Content

Content...............................................................................................................................................I
1 Brief Introduction......................................................................................................................1
2 Condition for Running ..............................................................................................................1
3 Installation and Removal of Software.......................................................................................1
3.1 Installation.........................................................................................................................1
3.2 Repair................................................................................................................................3
3.3 Uninstall............................................................................................................................3
4 Interface Style ...........................................................................................................................4
4.1 Drawing Design ................................................................................................................4
4.2 Full View...........................................................................................................................5
4.3 Craft List ...........................................................................................................................5
4.4 Working Area ....................................................................................................................5
5 Drawing Interface .....................................................................................................................5
5.1 Menu Column ...................................................................................................................5
5.1.1 File ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
5.1.2 Edit---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
5.1.3 View -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
5.1.4 Tools -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
5.1.5 Settings----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
5.1.6 Module ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15
5.1.7 Knitting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18
5.1.8 Windows --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19
5.1.9 Help--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20
5.2 Common Tools ................................................................................................................20
5.3 Drawing Tools.................................................................................................................21
5.3.1 Frame Selection Tools----------------------------------------------------------------------21
5.3.2 Pencil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31
5.3.3 Polygon Group-------------------------------------------------------------------------------32
5.3.4 Line Group -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------34
5.3.5 Eraser Group ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------35
5.3.6 Fill Group-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36
5.3.7 Mirror------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40
5.3.8 Tools for Deletion/Insertion ---------------------------------------------------------------43
5.3.9 Rim --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------45
5.3.10 Tools for Color Operation -----------------------------------------------------------------48
5.3.11 Rotation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
5.3.12 Shadow----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------52
5.3.13 Character--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------54
5.3.14 Layer Operation Tools----------------------------------------------------------------------54
5.4 Option lines.....................................................................................................................57

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5.4.2 Operations of Option Lines----------------------------------------------------------------60
5.5 Full View.........................................................................................................................66
5.6 Color Code ......................................................................................................................67
5.7 Working Area ..................................................................................................................73
5.7.1 Open -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------74
5.7.2 Save--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75
5.7.3 Statistic ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75
5.7.4 Search -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75
5.7.5 Location---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77
5.7.6 Cycle-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77
6 Hotkey and Text Menu..............................................................................................................78
6.1 Hotkeys ...........................................................................................................................78
6.2 Text Menu .......................................................................................................................79
7 Knitting Craft ............................................................................................................................79
7.1 Tool Bar...........................................................................................................................80
7.1.1 Create------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
7.1.2 Open -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
7.1.3 Save--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
7.1.4 Calculator-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
7.1.5 Preview----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------80
7.1.6 Inspection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------81
7.2 Basis................................................................................................................................81
7.2.1 Craft Data Table -----------------------------------------------------------------------------81
7.2.2 Outline Preview -----------------------------------------------------------------------------82
7.2.3 Machine Type --------------------------------------------------------------------------------82
7.2.4 Initial Stitches--------------------------------------------------------------------------------82
7.2.5 Center Offset ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------83
7.2.6 Type of Rib -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------83
7.2.7 Transition Part of Rib-----------------------------------------------------------------------83
7.2.8 Array of Rib ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------84
7.2.9 Ribbing Revolution -------------------------------------------------------------------------84
7.2.10 Body Symmetry -----------------------------------------------------------------------------85
7.2.11 Saving Pattern--------------------------------------------------------------------------------86
7.2.12 Neck Offset-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------90
7.2.13 Retained Stitches in Middle ---------------------------------------------------------------91
7.2.14 Neck Style ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------92
7.2.15 Neck Symmetry -----------------------------------------------------------------------------94
7.2.16 Neck Management --------------------------------------------------------------------------95
7.3 Narrowing and Widening ................................................................................................96
7.3.1 Narrowing Code -----------------------------------------------------------------------------97
7.3.2 Narrowing Methods for Body and Collar-----------------------------------------------97
7.3.3 Narrowing Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------------99
7.3.4 Stitch Input Mode ---------------------------------------------------------------------------99

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7.3.6 Widening Mode---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100
7.4 Knitting Craft ................................................................................................................101
7.4.1 Valid Narrowing Stitches ---------------------------------------------------------------- 101
7.4.2 Valid Suspension Stitches for Bind-off------------------------------------------------ 102
7.4.3 Bind-off mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102
7.4.4 Mode of Roundish Neck Bottom ------------------------------------------------------- 106
7.4.5 Ribbing Set-up ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110
7.4.6 Cast-off Ribbing--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 112
7.4.7 Courses of Cast-off Rib ------------------------------------------------------------------ 114
7.4.8 Ribbing Economize ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 114
7.4.9 Lateral Density & Longitudinal Density---------------------------------------------- 115
7.5 Option Lines..................................................................................................................115
7.5.1 Section Setting----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 115
7.5.2 Setting of Separated Loop-sending Stitch -------------------------------------------- 116
7.6 Setting of Yarn-feeder ...................................................................................................117
7.7 Initial Position of Yarn-feeder .......................................................................................119
8 Make the Module .................................................................................................................. 119
8.1 Rules of Module............................................................................................................119
8.1.1 Cycle Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 120
8.1.2 Longitudinal Translation Row Number ----------------------------------------------- 121
8.1.3 Module Mark------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 122
8.1.4 Page Number of Module ----------------------------------------------------------------- 124
8.1.5 Deviation Stitch Number ---------------------------------------------------------------- 125
8.2 Bulge Module................................................................................................................126
8.3 Nesting Module.............................................................................................................128

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1 Brief Introduction
Dear users:
Thank you for using the Dahao pattern design software for flat-knitting machine. In order to
ensure the correct installation and usage of this software, you need to read this operation manual
carefully.
In order to provide the pattern design software featuring the convenience, intelligence and
strong usability to user, we, basing on the attitude of being responsible to the users’ interests,
collect the needs of users, take full considerations on the usage customs of users, the new knitting
craft and the production characters in different places in China and test the reasonability of each
function according to the production practices. You will find this software is improved by large
margin in the fields of functional usability and interface friendliness when comparing it to the
original products. We hope this software can bring you the refreshing operation feeling.
We also wish you can give your valuable suggestions to us on improving this software or
adding new functions, we will take full consideration on your suggestions at developing the new
version.

2 Condition for Running

Windows XP/Vista/Win7; Intel Pentium 2G Hz or AMD Anthon 2G Hz and higher version;
Memory: at least 1GB; Hard disk: at least 256MB; 14 inch or larger displayer (Recommended
resolution at 1024*768).

3 Installation and Removal of Software

3.1 Installation

Firstly, use the software WinRar (or the like) to uncompress the installation package. If
you don’t have these kinds of software in your computer, please download or buy it by
yourself. We will not provide that software in this program.

Unpack the installation package, double click the Setup.exe to

activate the installation guide, as shown in Figure 3-1. According to that installation
guide, select the installation path and the usage authority, and finish the installation step
by step, as shown in Figure 3-2.

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Figure 3-1 Installation Guide

Figure 3-2 Select Installation Path

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3.2 Repair

If the software is damaged and unable to run due to accidents, please use the software repair
program to repair it.

Double click Setup.exe to activate the installation guide.

In the window of installation guide, select “Repair Dahao Pattern design system(R)”,
as shown in Figure 3-3. Click “Finish” to repair the software.

Figure 3-3 Software Repair

3.3 Uninstall

Double click the Setup.exe to activate the Installation Guide.

In the window of installation guide (Figure 3-3), user can select “Remove Dahao
Pattern design system (M)” and click “Finish” to finish the removal of software.
User can also remove this program via the following steps “Start→ All Program→
Dahao Pattern Design System for Flat-knitting Machine→ Uninstall Dahao Pattern
Design System for Flat-knitting Machine”, as shown in Figure 3-4.

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Figure 3-4 Software Removal

4 Interface Style
Menu
Regular tools

Full view

CNT check
Expand tools

Drawing tools
Option line bar
Attribute

Main drawing area

Color tools
Status bar

Figure 4-1 Interface

The interface of this software is formed by the menu, common tools, drawing tools, extended
tools, attribute tools, color tools, main drawing area, option lines area, full view area and status bar,
which improves the friendliness of the software by large margin. The interface is shown as Figure
4-1.

4.1 Drawing Design

Mainly, to draw the design of the sweater, user needs the drawing tools along with the
corresponding property settings. And the process of it is that 1) Draw the pattern of the sweater; 2)
Set the knitting parameters at option lines area; and 3) Compile them to generate a file. The
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eraser and row addition/deletion. For details, please refer to the content in Chapter 5.3

4.2 Full View

The full view window provides the function to preview the pattern in its entirety, which
enable user to have access to the comprehensive outline information of pattern. In this window,
user can move or scale the view of current pattern, so that the fast positioning can be realized
during the designing the pattern. The option line prompt list provides users the function for
positioning the location of the corresponding functional lines. By using this window, the efficiency
of the positioning during the designing can be improved by large margin. For details, please refer
to the content in Chapter 5.5.

4.3 Craft List

The craft list module is used to input the craft data during the production and to set the
knitting parameter so as to generate the pattern directly. Meanwhile, the system will generate the
option lines automatically, and user can create the looming files by compiling them directly. For
the details, please refer to the content in Chapter 7.

4.4 Working Area

The working area is used to load the CNT file after the compiling, where the system can
simulate the looming actions and interactively display each CNT row, PAT row and BMP row in
pattern, so as to make sure the compiled file meets the standards for looming. The working area
can be also used to change the CNT files. Besides to the functions of loading and saving the CNT
files, this window also has the functions, such as searching, statistics, positioning and cyclic
setting. For the details, please refer to the contents in Chapter 5.7.

5 Drawing Interface

5.1 Menu Column

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5.1.1 File

Recently edited
pattern files

Figure 5-1 File Menu

New File: click it to create a new pattern, user can also press “Ctrl +N” to create the new
pattern. The window for creating new pattern is shown as figure Figure 5-2.

