Define Plating Colors and Draw Basic Pattern
I. Define plating colors and draw the motif:
- 1
- Open the Plating dialog box with
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- A total of 2 plating colors (2 colors for each area) are to be generated.
- 2
- Paste the yarn color #31 at the first position and an additional yarn color at the second position of the plating color (P1) in the dialog box.
- 3
- Paste both of the yarn colors in exchanged order next to (P2).
- 4
- Position the cursor in the line of (P1) of the dialog box and call up the menu with the right mouse button RMB.
- The Plating table with the Plating Offset values (YPI) and the default values will be displayed.
- 5
- Select the desired YPI index from the table.
YPI index (1): Leading yarn carrier
YPI index (2): Following yarn carrier - 6
- Position the cursor on the corresponding motif color and click on it with the left mouse button.
- The index will be allocated to the first motif color #31 (leading yarn carrier).
- 7
- Allocate a YPI index to the second motif color at (P1) as well.
- 8
- Enter the settings for the selected YDI index in the table.
- 9
- Allocate YPI indices at (P2) as well.
- 10
- Draw-in the desired motif with the plating colors (inverse plating) into the basic pattern.

The existing and corresponding plating color will be used for border processing by the following processing of the motif border with selective plating
