Left/right lines

Using this table, you set the shape lines of the left or right shape half.
The table is called up with the Left Lines or Right Lines function in the Tables menu.

Usually a shape is entered mirrored, whereby the center axis separates the left and right shape half. While entering the shape data for the left shape half, the corresponding data of the right shape half are simultaneously generated and a symmetrical shape is generated.
You can also generate asymmetrical shapes by defining the entire line shape in a table. It is important that a closed curve shape always results.

The data are shown in red when the resulting line is located in the opposite shape half. You have entered a value for the width in a table line or in the line editor with the incorrect sign.

Layout of tables:

Entry	Meaning
Table headline	Display of the left or right shape half Display of the knitting layer for k&w sleeves
Lines	Enter the data for a shape line

A new shape or a new shape element still has no line in the tables.
Lines can be added on with the button on the toolbar.

The data for a shape line is found on a row of the shape editor table. The lines are interconnected. The line end point of a line is simultaneously the line starting point of the next line.
The entry is only possible in the field of the active Input format. The values of the other input formats are calculated and displayed.

A line has the following columns:

Column	Meaning
No.	Button for selecting the line with display of the line number. The consecutive number is automatically allocated.
Lines Editor	Button for opening the Line editor dialog box. A line function selected in the editor is displayed with an icon in the button. : A check is shown in the button when you define your own curve.
Height in mm / Height in inch	The length of the line in the y-direction or y-coordinate of the marking in mm or inches. In the Line input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the base line upward, a negative value downward.
Width in mm / Width in inch	The length of the line in the x-direction or x-coordinate of the marking in mm or inches. In the Line input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the center axis to the right, a negative value to the left. : When adding the first line, the halved value from the input field Starting width will be entered.
Height of stitches	The length of the line in the y-direction or y-coordinate of the marking in stitches. In the Stitch input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the base line upward, a negative value downward. : The input field is not available if there is a specification for the lines in the Line editor.
Width of stitches	The length of the line in the x-direction or x-coordinate of the marking in stitches. In the Stitch input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the center axis to the right, a negative value to the left. : When adding the first line, the halved value from the input field Starting width will be entered. The input field is not available if there is a specification for the lines in the Line editor.
Height of steps	The length of a step of the line in the y-direction in stitches. In the Steps input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the base line upward, a negative value downward. : In the Line and Stitch input formats the settings in the Specifications section are used. The input field is not available and the value 0 is displayed when a specification exists for the line in the Line editor.
Width of steps	The length of a step of the line in the x-direction in stitches. In the Steps input format the column is an input field. A positive value changes the direction from the center axis to the right, a negative value to the left. : When adding the first line, the halved value from the input field Starting width will be entered. In the Line and Stitch input formats the settings in the Specifications section are used. The input field is not available and the value 0 is displayed when a specification exists for the line in the Line editor.
Factor	The repetition factor for a step of the line. In the Steps input format the column is an input field. : The input field is not available and the value 0 is displayed when a specification exists for the line in the Line editor.
Remaining Height	If the value Height of stitches is not a multiple of Height of steps or the height cannot be reached with the Factor value, then the remaining part is shown here. A value that can be used for the shape is highlighted in blue, a value that cannot be used in red.
Remaining Width	If the value Width of stitches is not a multiple of Width of steps or the width cannot be reached with the Factor value, then the remaining part is shown here. A value that can be used for the shape is highlighted in blue, a value that cannot be used in red.
Width ---	Enter values for the narrowing or widening width. Only possible if the Applies for all knitting modes check box of the Line function / narrowing is active. The values and settings here, in the Line Editor and in the Line function correspond to each other.
Width \\\	Enter values for the fade-out width. Only possible if the Applies for all knitting modes check box of the Line function / fade-out is active. The values and settings here, in the Line Editor and in the Line function correspond to each other.
Group	Display of the number of the group that has resulted from the grouping of lines.
Function	Button for opening the Line function dialog box, in which the attributes can be defined for the line function. The name of the function is shown in the button. : The Narrowing and Widening functions are automatically detected from the course of the line (stitch coordinates) and, except for shape elements with the Gore type, are allocated to the line. The line of the first line is allocated the Basis function. The button is highlighted in blue and is not available when the line is located within a group.
Comment	Text input field. : The opened default shape contains the texts that are displayed in the Default attributes section. Functions for opening the default shapes are provided in the File menu.

The display in the columns Height to Function appears in red when the resulting line is located in the opposite half of the shape. You have entered a value for the width in the table or in the Line editor with the incorrect sign.

The function of the lines is accepted in the shape attributes. For this purpose, the corresponding symbols from the Shape symbols toolbar are entered in the Shape view of the pattern.

Additional Information

Edit the line table