Figure 5-2 New File

Pattern Name: The default pattern name provided by the system is “Draw1.bmp”, you
can change it by yourself.

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Save Path: The default save path in the system is C:\HJSample, you can click to
reset the saving position of the patterns.

Machine Type: There are five kinds of machine, which are H1-1, H2-1, H3-1, H1-2
and H1-3. The red letters below are the description for each type of machine.

Pattern Size: This is used to set the size of the pattern. The min size of pattern is 4*4,
while the max size is 5000*12000.

Outline: If user selects “shaping”, the system will have access to the design interface of
craft list, where user can design each part of clothes by inputting the craft list. For the
details, please refer to the content in Chapter 7; if user selects “fabric”, the system will
have access to the drawing interface, where user can draw the pattern on the cloth
manually.

Rib: If user selects “fabric” at “Outline”, user will be able to set the information of cloth,
like initial stitch number, rib type and so on with this option.
Open: It is used to open the pattern file in the Dahao format.
Close: It is used to close current pattern.
Save: Save the changes made at the current pattern.
Save as: Back up the current pattern to other path.
Import: Input the pattern file in the format of picasso1.0.
Export: Output the pattern file in the format of picasso1.0.
Exit: Exit Dahao pattern design system.
Besides to the items at above, the file menu will also display 6 files that were edited recently,
as shown in figure 5-1. You can open that pattern by clicking the file name directly.

5.1.2 Edit

5-3 Edit Menu

Undo: Undo the previous operation.
Redo: Recover the operation that is cancelled previously. The undo/ redo functions are
available at both drawing area and option line area, which means user can carry out the operation
of undo /redo at those two areas respectively.
Cut: Move the pattern at frame selection area to the clipboard and clear the frame selection
area.
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selection area.
Paste: Copy the content in the system clipboard to the pattern.
Select All: Select the entire drawing area. The property of this function is as same as that of
the “Select All” in the “Selection Tool”
Erase All: Erase the content in the entire drawing area. This function is as same as the “Erase
All” in the “Eraser Tool”.
Reset drawing area size: This is used to reset the size of current drawing area, as shown in
Figure 5-4.

Figure 5-4 Reset size of drawing area

5.1.3 View

Figure 5-5 View Menu

The view menu is used to display or conceal the toolbars or windows. When you tick off an
item, this toolbar or window will be displayed; otherwise this toolbar or window will be
concealed.
You can also set your favorite interface style in the “UI” menu.

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5.1.4 Tools

Figure 5-6 Tool Window

Tool menu is used to select the drawing tools. When an item in the menu is ticked off, the
corresponding drawing tool will be selected. For the detailed usage method of the drawing tool,
please refer to the content in Chapter 5.3.

5.1.5 Settings

Figure 5-7 Setting Menu

Machine Type: This is used to reselect the type of machine. The detailed content of it is as
same as the “Machine Type” at the window of “New File”.
Backside Jacquard: Define the knitting method at the backside of the jacquard, as shown in
the Figure 5-8. When knitting the jacquard, if the system selects the backside knitting method as
the “User” at the option line 214, the machine will knit the backside of the jacquard in the method

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defined by the user. The interface is shown as Figure 5-9. User can change the size of the window
“Back Intarsia”, by click the button “size set”, and the maximum size is 64*64.

Figure 5-8 Backside Jacquard

Code 18 means the “User”,

which indicates that the
knitting method at backside
of jacquard is user-defined.

Figure 5-9 User-defined Knitting Method

Setting of Yarn-feeder System: this function is used to set the number of yarn-feeders for
knitting the jacquards at each color when machine knits the jacquard group, as shown in the
Figure 5-10. The content in figure 5-10 is the setting on the yarn-feeders for knitting the pattern in
Figure 5-11. The figure in the 3rd row at option line 214 in Figure 5-11 is the page number in
Figure 5-10. In Figure 5-10, the first line means that the head moves from left to right and in
intarsia layer the No.1 color code is knitted by No.2 yarn-feeder while the No.2 color code is
knitted by the No.3 yarn-feeder; the second line means that the head moves from right to left and
in intarsia layer the No.1 color code is knitted by No.2 yarn-feeder while the No.2 color code is
knitted by the No.3 yarn-feeder; in the fifth line, the “9-X” is used to set the yarn-feeder number
of the stretch yarn, and user can use the 223 jacquard tuck option line to set the row that needs
adding stretch yarn, please refer to the content in Chapter 5.4; In the 7th line, the “9-9” mean the

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wide yarn-feeder; in the 8th line, the wide yarn-feeder is No.4 when the No.2 yarn-feeder is
working while the wide yarn-feeder is No.5 when the No.3 yarn-feeder is working.

Page number of the yarn-feeder group, at knitting the jacquard

group, user needs input this number into the third row of the option
line 214

Basic Wide yarn-feeder

yarn-feeder
Wide yarn-feeder

Head direction

Stretch yarn Yarn-feeder of stretch yarn

Intarsia layer Yarn-feeder No.

color number

Figure 5-10 Setting of yarn-feeder system

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In 214 option line, the first

two rows is for the jacquard
knitting style

Jacquard pattern
in intarsia layer

In 214 option line, the 3rd row is to set

the yarn-feeder group at knitting

Figure 5-11 Jacquard Patter

Initial position of yarn-feeder: It is used to set the initial stop position of the yarn-feeder.
No.1 ~ No.8 are for the left yarn-feeder, while the No.11 ~ No.18 are for the right yarn-feeder, as
shown in Figure 5-12.

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Figure 5-12 Setting of initial position of yarn-feeder

Color Selection: Select a group of color and operate it with the functions of Copy
Unselected Color and Copy Selected Color. For details, please refer to the functions of Copy
Unselected Color and Copy Selected Color.
As shown in Figure 5-13, when the window of “Color Selection” is activated, user can click
the left button on mouse to select the color in the drawing area or color tools. If a color has already
existed in the list at “Color Selection”, that color will be deleted from the color list. User can also
double click a color code in the list to delete that color.

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Figure 5-13 Color Selection

Shield Color: This function is to select a color group that will not be covered at drawing
with tools like rectangle, ellipse, diamond, straight line, broken line, curve and pencil. Please refer
to Figure 5-14.

Original
pattern

Shield
color code

When using rectangle to draw

the pattern, the colors
displayed in the “Shield
Color” will not be covered.

Figure 5-14 Shield Color

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Other Settings: This is to set the hotkeys, drawing area and compiling, as shown in Figure
5-15.

Figure 5-15 Other Settings

5.1.6 Module

Figure 5-16 Module Menu

Module Editor
Module Setting: This is used to set whether to save the expanded file and whether to delete
the empty line when the module is expanded.

Save expanded file: Selecting this item will have the system to automatically save the
module after it is expanded.

Delete empty line when expanding: When the module is expanded, sometimes there
will be some empty lines. Ticking off this item is to delete those empty lines then system
expands the module, as shown in Figure 5-17 to Figure 5-19.

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Figure 5-17 Module Pattern

Figure 5-18 Not delete empty line when expanding

Figure 5-19 Delete empty line when expanding

Expansion: User can use it to expand the module formed by the small color code (120~183).
The Figure 5-20 is the clothes outline drawn with the color code of module (120~183), while the

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Figure 5-21 is the pattern after the performance of the “Expansion”.

Figure 5-20 Before Expansion

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Figure 5-21 After Expansion

5.1.7 Knitting

Figure 5-22 Menu of Knitting Craft

Compile: Generate the looming files, including CNT, PAT and PRM .
Transmit…: Send the looming files to the movable disk.

Transmit All: Transmit all patterns in the file formats, including BMP, INA, YSY, CNT,
PAT, and PRM, to the pointed movable disk.

Transmit Looming File: Only transmit the CNT, PAT and PRM files that are for
looming to the pointed movable disk.

Knitting crafts: Open the window of craft list to input the craft list. For the specific
operations, please refer to the Chapter 7.

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5.1.8 Windows

Currently
edited files
The opened files

Figure 5-23 Window List

Cascade: Set all the opened pattern files to array in the term of cascading, as shown in
Figure 5-24.

Cascade

Figure 5-24 Cascade

Tile: Set all the opened pattern files to array in the term of tiling, as shown in Figure 5-25.

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Tile

Figure 5-25 Tile

5.1.9 Help

Figure 5-26 Help Menu

If you want to know more about us or have any question or need, please contact us according
to the information at here. We will try our best to help you.

5.2 Common Tools

In common toolbar, there are the common tools. All these tools can be found in the relating
menu. Please refer to Chapter 5.1Menu Colume.

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5.3 Drawing Tools

In the drawing toolbar, there are 14 groups of drawing tools. Each group contains the drawing
tools at different amount according to their different functions, as shown in Figure 5-27. Click the
small triangle at the down right side of a figure 3 will unfold that working group.

Figure 5-27 Drawing Toolbar

5.3.1 Frame Selection Tools

In this group, there are the tools, which can only be available after the drawing area is
selected in frame, such as selection tools, matrix copy, linear copy, multi-copy and so on.

5.3.1.1 Selection Tools

This tool is used to set a rectangle area in the drawing area so that user could carry out the
relating operations to the selected area like copy, cut or mirror. The selection tools can also be
used for Matrix Copy, Linear Copy, Multi-copy, Insert Colume in Frame, Delete Colume in Frame,
Insert Row in Frame, Delete Row in Frame, Fill in Frame, Clear Internal Area, Clear External
Area and so on.
Functions:
Selection: Firstly, click the left button of mouse on the drawing area; secondly, move the
mouse to the wanted position to form a rectangle; thirdly, click the left button of mouse to confirm
the selected area, as shown in Figure 5-28. The min range for selection is one cell-grid. To cancel

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the selection, please click the right key of mouse or press ESC during the selection
Copy & Cut: After the confirmation of the selected area, user can click the internal area in
the frame with the left button on mouse to copy the pattern within the frame. The copied pattern
will be surrounded by a light blue frame, which is the duplicate of the original frame. This
duplicate will move along with the mouse, as shown in Figure 5-29. When user clicks the left
button of mouse again, the duplicate of the frame will be moved to the current point. Meanwhile,
the original frame will disappear, but the pattern within the original frame will not disappear. If
user holds “Ctrl” at moving the frame duplicate, the original frame will be cut. The cut area will
turn to black, color No. 0, as shown in Figure 5-30.

