD	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. : YDopt = The technical processing determines optimized stopping positions at the fabric selvedge. Briefly not used yarn carriers are positioned as close as possible to the fabric selvedge. Only available for OKC ≧ V 2.5.
YLR		Select additional yarn carrier rail for the two carriages with tandem mode.

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

from the Undefined magazine onto a yarn carrier rail
within the yarn carrier rail on the other side
from the yarn carrier rail onto another yarn carrier rail
from the yarn carrier rail into the Undefined magazine

Cursor shape during Drag & Drop

Cursor	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

Settings on the left side:

Element		Meaning
List field for the SEN		In the Configuration dialog box (Comb, Clamping section) the number of knitting zones can be set in the SEN list field. The value affects the number of home positions. The more knitting areas, the fewer yarn carriers are available per rail. After technical processing the yarn carrier allocation can be displayed for each knitting zone via the list field.
Input field		Enter a comment. Text input field for a selected yarn carrier on the yarn carrier rail. The entry appears in the Report file (cgfx) as well. : This is displayed here for a yarn carrier with a defined yarn type.
Knit-in before the Start		Take the yarn carriers out of the clamps and knit them in before the draw thread.
	at the shape edge	Stop the yarn carrier at the shape edge.
	SEN edge	Stop the yarn carriers at the SEN edge.
YG:nF		Yarn carrier home position with fully fashion knitting. A yarn carrier with this setting is moved to the position on the left edge (counter #L) or right edge (counter #R). The checkbox is only available when a yarn carrier has been selected by clicking on it. A selected yarn carrier can be recognized from the red border. This setting is only used for Fully Fashion patterns without a comb start.
Y-RALL(n)		Exclude yarn carriers from releasing the clamps by Y-RALL. You control the releasing of the clamps by an entering Open clamps after rows... in the column of the yarn field table.
Float FF transition		A yarn carrier with this setting is moved with float (without needle raising) to its home position. Use case: The weft yarn is too thick for the needle hook gauge. : Exclude this yarn carrier from releasing the clamp if neccessary.
Knit-in opposite side		A yarn carrier with this setting is knit-in before the start to the opposite side of its home position.
Border Fixation		With this setting, vertical floats of this yarn carrier will be fixed at the fabric selvedge. Deactivate the checkbox to avoid the border fixation of this yarn carrier. Border Fixation(Yarn field allocation) Border Fixation (Control column) Additional settings tab(Configuration)

Settings on the right-hand side:

Element		Meaning
List boxes for the stopping position		Changing manually the stopping position of the selected yarn carrier. The displayed value range is dependent on the available home positions for this yarn carrier.
	HL	Parking position on the left side
	HR	Parking position on the right side
Input fields for engaging value		Enter the values for the variable engaging width of the plating yarn carriers type U+/-. The engaging value can be asymmetric depending on the direction. Minimum value: 11.5 mm Maximum value: 23 mm (CMS-C: 35 mm) Step width: 0.5 mm
	Ua mm	Engaging value from the center of the yarn carrier carriage up to the stop point of the yarn carrier plunger on the left side.
	Ub mm	Engaging value from the center of the yarn carrier carriage up to the stop point of the yarn carrier plunger on the right-hand side.
		Driving width of the weft yarn carrier Type: Qw (+ Q) Minimum value: 137 mm Maximum value: 200 mm Default value: 141 mm Setup date: Width (tab)
NCC		Select the clamping depth of the clamping and cutting needle. Minimum value: -25 Maximum value: 25 Step width: 1 : The setting refers to the active yarn carrier. Increase the value in case of several threads or NPK>1.
YDF		Input field for the additional yarn carrier distance during fully fashion knitting. The value range (in needles) lies between 0 and 20. : The setting refers to the active yarn carrier.
Button Setup KI/K<I>...		The KI / K<I> dialog box for the yarn carrier correction in the setup is opened. : The button is only available for Setup1 after Technical Processing.

Yarn carrier allocation (Yarn field allocation)

How to call-up the context menu regarding yarn carriers:

For this, see also