Draw basic pattern and define plating colors

I. Draw motif and define plating colors

    1
    In the basic pattern draw-in the desired motif with another yarn color.
    2
    Open the Plating dialog box with .
    3
    In the dialog box enter the used motif colors in the first two of the four columns.
  1. The first plating color, which is displayed in the first column of the window, is generated. It can be changed.
    4
    For changing the plating color, position the cursor in the column on the plating color to be modified.
    5
    Call up the menu with the right mouse button and select Change color.
    6
    In the Color dialog box select the desired color and confirm the entry with OK.
  1. The color is applied.

Inverse plating (with system change)

For the so called Inverse Plating (with system change) one needs a different plating color for each color change.

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    Position the cursor in the area of the four columns of the dialog box and call up the menu with the right mouse button.
  1. The Plating table with the Plating Offset values (YPI) and the default values will be displayed.

Column

Specifications

YPI

Table of the YPI indexes

: Index YPI 1 up to YPI 9 possible.

Insert Position <<

Horizontal Offset of the driving unit of a yarn carrier for the carriage direction to the left

  • Positive values: The yarn carrier works following.
  • Negative values: The yarn carrier is leading

Height <<

Vertical Offset of the yarn carrier for the carriage direction to the left

: The home position of the yarn carrier = knitting position = value 0.

  • Positive values: The yarn carrier is moved upwards.
  • Negative values: The yarn carrier is moved downwards.

Insert Position >>

Horizontal Offset of the driving unit of a yarn carrier for the carriage direction to the right

  • Positive values: The yarn carrier works following.
  • Negative values: The yarn carrier is leading

Height >>

Vertical Offset of the yarn carrier for the carriage direction to the right

  • Positive values: The yarn carrier is moved upwards.
  • Negative values: The yarn carrier is moved downwards.

Description

Description of the yarn carriers, which are used when plating.

Example:
2 yarn carriers are plating, therefore the first is leading and the second is following.

 

This table can also be opened via the Pattern Parameters / Plating menu.
The default values of the table are in the globalparameters_681 file.

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    Select the desired YPI index (1) from the table.
    9
    Position the cursor on the corresponding motif color and click on it with the left mouse button.
  1. The index (1) will be allocated to the motif color (leading yarn carrier).
    Default: 0.0.
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    Allocate the YPI index (2) to the second motif color (= following yarn carrier).
    11
    Enter the settings for the selected YPI index in the table.
    12
    Change the order of the yarn colors for the second plating color.
    13
    The allocation of the YPI index keeps untouched.

The exchange of yarn colors in the Plating dialog box determines the change (inverse plating) of the yarn carriers.

Result:

The generated plating colors are required in the pattern and if necessary in the start (P1).

II. Import of templates (images) for patterns with inverse plating:

  1. The image must be reduced to 2 colors in a image processing application.
    2. 1
    Open M1plus and create a new pattern with .
    2
    Import the image using the image import under File / Import / Picture as pattern element....
    3
    Draw-in the pattern element into the basic pattern.
  1. The pattern element with 2 colors is placed in the basic pattern.
    4
    Modify the image manually.

When inverse plating at least 2 pixel per color are to knit neighboring. This way a 'clean' inversing of the yarn carriers is ensured.

    5
    Define one plating color for each pattern color using the dialog box.
    6
    Change the pattern colors into plating colors.