Select a rectangle area

with selection tools

Figure 5-28 Select Area

Move the frame

Figure 5-29 Copy the Frame

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Figure 5-30 Cut the Frame

Attributes:
Adjust Size: By using the 8 direction keys on the attribute bar or the directions keys on the
keyboard, user can adjust the size of the frame. Clicking the “Enlarge” or “Reduce” button at the
center of the direction keys will change the adjustment mode of the frame. At here, we will take
the “Enlarge” as an example to introduce this function:

Click “Up” (in the attribute bar) or hold the “Ctrl + Up (on keyboard)” to move the
upper horizontal side of the frame upward, which will enlarge the height of the frame
with the width remaining; with the same reason, clicking “Down” (in the attribute bar)
or holding the “Ctrl + Down(on keyboard)” will move the under horizontal side
downward, which will also enlarge the height of the frame.

Click “Left” (in the attribute bar) or hold the “Ctrl + Left (on keyboard)” to move the
left vertical side to the left, which will enlarge the width of the frame with the height
remaining.

The keys, “Upper Left”, “Upper Right”, “Down Left” and “Down Right”, on the
Attributes Bar are used to change the position of the vertexes of the rectangle. If user
clicks the “Upper Left”, the down horizontal side and the right vertical side of the
rectangle will keep still while the upper horizontal side and the left vertical side of the
rectangle will go up and left respectively, which enlarge the rectangle in height and
width. The functions of other three direction keys are similar to this one.
Move: By using the direction keys on the attribute bar or the keyboard, user can change the
position of the frame.

Clicking the direction keys on the attribute bar will be able to change the position of the
frame. During the relocation, the frame will not be changed in size but only in position.

The relocation of the frame can only change the position of the frame in the drawing
area, in which the internal pattern of the frame will not be moved along with the frame.
So please pay attention to the differences between the functions of Move and the
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Same as the “Adjust Size” it is, the “Move” function can also be achieved by holding
the “Ctrl+ direction keys (on keyboard)”.
Select All: Selecting the “Select All” in the attribute bar will have the system to select the
entire drawing area. Pressing the “Ctrl+ A” will also achieve this result. Pressing “ESC” will
cancel this operation.
Select Service Area: After the clicking on the “Select Service Area”, the system will
automatically select the available pattern sections in the drawing area. Pressing “ESC” will cancel
this operation.

5.3.1.2 Matrix Copy

This tool will select the rectangle section in the drawing area or use the selected section as
the basic unit and tile them on the drawing area in term of array.
Functions
Selection: The Matrix Copy tool has the function of selection, whose operation method is
same to that of the Selection Tools.
Matrix Copy: After selecting this tool, user has to select the unit for copy at first. Then, user
can click left button of mouse in the internal area of the frame and move the icon to the target
position. Finally, click the left button of the mouse again to confirm the finish point of the copied
matrix. This operation is shown in Figure 5-31. During the process of the matrix copy, user can
click the right button of the mouse or press the “ESC” to cancel the operation.

Drag the mouse to the

target position and click it
for confirmation

Select the
unit for copy

Figure 5-31 Matrix Copy

Attributes
Amount: At setting the matrix copy, the number of the copied units tiled in the vertical
direction and horizontal direction.
Interval: At setting the matrix copy, the interval between each copied unit in the vertical
direction and horizontal direction.
Direction: It is used for performing the fast matrix copy. According to the set amount and
interval, the system will tile the copied unit on the drawing area in the pointed direction. Please

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refer to Figure 5-32.

Step 2 Set the

Amount and Interval

Step 3: Set the

direction for
copy

Step 1 Select
the unit for
copy

Figure 5-32 Operation of Fast Matrix Copy

5.3.1.3 Linear Copy

This tool will select the rectangle section in the drawing area or use the selected section as
the basic unit and tile them on the drawing area in term of straight line.
Function
Selection: The Linear Copy tool has the function of selection, whose operation method is
same to that of the Selection Tool.
Linear Copy After selecting this tool, user has to select the unit for copy at first. Then, user
can click left button of mouse in the internal area of the frame and move the icon to the target
position. Finally, click the left button of the mouse again to confirm the finish point of the copy.
This operation is shown in Figure 5-33. During the process of the linear copy, user can click the
right button of the mouse or press the “ESC” to cancel the operation.

Drag the mouse to the

target position and click
it for confirmation

Select the unit for copy

Figure 5-33 Linear Copy

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Attributes
Amount: At setting the linear copy, the number of the copied units tiled in the vertical
direction and horizontal direction.
Interval: At setting the linear copy, the interval between each copied unit in the vertical
direction and horizontal direction.
Direction: It is used for performing the fast linear copy. According to the set amount and
interval, the system will tile the copied unit on the drawing area in the pointed direction. Please
refer to Figure 5-34.

Step 2 Set the X interval

Amount and Interval

Step 3: Set the

direction for
copy Y interval

Step 1 Select
the unit for
copy

Figure 5-34 Fast Linear Copy

5.3.1.4 Multi-copy

This tool will select the rectangle section in the drawing area or use the selected section as
the basic unit and continuously paste them to a certain position of the drawing area according to
the user-defined travel distance.
Function
Selection: The Multi-copy tool has the function of selection, whose operation method is
same to that of the Selection Tool.
Multi-copy: After selecting this tool, user has to select the unit for copy at first. Then, user
can click the left button of mouse in the internal area of the frame and move the icon to the target
position. After that, click the left button of mouse to paste the copied unit on the drawing area for
the first time. At this moment, the original selection frame will disappear and the pasted pattern
will be covered by the new selection frame. During this process, the system will automatically
remember the travel distance between the original frame (the disappearing one) and the new frame
(at the first time paste). From then on, the system will paste the copied unit to the corresponding
positions on the drawing area according to remembered travel distance if user clicks the left button
of mouse. This process is shown in the Figure 5-35. During the process of the Multi-copy, user can

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click the right button of the mouse or press the “ESC” to cancel the operation.

Click for the

second time
Place the copied unit for the
first time; the system will
remember the travel
distance (1 in X direction, 2
in Y direction) Click for the
third time

Then click left button

of mouse on the
drawing area directly

Copy the unit

Figure 5-35 Multi-copy

Attributes
Amount: At setting the Multi-copy, the number of the copied units tiled on the drawing area.
Interval: At setting the Multi-copy, the interval between each copied unit in the vertical
direction and horizontal direction (taking the down left corner of the frame as the origin).
Direction: It is used for performing the fast Multi-copy. According to the set amount and
interval, the system will tile the copied unit on the drawing area in the pointed direction. Please
refer to Figure 5-36.

Step 2 Set the X Interval

Amount for copy and
Interval

Step 3: Set the

direction for
copy

Y Interval

Step 1 Select the

unit for copy

Figure 5-36 Fast Multi-copy

5.3.1.5 Unselected Color Copy

This tool will copy the color that is unselected in the window of “Color Selection”, as shown
in the Figure 5-37. Firstly, select some colors in the window of “Color Selection”; Then use this
tool to copy the pattern in the frame. Please refer to Figure 5-38 for result. The colors unselected
in the “Color Selection” will be copied, which means that the areas with the unselected color are
copied.

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Select the color

not copied

Figure 5-37 Select the colors not copied

Unselected
Original Color Copy
pattern

Figure 5-38 Unselected Color Copy

Attention: If no color is selected in the “Color Selection” window, the color where the mouse
locates currently will be automatically deemed by the system as the color not to be copied. Please
refer to Figure 5-39.

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No color is selected, but the

mouse locates at the No.1
Color

Original
pattern Unselected
Color Copy

Figure 5-39 Not copy the color where the mouse locates

5.3.1.6 Selected Color Copy

This tool will copy the color that is selected in the window of “Color Selection”, as shown in
the Figure 5-40. Firstly, select some colors in the window of “Color Selection”; Then use this tool
to copy the pattern in the frame. Please refer to Figure 5-41 for result. The colors selected in the
“Color Selection” will be copied, which means that the areas with the selected color are copied.

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Select color
to be copied

Figure 5-40 Select colors to be copied

Original
pattern

Selected
Color Copy

Figure 5-41 Selected Color Copy

Attention: If no color is selected in the “Color Selection” window, the color where the mouse
locates currently will be automatically deemed by the system as the color to be copied. Please
refer to Figure 5-42.

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No color is selected,
but the mouse locates
at the No.1 Color

Original
pattern
Selected
Color Copy

Figure 5-42 Copy the color where the mouse locates

5.3.2 Pencil

This tool is used to fill the single cell-grid or follow the mouse for drawing the free irregular
curve. If user doesn’t select “Continuous” in its attributes, this tool will fill a cell-grid on the
drawing area at each clicking. If user holds the left button of mouse and drags the mouse to move,
this tool will draw the free irregular curve. If user selects the “Continuous” in attribute, this tool
can still draw the free irregular curve along with the movement of the mouse even user releases
the left button on the mouse. The drawing work will not be finished until the user presses the left
button on the mouse again.
When using this tool to draw the irregular curve, user can press right button of mouse or
press “ESC” to cancel the current operation.
Attributes
Continuous: when using the pencil tool to drawing the irregular curve, user can use this tool
to set whether to hold the mouse left button during the drawing. If the “Continuous” is selected,
user will not need to hold the mouse left button during the drawing; otherwise, user should hold
the mouse left button to let the system draw the irregular curve.

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5.3.3 Polygon Group

In this group, there are Solid Rectangle, Hollow Rectangle, Solid Ellipse, Hollow Ellipse,
Solid Diamond and Hollow Diamond, which are the basic patterns commonly used in the
pattern-making.

