k&w Arrangement Editor

I. Use of the editor:

The information of a k&w Arrangement are transferred to the pattern during the Cutting out processing step.

II. Task of a k&w Arrangement:

The k&w Arrangements control the knitting sequence of the yarn carriers and the shape modifications in the shape parts.

III. Call-up the k&w Arrangement Editor:

    1
    Call up the k&w Arrangement Editor via the Module / New / k&w Arrangements... menu.
  1. The Properties of: <module-name> dialog box appears.
    2
    Enter a name for the k&w Arrangement under Group Name.
    3
    Specify a color for the k&w Arrangement under Module Color.
    4
    Confirm entries with OK.
  1. The k&w Arrangement Editor appears.

No.

Presentation

Meaning

 

Display pattern and additional rows.

Display pattern rows.

Copy one or more selected rows into the paste buffer.

Cut one or more selected rows into the paste buffer.

Insert rows from the paste buffer via the last selected row.

: If no row is selected, the rows are inserted before the first row.

Undo the last action.

Restore the undone action.

1

Definition of layers

Back layer (L1)

Front layer (L0)

Both layers (L0 + L1)

2

Define the direction of the carriage.

3

Display for additional rows
(Technical row without knitting)

Display icon for additional rows.

: The insertion of additional rows is carried out using the context menu. To call up the context menu, click an empty row with the right mouse button.

Positions can be defined with additional rows, e.g. if left narrowing may occur on a specific side of the body part.

Symbols for the additional rows.

4

Insert a row.

5

Status information on the knitting zone:

For the areas, the current number of knitting rows is displayed for the layer L0 and layer L1 respectively.

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9

Delete rows.

10

Button for cycles

Display cycles with two colors.

: The cycles will be set or deleted by clicking the cycle cell. Neighboring cycles are to be set with different colors:

  • First click = blue cycle
  • Second click = red cycle
  • Third click = cycle is deleted

11

Allow narrowing after each line

Allow widening after each line

Narrowing or widening after each line is not allowed.
Narrowing and widening are determined by the k&w Arrangement.

Narrowing or widening after each line is allowed.
Narrowing and widenings are directly applied from the shape and not influenced by the k&w Arrangement.

12

List field with Drag & Drop symbol

Allocate Color Arrangement from the Modules toolbar with Drag & Drop.
: Without allocation the CA will be generated based on the k&w Arrangements.

13

Module Explorer

Open Module Explorer of Database

14

Attributes

Open k&w Arrangement Attributes dialog box.

Entry of attributes in order to use the k&w Arrangement in the Shapewizard.

15

Table of yarn carrier colors

Select a yarn carrier color and allocate it to a row.

: The basic colors in the pattern (9 or 23) will be overwritten with the yarn carrier colors from the k&w Arrangement.

Yarn carrier colors in the Stoll k&w Arrangements:

  • Left sleeve:
    = yarn carrier 4 at the right
  • Body:
    = yarn carrier 5 at the right
  • Right sleeve:
    = yarn carrier 6 at the right

16

Save

Save k&w Arrangement.

17

Close

Close the dialog box.
Prompt for saving is following.

Further possibilities to call up the k&w Arrangement Editor: