Basic information about the Module Explorer

The modules are organized in module groups. These are displayed in the left window in the so-called module tree. The name of the selected module group is shown in bold print. In addition, the name of the selected module group is also shown in a bar above the module tree. A module group is selected by clicking on the name with the left mouse button.

With the left mouse button pressed, you can move the module groups within the module tree. The module group that is moved becomes a sub-group of the module group in which you release the left mouse button again.

Various module groups are specified by Stoll. These contain additional subgroups with modules and pattern elements. In the right window you see the pictures of the modules contained in the selected module group. These are links to the modules in the database. The pictures are automatically calculated from the knitting sequence. The name of the module is shown below the picture. If you hold the mouse pointer on the picture for a moment, the size of the module appears in addition to the module name. Here the first number specifies the width and the second number the number of pattern rows of the module.
A module is selected by clicking on the picture with the left mouse key. The selection is deselected again when the module is clicked on again.
The name of the selected module also appears in a bar above the pictures and in the status line.
When a pattern is open, a selected module can be placed directly in the pattern.

Double-clicking it opens the module for editing in the Module editor.

The properties of a module are displayed with Alt and a double-click.

You can select and delete several modules in the Modules toolbar and in the Module Explorer.

Pull a rectangle with the left mouse button pressed over the modules.
You can add further modules with the CTRL button and click on left mouse button.
Via the key combination Ctrl+A (selects all modules of the opened module group).

So that you can quickly recognize which module type the module link is, the pictures have different markings:

Marking	Module type
in the lower left corner	Write protection is set
in the lower right corner	Limit modules
red bar at the lower edge	Modules with limit condition(s)
in the lower right corner	Combination modules with cycles
in the lower right corner	Step modules
in the lower right corner	Container modules
diagonally through the picture	Modules without stitch row
Symbol view	Modules with transfer actions only
in the lower right corner	Pattern element
in the lower right corner	Modules with docking points : A limit module can, for example, contain connecting points. Then the attribute for the limit module is displayed. The attribute for the docking points does not appear in this case.
in the lower right corner	Container module mirroring In conjunction with the container module mirror there is the following attribute: The upper left individual module from the container is selected for insertion in the pattern. Depending on which individual module has been selected, the light-gray square appears at the corresponding position. The lower right single module has been inserted into the pattern and appears in the Local Modules and pattern elements tab of the Modules toolbar. Depending on which individual module has been inserted, the green square appears at the corresponding position. Horizontal mirroring is deactivated.
in the upper left corner	Local module, pattern element or arrangement Local modules, pattern elements or arrangements will be displayed and saved only with the active pattern (Modules toolbar and Module Explorer of Pattern toolbar). You can save local modules, pattern elements or arrangements in the Module database.

With the left mouse button pressed, you can sort the pictures of the module links within a module group. For this purpose you must drag the picture to be moved onto another picture with Drag & Drop. The picture to be moved is sorted-in in front of this picture. If a picture is moved into the background area, then it is added on at the end.

Open the module explorer and display and hide the sub-groups of the module groups:

1: Run the Module Explorer of Database... or the Module Explorer of Pattern... function in the Module menu.

The module explorer appears.

2: Click on the symbol .

The module tree is expanded by the sub-groups.
The symbol becomes a .

3: Click on the symbol .

The sub-groups of the module group with the symbol disappear from the module tree. The symbol becomes a again.

For this, see also

Modules