5.3.3.1 Solid Rectangle

This tool is used to create the solid rectangle in the drawing area. According to the different
settings on the attributes, there are three ways for drawing the solid rectangle:
Two Points: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm a vertex of the rectangle; then
move the mouse along with the diagonal to the target position; finally click the mouse left button
to finish the drawing of the rectangle
Center: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm the center of the rectangle; then move
the mouse to one of the vertex of the rectangle; finally click the mouse left button to finish the
drawing of the rectangle;
Custom Size: At first, input the width and the height of the rectangle in the attribute column;
then move the mouse to the drawing area. At this moment, the set rectangle will move along with
the mouse automatically. User can click the mouse left button to settle the position of the
rectangle.
If using “Two Point” or “Center” to draw the rectangle, user can hold the “Shift” key at the
same time to create the square. During this process, user can press the mouse right button or ESC
to cancel the operation.

5.3.3.2 Hollow Rectangle

This tool is used to draw the hollow rectangle on the drawing area, whose operation methods
are same to that of the Solid Rectangle .

5.3.3.3 Solid Ellipse

This tool is used to create the solid ellipse in the drawing area. According to the different
settings on the attributes, there are three ways for drawing the solid ellipse:
Two Points: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm a vertex of the circumscribed
rectangle of the ellipse; then move the mouse along with the diagonal to the target position; finally
click the mouse left button to finish the drawing of the ellipse.
Center: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm the center of the ellipse; then move the
mouse to one of the vertex of the circumscribed rectangle of ellipse; finally click the mouse left
button to finish the drawing of the ellipse;
Custom Size: At first, input the width and the height of the ellipse in the attribute column;
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mouse automatically. User can click the mouse left button to settle the position of that ellipse.
If using “Two Point” or “Center” to draw the ellipse, user can hold the “Shift” key at the
same time to create the circle. During the process of creating ellipse, user can press the mouse
right button or ESC to cancel the operation.

5.3.3.4 Hollow Ellipse

This tool is used to draw the hollow ellipse on the drawing area, whose operation methods
are same to that of the Solid Ellipse.

5.3.3.5 Solid Diamond

This tool is used to create the solid diamond in the drawing area. According to the different
settings on the attributes, there are three ways for drawing the solid diamond:
Two Points: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm a vertex of the circumscribed
rectangle of the diamond; then move the mouse along with the diagonal to the target position;
finally click the mouse left button to finish the drawing of the diamond;
Center: Firstly, click the mouse left button to confirm the center of the diamond; then move
the mouse to one of the vertex of the circumscribed rectangle of that diamond; finally click the
mouse left button to finish the drawing of the diamond;
Custom Size: At first, input the “width of the diamond” and “X/Y interval” in attribute
column to confirm the shape of the diamond; then move the mouse to the drawing area. At this
moment, the set diamond will move along with the mouse automatically. User can click the mouse
left button to settle the position of that diamond. Please refer to Figure 5-43.

X interval

Y Interval

Figure 5-43 Create Diamond with “Custom Size”

If using “Two Point” or “Center” to draw the diamond, user can hold the “Shift” key at the
same time to create the standard diamond. During the process of creating diamond, user can press
the mouse right button or ESC to cancel the operation.

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5.3.3.6 Hollow Diamond

This tool is used to draw the hollow diamond on the drawing area, whose operation methods
are same to that of the Solid Diamond .

5.3.4 Line Group

5.3.4.1 Straight Line

This tool is to draw a straight line on the drawing area. Click the mouse left button to confirm
the start point of the straight line, and then move the mouse to the finish point of the straight line.
Clicking the mouse left button again is to finish the drawing. During the process of creating
straight line, user can press the mouse right button or ESC to cancel the operation.
Attributes
Angle Setting: When it is set at “Locked”, the system will draw the straight line in the
certain angles, including 0°, ±30°, ±45°, ±60°, ±90°, ±120°, ±135°, ±150° and 180°; when it is set
at “Unlocked”, the system will draw the straight line at free angle.
Line Style: Set the appearance of straight line, such as solid, 1 gap 1 dotted line, 2 gap 3
dotted line and so on.

5.3.4.2 Broken Line

This tool is to draw a broken line on the drawing area with the current color. Click the mouse
left button to confirm the start point of the broken line, and then move the mouse to the first
inflexion point of the broken line. Click the mouse left button to create a segment. Move the
mouse to next inflexion point and press the mouse left button to create another segment. Repeat
this operation until you want to end it. For ending, please double click the mouse left button.
During the process of creating broken line, user can press the mouse right button or ESC to cancel
the operation.
Attributes
Broken Line Style: Set the appearance of the broken line, such as solid, 1 gap 1 dotted line,
2 gap 3 dotted line and so on.

5.3.4.3 Curve

This tool is used to create a curve in the drawing area. According to the different settings on
the attributes, there are two ways for drawing the curve:
Two Points: Firstly, confirm the two vertexes of the curve; then by adjust the position of the
third point on the line to change the radian of the curve. Please refer to Figure 5-44.

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Set start Set finish Adjust the

third point to
point point form a curve

Figure 5-44 Create Curve in “Two Points Method”

Multiple Spots: Set each vertex of the curve in order by clicking the mouse left button on the
drawing area, thus to create a curve. Double clicking the mouse left button is to end the drawing

5.3.5 Eraser Group

5.3.5.1 Eraser

This tool is to clear the color in the drawing area. According to the different settings on the
attributes, there are two ways for clearing the color:
Pencil: The operation method is as same as that of the “Pencil”, which is to clear the color
freely. But it doesn’t have the “Continuous” mode;
Rectangle: The operation method is same as that of the “Solid Rectangle”, which is to clear
the color in the way of creating the rectangle.

5.3.5.2 Clear Inside Area

This tool is to clear the color inside the frame. The color outside the frame will be reserved. If
no frame is on the drawing area, this tool will be ineffective.

5.3.5.3 Clear Outside Area

This tool is to clear the color outside the frame. The color inside the frame will be reserved. If
no frame is on the drawing area, this tool will be ineffective.

5.3.5.4 Clear All

This tool is to clear all the colors on the drawing area.

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5.3.6 Fill Group

5.3.6.1 Flood Fill

This tool is to use the pointed color to fill the certain area. According to the different settings
on the attributes, there are two ways for filling the color:
According to Color: If user selects the “According to Color” in the attributes column, the
system will use the current color to fill the frame (if have) or the area with the color same to the
current position of the mouse (if no frame is on the drawing area). In the circumstance that the
frame exists at the drawing area: if user clicks the internal part of the frame, the system will fill the
color within the frame, and the external part of the frame will remain; if user clicks the external
area of the frame, the system will fill the color outside the frame and the area within the frame will
remain.
At selecting “According to Color”, user has two expanded options for setting the range of
filling, the “Only Linked Region” and the “Identical Color”. Please refer to Figure 5-45. The
“Only Linked Region” is to fill the selected frame or the entire grids that is connecting to the grid
where the mouse locates. As shown in Figure 5-46, the upper half part of the frame is filled by the
No.11 color. “Identical Color” is to fill the selected frame or the entire grids that has same color to
the grid where the mouse locates. As shown in Figure 5-47, within the frame, the entire grids with
No.3 color are filled by the No.11 color, though they are separated by the No.12 color.

Select this area to fill the

pointed color code, or the
entire selected area will
Only fill the be filled.
area linked

Fill the area with

the color same to
the current one.

Figure 5-45 Filling Attributes

Figure 5-46 Only Linked Region

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Figure 5-47 Identical Color

Full Filling: If user doesn’t select the “According to Color” in the attribute menu, the system
will fill the frame (if have) or the entire drawing area (if no frame is on the drawing area) with
the current color. As shown in Figure 5-48, the area within the frame is filled by the No.11 color.

Figure 5-48 Full Filling

5.3.6.2 Selected Area Brush

This tool is to fill the certain section in the drawing area with the selected unit, whose
attributes and operation methods are similar to that of the Flood Fill. Firstly, copy the filling unit
and confirm the filled section, which is shown in Figure 5-49. Then click the section for filling to
paste the copied unit. In Figure 5-50, it is the “According to Color” + “Only Linked Region”; in
Figure 5-51, it is the “According to Color” + “Identical Color”.

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Section for Being Filled

Filling Unit

Figure 5-49 Confirm Filing Unit and Filled Section

Filling Effect

Filling Unit

The unconnected region

will not be filled

Figure 5-50 Only Linked Region

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Filling Effect

Filling Unit

The unconnected region

will be filled as well.

Figure 5-51 Identical Color

When user selects “Only Linked Region”, the system will activate the “Integrate Filling” as
the expanded attribute in the attribute bar. This expanded attribute is used to confirm whether to
keep the integrity of the filling unit when it is filled to the target region. In Figure 5-52, it is the
effect that user doesn’t select the “Integrate Filling”; if user selects this option, the effect will look
like Figure 5-53.

Incomplete Filling

Filling Effect

Filling Unit

Figure 5-52 Incomplete Filling

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Area insufficient
for one filling unit
will not be filled.

Filling Effect

Filling Unit

Figure 5-53 Integrate Filling

5.3.7 Mirror

5.3.7.1 Horizontal Mirror

This tool is to turn the pattern within the frame horizontally. If the pattern contains the
narrowing code, that code will be changed correspondingly after this operation.
Mirror: this tool is to horizontally turn the pattern within the frame at the original place and
use the mirror to replace the original one, as shown in Figure 5-54;
Mirrored and Copied: This tool is to the turn the pattern within the frame horizontally and
to have the mirror move along with the mouse. The mirror will not replace the original pattern.
User can click the mouse left button to locate the mirror on the drawing area, as shown in Figure
5-55

Before Mirrored After Mirrored

Figure 5-54 Horizontal Mirror

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Mirrored and
Copied
Before Mirrored

Figure 5-55 Mirrored and Copied Horizontally

Color Code Mirrored: This tool will mirror the pattern and correspondingly convert the
transfer color code, as well as, the color code of loop-sending so that the user can carry out the
shaping design easily. This operation is shown in Figure 5-56. The system has already preset three
groups for the mirror color code and reserved one “user-defined” mirror color code group for user
to set according to their needs. The table of mirror color code is shown at Figure 5-57. When
mirroring the pattern, the system will base on the current mirror table to mirror the color code.

Color code
before mirrored

Color code after

mirrored

Figure 5-56 Color Code Mirror

Figure 5-57 Table of Color Code Mirror

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to color codes No.31~No.37, codes No.41 ~No.47 to No.51~No.57. If user doesn’t needs to mirror
these color codes, please set in the “Self-defined” column.

5.3.7.2 Vertical Mirror

This tool is to turn the pattern within the frame vertically. If the pattern contains the color
codes (like front-to-back code or back-to-front code), those codes will be changed
correspondingly after this operation.
Mirror: this tool is to vertically turn the pattern within the frame at the original place and use
the mirror to replace the original one, as shown in Figure 5-58;
Mirrored and Copied: This tool is to the turn the pattern within the frame vertically and to
have the mirror move along with the mouse. The mirror will not replace the original pattern. User
can click the mouse left button to locate the mirror on the drawing area, as shown in Figure 5-59;
Color Code Mirrored: This tool will mirror the pattern and correspondingly convert the
color codes (like front-to-back code or back-to-front code), so that the user can carry out the
shaping design easily.

Figure 5-58 Vertical Mirror

Figure 5-59 Vertically Mirrored and Copied

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5.3.8 Tools for Deletion/Insertion

5.3.8.1 Insert Blank Row

The basic function of this tool is to insert a blank row under the row which user clicks. And
as long as a row is inserted at a layer, the system will also insert a blank row at other layers and
the option line area.
According to the existence of the frame, the displayed attribute bar will be different. When
there is no frame on the drawing area, the displayed attribute bar will be only the “Insert
Number(s)”, where user can input the number of blank rows needed. Then user just needs to click
the mouse left button at the position for inserting so as to insert the blanks rows into the pattern.
When there is frame on the drawing area, the displayed attribute bar will looks like that in
Figure 5-60. Please refer to the following descriptions for the operation methods:
Attributes
Insert Number(s): It is used to insert row for the single time, whose operation is same to that
when there is no frame at drawing area
Insert in Frame: If user selects this item, the row can only be inserted within the range of
frame, as shown in Figure 5-61 and Figure 5-62. If user doesn’t select this item, the system will
insert rows at all the rows at the frame, as shown in Figure 5-63. After the insertion, the frame will
be changed as well
Interlacing Insertion: Ticking off this item will have the system to perform the interlacing
insertion. Please refer to Figure 5-62 and Figure 5-63 for the effects.

Figure 5-60 Attribute Bar of Insert Blank Bar

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After Insertion
Before Insertion

Figure 5-61 Insert in Frame

After Insertion

Before Insertion

Figure 5-62 Interlacing Insertion in Frame

Figure 5-63 Insertion at all the rows in frame

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5.3.8.2 Insert Solid Row

This tool is to insert an identical solid row under the row which user clicks. The operation
method of it is same to that of the “Insert Blank Row”.

5.3.8.3 Delete Row

This tool is to delete the row which the user clicks. The operation of it is same to that of the
“Insert Blank Row”.

5.3.8.4 Insert Blank Column

This tool is to insert a blank row on the drawing area, whose operation method is same to that
of the “Insert Blank Row”.

5.3.8.5 Insert Solid Column

This tool is to insert an identical solid column right to the column which user clicks. The
operation method of it is same to that of the “Insert Blank Row”.

5.3.8.6 Delete Column

This tool is to delete the column which the user clicks. The operation of it is same to that of
the “Insert Blank Row”.

5.3.9 Rim

This tool is to add rim to the color code blocks where the user clicks. According to the
different selection on the attributes, the rim added will be of difference. The attributes bar is
shown as the Figure 5-64.

Figure 5-64 Attributes of Rim

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Attributes
Width of Rim: Set the width of the added rim.
Inner Rim: This tool is to added rim at the inner edge of the color blocks. In Figure 5-65, the
width of the inner rim is at 2. User can also add rim at the outer edge of the color block, please
refer to Figure 5-66.

Before adding

Inner Rim

Figure 5-65 Inner Rim

Before adding

Outer Rim

Figure 5-66 Outer Rim

Upper Rim: This is to add rim above the color block where user clicks. In Figure 5-67, it is
upper rim and outer rim, while in Figure 5-68, it is the upper rim and inner rim.

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Outer Rim

Click here.

Upper Rim

Figure 5-67 Upper & Outer Rim

Inner Rim

Click here.

Upper Rim

Figure 5-68 Upper & Inner Rim

Lower Rim: Add rim below the color block which user clicks.
Left Rim: Add rim left to the color block which user clicks
Right Rim: Add rim right to the color block which user clicks
If none of these four items is selected by user, the system will add rims at the entire sides of
the color block, as shown in Figure 5-65 and Figure 5-66.

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5.3.10 Tools for Color Operation

5.3.10.1 Change Color

This tool is to change the color within the frame, as shown in the Figure 5-69. The “Basic
Color Table” at left contains the colors within the frame; the “Color-changing Table” at right lists
all the colors for replacing the original color. In the middle, it is the “Color Modification List”.
Eraser
Clear All

Colors that need

changing

Color
Modification
List

Figure 5-69 Change Color

Click the color code button in the “Basic Color Table” to input the color to the “Basic”
column in the “Color Modification List”; click the color button on the “Color-changing Table” to
input the color code to the “Modification” column at the “Color Modification List”. User can also
press the button in the “Color Modification List” to input the color code at the displayed soft
keyboard, as shown in Figure 5-70.

Figure 5-70 Input the Color Code Directly

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which means all the items in the “Color Modification List” need changing, as shown in Figure
5-71.
From Several Colors to One Color: If user selects this item, several colors will be changed
to one color, as shown in Figure 5-72. In that figure, the No.4, No.10 and No.11 color will be
changed to No.2 color.
Eraser: This tool is to clear the color in the “Color Modification List”. Select “Eraser” and
then click the color in the “Color Modification List” in order to clear the color.
Clear All: Clear all the colors within the “Color Modification List” at a time.

Items for
changing color

Items for not

changing color

Figure 5-71 Select Item for Changing Color

Change several
colors to one
color

Change No.4, No.10

and No. 11 color to
No.2 color

Figure 5-72 From Several Colors to One Color

Attention: Can not replace one color with two or more colors at the same time. In that
circumstance, the system will give the hint for the wrong operation as shown in Figure 5-73.
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Can not change

the No.10 color to
the colors of
No.23 and No.12
simultaneously

Warning

Figure 5-73 Wrong Operation

Before After
color-changing color-changing

Figure 5-74 Effect of Color-changing

5.3.10.2 Color Exchange

This tool is exchange the color between two color block within the frame. The operation
method of it is similar to that of the “Color Change”, as shown in Figure 5-75.
Attention: Can not exchange one color with two or more colors at the same time. In that
circumstance, the system will give the hint for the wrong operation as shown in Figure 5-76.
In Figure 5-77, it is the color-exchanging effect according to the settings in Figure 5-75.

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Figure 5-75 Color Exchange

Can not exchange

the No.11 color to
the colors of No.0
and No.255
simultaneously

Warning

Figure 5-76 Wrong Operation

Before After
color-exchanging color-exchanging

Figure 5-77 Effect of Color-exchanging

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5.3.11 Rotation

This tool is to rotate the pattern within the selected area in the set direction, angle and
rotation center. After setting the attributes, user just needs to click the internal part of the selected
area to perform the rotation, as shown in Figure 5-78.

Pattern before
Rotation

Setting of
Attributes

Pattern after
Rotation

Figure 5-78 Rotate 90 degree clockwise (Take the down right corner as the center)

5.3.12 Shadow

This tool is used to add the shadow to the color code of selected area. The window for setting
the shadow is displayed as Figure 5-79.

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Figure 5-79 Shadow Setting

Attributes
Basic Color: Set the color codes within the frame that will be added with shadow
Shadow Color: Set the color of the generated shadow
Overlapping Color: Set whether the shadow color is only displayed at the pointed color, the
pointed color is the overlapping color
Shadow Number: Set the width of the generated shadow.
Interval: The number of stitch between the basic color code and the shadow color code;
Shadow Type: Set the row where the shadow will be generated;
Direction: Set the direction for generating the shadow
As shown in Figure 5-80, according to the setting in the Figure 5-79, user can use the shadow
tool to mend the edge of pattern.

Figure 5-80 Application of Shadow in Mending Edge

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5.3.13 Character

This tool is used to output character on the drawing area, as shown in Figure 5-81. With this
tool, the system can not only output kinds of font and characters in different size, but also can
change the direction of the outputted characters. In Figure 5-82, it is to output the characters in the
longitudinal direction.

Figure 5-81 Input Character

Figure 5-82 Character in Longitudinal Direction

5.3.14 Layer Operation Tools

5.3.14.1 Pattern→ Intarsia

This tool is used to copy the pattern in the design layer to the intarsia layer. If there is no
frame at the design layer, the entire pattern in the design layer will be copied to the intarsia layer,
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within the frame can be copied to the intarsia layer, as shown in Figure 5-85 and Figure 5-86.

No frame at design layer

Figure 5-83 No Frame in the Pattern

Copy the entire content at the design

layer to the intarsia layer.

Figure 5-84 Copy Whole Pattern to Intarsia Layer

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Have frame at design layer

Figure 5-85 There is frame in the pattern

Only copy content within the frame to

the intarsia layer.

Figure 5-86 Copy the Content in the frame to Intarsia Layer

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5.3.14.2 Intarsia→ Pattern

This tool is used to copy the pattern in the intarsia layer to the design layer. If there is frame
in the intarsia layer, only the pattern within the frame can be copied to the design layer; if there is
no frame at the intarsia layer, the entire pattern in the intarsia layer will be copied to the design
layer.

5.4 Option lines

5.4.1 List of Option Lines

In table 5-1, there are the names of the option lines, the content of each column and the
information displayed when user clicks right button.
Table 5-1 Information Table of Option Lines
Column Name of Option Information of Each Column Information Displayed at Remarks
Number Lines Clicking Right Button
No.3 column
to No.7
column are
used to
1st column: Inner Economize
define and
2nd column: Outer Economize
set the
3rd column: Module Mark
expansion of
4th column: Module Page
201 Economize module
Number
5th column: Horizontal Move
6th column: Module Deviation
7th column: Expansion Mark

Unavailable
202 User macro 1st column User Macro
at present

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203 Knitting Cancel 1st column Knitting Cancel

204 Links Inhibit 1st column Links Inhibit

205 Miss Course 1st column Miss Course

Program Unavailable at present

206 1st column Program resources
resources

1st column: Rocking Direction

2nd column: Rocking Stitch
Number
208 Rocking
3rd column: Rocking Middle
4th column: Rocking Exceed
5th column: Rocking Speed

1st column: Stitch at Knitting

2nd column: Stitch at
207 Stitch
loop-sending
3rd column: Stitch Correction

1st column: Speed at Knitting

209 Speed 2nd column: Speed at
Loop-sending

1st column: Take-down at

Knitting
210 Take-down
2nd column: Take-down at
Loop-sending
1st column: Auxiliary
Auxiliary take-down at knitting
211
take-down 2nd column: Auxiliary
take-down at Loop-sending

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1st column: Auxiliary

Auxiliary take-down switch at knitting
212 take-down 2nd column: Auxiliary
switch take-down switch at
Loop-sending

Turning
213 1st column Turning distance
distance

1st column Knitting type 1

2nd column Knitting type 2
214 Knitting type 3rd column Knitting type 3
4th column V Neck Assistant
yarn-feeder

1st column: Yarn-feeder1(1)

2nd column: Yarn-feeder1(2)
3rd column: Yarn-feeder1(3)
215 Yarn-feeder (1)
4th column: Yarn-feeder
direction
5th column: Single port lock

1st column Yarn-feeder2(1)

2nd column Yarn-feeder2(2)
216 Yarn-feeder(2)
3rd column Yarn-feeder2(3)
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1st column Catch yarn

2nd column Release yarn
Catch/Release 3rd column Yarn out 1
217
Yarn 4th column Yarn out 2
5th column Yarn out 3
6th column Trimmer

1st column Sinker at knitting

2nd column Sinker at
loop-sending
218 Sinker 3rd column Yarn-feeding
action
4th column Yarn-feeding
levels

1st column Yarn-feeder stop

Yarn-feeder
219 position
stop position
2nd column Stop Enable

220 End 1st column End

Front& back 1st column Front& back

221 Action, Knitting Action, Knitting +
+ loop-sending loop-sending
Separate 1st column Separate
222
Loop-sending Loop-sending

223 Jacquard, tuck 1st column Jacquard + tuck

5.4.2 Operations of Option Lines

5.4.2.1 201Economize

At making the designs, some patterns appear in cycle, like the rib at body bottom and the rib
at cuff. For these parts, the system always needs to knit them for several even many dozen times.
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drawing all the repetition patterns on the design. In Figure 5-87, it is to set the circle of the rim at
20 times.
The “Economize” should be started at the odd number row at CNT and ended at the even
number row of the CNT. Meanwhile, user has to make sure that the position of the yarn-feeder at
circle end shall be same to that at the circle start.
If the pattern for repeating has nesting structure, user will have to set the internal cycle
number and the external cycle number at the 1st column and 2nd column at 201 function line
respectively. As shown in Figure 5-88, the “heart-shaped” pattern will be repeated for 3 times and
the pattern after the repetition will be cycled for 10 times again. Please refer to Figure 5-89 for
reference.
If two “Economize” are connected and equal in times, they should be set at the “Inner
economize” and “Outer Economize” respectively, as shown in Figure 5-90.

Set the
“Economize” for
rib at 20 times

Figure 5-87 Set “Economize”

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Outer
economize
10 times

Inner economize
3 times

Figure 5-88 Set “Inner economize” and “Outer Economize”

External Cycle 10
times

Internal Cycle 3 times

Figure 5-89 Set Internal Cycle and External Cycle for the Nesting Structure

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Two “Economize”
are connected and
equal in times.

Figure 5-90 Two “Economize” are connected and equal in times.

No.3 column to No.7 column in option line 201 are used to define and set the expansion of
module. Please refer to Chapter 8 for details.

5.4.2.2 214Knitting Type

1) Intarsia

Figure 5-91 Intarsia Knitting

Normal Yarn-feeder: When using the normal yarn-feeder to knit the intarsia, user has to pay
attention to the array of the yarn-feeders, in order to avoid the yarn-feeder at the knitting area to
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occasionally after the file is compiled.

Intarsia Yarn-feeder: When the machine uses the intarsia yarn-feeder to knit the intarsia, the
crash between the yarn-feeder and the needle can be avoided. Therefore, after the file is compiled,
the head will rarely miss the row, thus improve the knitting efficiency.
At knitting the intarsia, user needs to lead the yarn-feeder into the knitting area in advance.
When the width of the intarsia code is smaller than the safe stitch number, the system will
automatically remove yarn-feeder at compiling, so as to avoid the crash between the yarn-feeders.
2) V Neck

Figure 5-92 V Neck Knitting

Two Yarn-feeders Knitting: This is to use two yarn-feeder to knit the V neck, and the
yarn-feeder number is set inside the intarsia layer, as shown in Figure 5-93. User can set the wide
yarn-feeder for the V neck yarn-feeder in the “Setting of Yarn-feeder System”, as shown in Figure
5-94. User also needs to input the corresponding page number yarn-feeder system at the third
column of the 214 function line.

No. 5
Yarn-feeder
No.3 Yarn-feeder

Figure 5-93 V Neck Intarsia

V neck yarn-feeder at Corresponding Wide Yarn-feeder

intarsia layer

Figure 5-94 V Neck Wide Yarn-feeder

Four Yarn-feeders Knitting: The both sides of V neck are knitted with 2 yarn-feeders
respectively. Among these four yarn-feeders, two are set in the intarsia layer, as shown in the
Figure 5-93, other two are set in the No.3 & No.4 columns in the function line 214, as shown in
Figure 5-95.

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The 2nd
yarn-feeder
The 2nd at right
yarn-feeder
at left

Figure 5-95 Four Yarn-feeder Knitting

At knitting the V neck, user needs to lead the yarn-feeder into the knitting area in advance.
When the horizontal interval of the V neck is smaller than the safe distance, the system will
automatically perform the split knitting at compiling. The system will not turn to the intarsia mode
until that interval is over the safe distance.
3) Jacquard
1×N Dot-blot: Generally, it is used at the 2-color jacquard. The color 1 is knitted at the front
plate, while the color 2 is knitted at the back plate in the way of 1-gap-N stitch, which forms the
shape like a bag. In the Figure 5-96, it is the backside knitting method of jacquard for “1×3
Dot-blot”, whose style is similar to other jacquard backside knitting method.

Color No.2 is knitted

in the way of 1-gap-3
at back plate

Color No.1 is knitted

at front plate.

Figure 5-96 1×3 Dot-blot

1×N×2 Dot-blot: Generally, it is used at the 3-color or multi-color jacquard. Here, we take the
3-color jacquard as an example, the color 1 is knitted at the front plate, other colors are knitted at
the back plate in the term of “Color No.2 + gaps (N Rows) + Color No.3 + gaps (N rows) +color
No.2···”. In Figure 5-97, it is the 1×3×2 dot-blot.

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Color No.1 is knitted

at front plate.

Color No.2 is
knitted at back plate. Color No.3 is knitted
at back plate.

Figure 5-97 1×3×2 Dot-blot

5.4.2.3 217 Thread-holding & Thread-releasing

This option line is only available for the machine with set-up plate.
Thread-holding: There are four clips, two at both sides, on the knitting machine with set–up
plate. The numbers of them are No.1 ~No.4 in the order from left to right. The No.1 and No.2 are
at left, while the No.3 and No.4 are at right. The usage of them is to hold the thread on the
yarn-feeder when the current row is finished
Thread-releasing: This option line is to have the corresponding clip to release the thread
when the current row is finished.
Carrier-out: This function is to drive the corresponding yarn-feeder to the both sides of the
needle plate so that the yarn-feeder could not crash to the lifting set-up plate. Attention: When
using the machine with the set-up plate, user has to drive all the yarn-feeders to the safe area after
the knitting is finished.
Trimmer: On the machine with set-up plate, there are 2 trimmers, one at each side. The left
one is No.1 while the right one is No.2. These trimmers will be lifted to cut off the thread between
the clip and the knitting area when the current row is finished.

5.5 Full View

The full view is used to locate the drawing area or the option lines, it can also scale the
drawing area, as shown in Figure 5-98.

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Locating the drawing area

Scale the drawing area

Locating
option lines

Figure 5-98 Full View

Locate Drawing Area: Drag the white frame on the thumbnail to locate to the pointed
position on the drawing area promptly.
Scale Drawing Area: Drag the small slider to scale the drawing area.
Locating Option Lines: By clicking the item in the list of option lines, user can locate the
corresponding option line promptly.

5.6 Color Code

Table 5-2 Color Code Table

Number Figure Action

0 No Knitting

1 Front Plate Knitting(With Looping-sending Action)

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2 Back Plate Knitting (With Looping-sending Action)

3 Front & Back Plate Knitting (Full Needle)

4 Front Tuck

5 Back Tuck

6 Front Knitting, Rear Tuck

7 Back Knitting, Front Tuck

8 Front Knitting (No Link)

9 Back Knitting (No Link)

10 Front & Back Knitting (No Link)(Full Needle)

11 Front Plate Knitting (2-level Stitch)

12 Back Plate Knitting (2-level Stitch)

13 Front & Back Plate Knitting (2-level Stitch)(Full Needle)

14 Front & Back Tuck

15 Front Cropping

16 No Needle Selected

17 Back Cropping

18 Cable Under(1)

19 Cable Under(2)

20 Front Knitting, Transfer stitch to back

21 Front Knitting + 1 Transfer stitch to left

22 Front Knitting + 2 Transfer stitches to left

23 Front Knitting + 3 Transfer stitches to left

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24 Front Knitting + 4 Transfer stitches to left

25 Front Knitting + 5 Transfer stitches to left

26 Front Knitting + 6 Transfer stitches to left

27 Front Knitting + 7 Transfer stitches to left

28 Front Knitting, Cable Under (1)

29 Front Knitting, Cable Above (1)

30 Front Knitting, Transfer stitch to front

31 Front Knitting + 1 Transfer stitch to right

32 Front Knitting + 2 Transfer stitches to right

33 Front Knitting + 3 Transfer stitches to right

34 Front Knitting + 4 Transfer stitches to right

35 Front Knitting + 5 Transfer stitches to right

36 Front Knitting + 6 Transfer stitches to right

37 Front Knitting + 7 Transfer stitches to right

38 Back Knitting, Cable under (1)

39 Cable above (1)

40 Back Knitting, Transfer stitch to front

41 Back Knitting + 1 Transfer stitch to left

42 Back Knitting + 2 Transfer stitches to left

43 Back Knitting + 3 Transfer stitches to left

44 Back Knitting + 4 Transfer stitches to left

45 Back Knitting + 5 Transfer stitches to left

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46 Back Knitting + 6 Transfer stitches to left

47 Back Knitting + 7 Transfer stitches to left

48 Front Knitting, Cable under (2)

49 Front Knitting, Cable above (2)

50 Back Knitting, Transfer stitch to back

51 Back Knitting, 1 Transfer stitches to right

52 Back Knitting, 2 Transfer stitches to right

53 Back Knitting, 3 Transfer stitches to right

54 Back Knitting, 4 Transfer stitches to right

55 Back Knitting, 5 Transfer stitches to right

56 Back Knitting, 6 Transfer stitches to right

57 Back Knitting, 7 Transfer stitches to right

58 Back Knitting, cable under (2)

59 Cable above (2)

60 Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then to front

Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 1 stitch and transfer
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 2 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 3 stitches and
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transfer to front
Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 4 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 5 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 6 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then left moving 7 stitches and
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68 Front & Back Knitting, transfer stitch to back

69 Front & Back Knitting, transfer stitch to front

70 Transfer stitch to front, front knitting

Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 1 stitch and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 2 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 3 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 4 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 5 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 6 stitches and
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Front Knitting, transfer stitch to back, then right moving 7 stitches and
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78 Transfer stitch to back, front & back knitting

79 Transfer stitch to front, front & back knitting

80 Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then to back

Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 1 stitch and transfer
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 2 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 3 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 4 stitches and
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transfer to back
Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 5 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 6 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then left moving 7 stitches and
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88 Front knitting, right moving 1 stitch and transfer to back, then to front

89 Front knitting, right moving 2 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

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90 Transfer stitch to back, then back knitting

Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 1 stitch and transfer
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 2 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 3 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 4 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 5 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 6 stitches and
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Back knitting, transfer stitch to front, then right moving 7 stitches and
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98 Front knitting, right moving 3 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

99 Front knitting, right moving 4 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

100 Transfer to back, no knitting

101 Front knitting, left moving 1 stitch and transfer to back, then to front

102 Front knitting, left moving 2 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

103 Front knitting, left moving 3 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

104 Front knitting, left moving 4 stitches and transfer to back, then to front

105 Back knitting, right moving 1 stitch and transfer to front, then to back

106 Back knitting, right moving 2 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

107 Back knitting, right moving 3 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

108 Back knitting, right moving 4 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

109 Back knitting, left moving 1 stitch and transfer to front, then to back

110 Transfer to front (No Knitting)

111 Front split knitting

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112 Back split knitting

113 Back knitting, left moving 2 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

114 Back knitting, left moving 3 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

115 Back knitting, left moving 4 stitches and transfer to front, then to back

116 Front split knitting + left moving 1 stitch

117 Front split knitting + right moving 1 stitch

118 Back split knitting + left moving 1 stitch

119 Back split knitting + right moving 1 stitch

120~190 User marco, module color code

191 Front knitting + front & back transfer 1 stitch to left

192 Front knitting + front & back transfer 2 stitches to left

193 Front knitting + front & back transfer 3 stitches to left

194 Front knitting + front & back transfer 4 stitches to left

195 Front knitting + front & back transfer 1 stitch to right

196 Front knitting + front & back transfer 2 stitches to right

197 Front knitting + front & back transfer 3 stitches to right

198 Front knitting + front & back transfer 4 stitches to right

249 Front & back Cropping

5.7 Working Area

The working area window is used to check and modify the action files, including CNT and
PAT file, after the compiling. When the compiling of the current file is finished, the system will
automatically load the CNT file to the working area window and put the PAT file into the PAT
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Move the mouse to the “Working Area” at the right of the “Option Line” to open the working
area. Meanwhile, by clicking View → Tool Bar→ Working Area on the menu bar, user can also
open the window of working area. The working area window and its detailed information are
shown in Figure 5-99.

Tool bar

Current row System 2 action PAT number

number of corresponding to back
head
plate knitting
System 1 action

Needle action position at

Back plate H H section in back plate
position Carriage
action Direction

Back plate A Needle action position at

position A section in back plate
action

Yarn-feeder
Front plate A
position
action Needle action position at
A section in front plate
Front plate H
position Needle action position at
action H section in front plate

PAT number
corresponding to back
plate knitting

Control information of
action at current row

Figure 5-99 Working Area

5.7.1 Open

Click “Open” in the tool bar at the working area window and select the CNT file for opening.
After that, user can load the information of the knitting action within the CNT file into the window
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After opening the CNT file, user can check the action information by clicking or ;

during this process, the pattern within the PAT layer will shine interactively along with the change
at the CNT row, as shown in the Figure 5-100.
When user double clicks a row within the PAT layer, the working area window will turn to
the corresponding CNT row.

Figure 5-100 Open CNT File

5.7.2 Save

When the information on the window of working area is modified, user can click the “Save”
on the tool bar to save the modified information into the CNT file.

5.7.3 Statistic

This is to census information, such as the total amount of head row, number of PAT rows,
knitting efficiency, number of yarn-feeder and the position of yarn-feeders after the compiling.

5.7.4 Search

This tool is used to search the CNT row meeting the standards. In the Search window, after
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meet the standards displayed. In the Figure 5-101, it is to search the CNT rows with yarn-feeders at
No.3 and No.5. And the result is shown in the list at the right of the window.

Inquiry Conditions

List of
Inquiry
Result

Figure 5-101 CNT Search

Double clicking any item within the Inquiry Result List will locate that CNT row; at the same time, the
corresponding row within the PAT layer will shine in highlight, as shown in Figure 5-102.

Figure 5-102 CNT Search Location

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5.7.5 Location

This tool is used to promptly locate to the CNT row or PAT row; after the location, the
corresponding row within the PAT layer will be displayed in highlight.

Figure 5-103 Location Search

5.7.6 Cycle

This tool is used to set the cycle of the CNT row. The number of “Start Page” in the cycle
must be the odd number while the number of the “Finish Page” in the cycle must be the even
number. Besides that, user has to make sure the position of the yarn-feeder at the end of the cycle
is same as its position at the start of cycle. As shown in the Figure 5-104, the content between the
No.15 row and the No.16 row will be cycled at ten times. With a pressing on “Save”, the user can
order the system to save the cyclic information into the PRM file automatically, and the
corresponding cyclic number will be filled in to the Option Line 201 “Economize” for the current
pattern, as shown in Figure 5-105.

Figure 5-104 Cycle

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Add cycle number

automatically

Figure 5-105 Fill the corresponding cycle number into the “Economize” Option Line

6 Hotkey and Text Menu

6.1 Hotkeys

Table 6-1 Hotkeys

Drawing tools System functions
Name Hotkeys Name Hotkeys
Frame tools A Help F1
Pencil P Return F2
Polygon Group R Layer Shift F3
Line Group L Pick-up color F4
Eraser Groups E Previous Color F5
Fill Group F Next Color F6
Mirror Tools M F7
Tools for Delete/ Insert I F8
Frame B Compile F9
Color Tools C Replay F10
Rotation X Scale down F11
Shadow S Scale up F12

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Character T Select Code Number keys

Layer Operation Tools G
User can set or change the hot key through Menu→ Setting→ Other Settings

6.2 Text Menu

Figure 6-1 Text Menu

Pick color: Acquire the color code of the current position of mouse
Reset Size: It is same to the operation of “Menu→ Edit→Reset drawing area size”.
Move Format: Set the number of the grid for moving at each pressing on the direction key
on keyboard.
Import Module: it is use to open the saved module unit.
Export Module: it is used to save the module unit made by user for future use.

7 Knitting Craft
The knitting craft module is used to import the craft data at the production and to set the
kitting parameter for generating pattern directly. The system will also automatically generate the
option lines so that user can create the looming file after compiling them directly. Please refer to
Figure 7-1 for the interface of Knitting Craft.

List of Craft Data

Import
Outline Preview

Figure 7-1 Knitting Craft

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7.1 Tool Bar

7.1.1 Create

Clear all the craft data and parameters, and re-create a new craft lift

7.1.2 Open

Open a designed craft file.

7.1.3 Save

Save the designed craft list for future use

7.1.4 Calculator

The calculator is used for the craft calculation at designing the craft list, which will make the
craft design be easier.

7.1.5 Preview

Figure 7-2 Preview

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With the preview function, user can see the actual outline effect. The figure in the preview
interface can be scaled so that use can check whether the used craft and parameter are all right, as
shown in Figure 7-2.

7.1.6 Inspection

This tool is to check whether the inputted craft data match to the parameters. With this tool,
the system will also display the height and stitches of each part at current clothes, stitches at
double part, the reserved stitches at left\right arm and other information for verification.

7.2 Basis

7.2.1 Craft Data Table

In this table, user can input the craft data of left body, right body, left collar and right collar.
When user selects “Body Symmetry”, the data of the right body will be invalid and the system will
draw the outline of the clothes according to the data of the left body; with the same reason, if user
selects “Collar Symmetry” the data of the right collar will be invalid and the system will draw the
collar according to the data of left collar.
When user clicks the “Left Body” or “Right Body” at craft data table, the correspondingly set
contents of the big body parameters will be displayed at the “Basis”; with the same reason , when
user clicks the “Left Collar” or “Right Collar” at craft data table, the correspondingly set content
of the collar parameter will be displayed in the “Basis”, as shown in Figure 7-3.

Figure 7-3 Collar Parameter

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Revolution (Row): The revolution number of this part. User can set the craft input method
(in the term of revolution number or row number) at “Revolution Mode” in “Narrowing &
Widening”.
Stitch: Number of narrowing stitches and widening stitches. For making the body, the system
deems the narrowing stitches as the positive value, the widening stitches as the negative value in
its default setting. This default setting can be changed in the “Stitch Input Mode” in “Narrowing &
Widening”. But for making collar, the narrowing stitches are fixed to the positive value.
Times: The circle number of that knitting part.
Fashion mark: The margin of narrowing/ widening.
Relief: The number of stitch relieved at narrowing.
Valid Stitches: When the stitch number at narrowing, the system will use the narrowing code
in pattern, otherwise the knitting code should be used. The valid value is zero, representing the
default value of Valid Stitches at Narrowing used at present. The default value of it is set at
“Knitting craft”.

7.2.2 Outline Preview

The system will provide the real-time outline of the clothes according to the changes at the
imported data and the parameters’ values. Please refer to Figure 7-1.

7.2.3 Machine Type

The description of the machine type is shown in the table below:

Table 7-1 Machine Type
Type Description
H1-1 Single system full-automation computerized flat-knitting machine
H2-1 Dual-system full-automation computerized flat-knitting machine
H3-1 Three-system full-automation computerized flat-knitting machine
H1-2 Single system simple computerized flat-knitting machine
H1-3 Single system computerized collar-knitting machine
According to the type of the machine, the system will generate the different set-up ribbing
modes and the cast-off (or cropping) sealing mode automatically. If user uses the machine with
set-up device, the system will add the mark for taking in/out the yarn-feeder, as well as the marks
for thread-holding/releasing, in the corresponding option lines automatically.

7.2.4 Initial Stitches

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7.2.5 Center Offset

If the reserved stitch value at the shoulder becomes negative due to that narrowing stitch on
the body is over the range, or if the style of clothes is special that the reserved stitch number at left
arm is unequal to that of the right arm, the user shall reset the center line of the cloth. The center
offset is the travel amount from the default center line of cloth. Moving to left is displayed as the
negative value, while moving to right is the positive value. In Figure 7-5, it is the effect of
offsetting for 15 stitches.

Offset to
right

Figure 7-4 Offset 15 Stitches to Right

7.2.6 Type of Rib

In the system, there are 7 default types of rib, which are F rib,1×1 rib, 2×1 rib, 2×2 rib, 3×2
rib, 3×3 rib and full needle. User can select it according to the needs.

7.2.7 Transition Part of Rib

Setting this part is to receive the better transition between the rib knitting and the body
knitting. There are 8 kinds of rib transition, which are normal knitting, double-side jacquard, 1×1
dot-blot, 1×2 dot-blot, 1×3 dot-blot, 1×4 dot-blot, 1×5 dot-blot and normal knitting 2.
Double-side jacquard transition includes “All”, “1×1—A”, “1×1—B”, “Tubular”, “Tubular+
dot-blot” and “dot-blot” when being used at the knitting body. The transition part of dot-blot shall
be the corresponding jacquard knitting mode in the dot-blot kinds when being used at knitting the
body.

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7.2.8 Array of Rib

According to the requirement of the style and the sewing craft of clothes, user always needs
to array the rib at front or rear at knitting. The system has preset 7 kinds of rib array methods,
which are “1 front firstly”, “2 front firstly”, “3 front firstly”, “1 rear firstly”, “2 rear firstly”, “3
rear firstly” and “bevel angle”. The Figure 7-5 and Figure 7-6 are “1×1 rib 3 front firstly” and
“1×1 rib 3 rear firstly” respectively

3 front firstly

Figure 7-5 1×1 Rib 3 Front Firstly

3 rear firstly

Figure 7-6 1×1 Rib 3 Rear Firstly

7.2.9 Ribbing Revolution

Set the revolution of the ribbing. Attention: the “Main yarn set-up” and the “Tubular” are not
included in the set value of “Ribbing Revolution”.

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7.2.10 Body Symmetry

Set whether the shaping of body is symmetry bilaterally. When user selects “Body
Symmetry”, both sides of the body will be knitted according to the craft data of “Left Body”; if
user doesn’t select “Body Symmetry”, machine will knit both sides according to the data of “let
body” and “right body” respectively. As shown in Figure 7-7 and Figure 7-8.

Body is not
symmetry

Figure 7-7 Body is not symmetry

Body is symmetry

Figure 7-8 Body is symmetry

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7.2.11 Saving Pattern

It is to set whether to save the pattern on the design layer when the system generates outline
of clothes. If the intarsia layer contains pattern when user selects “Save”, the pattern in intarsia
layer will be saved.

Figure 7-9 Save Pattern

Position: Set the alignment method between existed pattern on the drawing area and the
created outline in the craft list. When user selects the “Origin”, the system will make the down left
corner (without the rim) of the shaping outline align to origin (1,1) of the drawing area, as shown
in Figure 7-10 and Figure 7-11; when user selects “Customize”, the system will make the middle
point of lowest row (not include the rim) on the outline align to the point whose coordinates is set
by the user, as shown in Figure 7-12 and Figure 7-13.

Mark the color code of origin

Figure 7-10 Original Pattern on the Drawing Area

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Align the down left corner

of the shaping outline
(excluding the rim) to the
origin of the pattern

Figure 7-11 Save the Pattern According to Origin

Use the customized

point as the mark
for alignment

Figure 7-12 Original Pattern on the Drawing Area

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Align the middle point of the

lowest row (excluding the
rim) on shaping outline to
the customized point.

Figure 7-13 Save the Pattern According to Customized Point

Around Margin (Above Armhole): The number of the stitches at the margin above the
armhole. In Figure 7-14, it is the effect of the margin at 6 stitches.

Margin at 6
stitches above
the armhole

Armhole

Figure 7-14 Margin (Above Armhole)

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Around Margin (Below Armhole): The number of the stitches at the margin below the
armhole. In Figure 7-15, it is the effect of margin at 4 stitches.

Armhole

Margin at 4
stitches below
the armhole

Figure 7-15 Margin (Below Armhole)

Margin at Top of Body: The number of the row in the margin at the top of body. In Figure
7-16, it is the effect of margin at 5 rows on the top of the body.

Margin at 5 rows
on the top of body

Figure 7-16 Margin at Top of Body

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Margin at Bottom of body: The number of the row in the margin at the bottom of body. In
Figure 7-17, it is the effect of margin at 8 rows in the bottom of the body.

Margin at 8 rows in
the bottom of body

Figure 7-17 Margin at Bottom of Body

7.2.12 Neck Offset

It is the travel amount of the central line of neck related to the central line of the clothes.
Moving the neck central line to left will generate the negative value, while moving it to right will
generate the positive value. At starting the system, the central line of neck is identical to the
central line of clothes as the default. In Figure 7-18, it is the effect of the “Neck Offset” at 20.

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Neck Offset

Figure 7-18 Neck Offset

7.2.13 Retained Stitches in Middle

It is the stitch number retained in the bottom of the open neck. In Figure 7-19, the number of
the retained stitches in middle is at 10.

Retained Stitches
in Middle

Figure 7-19 Retained Stitches in Middle

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7.2.14 Neck Style

In system, there are four neck styles, which are V neck, roundish neck, pseudo neck tuck and
pseudo neck transfer. Among these four styles, the V neck and the roundish shares the same
processing methods. Please refer to Figure 7-20 to Figure 7-22 for the knitting effects

V Neck

Figure 7-20 V Neck

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Use tuck to
mark the outline
of neck

Figure 7-21 Pseudo Neck Tuck

Use transfer net

to mark the
neck outline

Figure 7-22 Pseudo Neck Transfer

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7.2.15 Neck Symmetry

This is to set whether both sides of the neck is symmetry. When user selects “Neck
Symmetry”, the system will knit the both sides of the neck according to the data of the “Left
Neck”; if user doesn’t select “Neck Symmetry”, the system will knit the neck according to the
data at “Left Neck” and “Right Neck” respectively. Please refer to Figure 7-23 and Figure 7-24.

Neck Symmetry

Figure 7-23 Neck Symmetry

Neck is not symmetry.

Figure 7-24 Neck is not symmetry.

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7.2.16 Neck Management

When the V necks is forming, in order to meet the need for knitting craft and enhance the
knitting efficiency, user always needs to perform the special operations on the neck before knitting.
These operations include “Split” and “Intarsia” methods.
Split: For the single system machine, user needs to input the number for splitting. For
multi-system machine, this parameter is fixed at 2. Please refer to the

Figure 7-25.

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Figure 7-25 V Neck Split

Intarsia: When the horizontal interval of the V neck is smaller than the safe distance, the
system will automatically perform the “Split” at compiling. The machine will not knit in the
intarsia mode until the horizontal interval is larger than the safe distance. Please refer to Chapter
5.4.2.2 for the V neck intarsia. The V neck intarsia is shown in Figure 7-26.

Figure 7-26 V Neck Intarsia

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7.3 Narrowing and Widening

Figure 7-27 Setting of Narrowing and Widening Stitch

7.3.1 Narrowing Code

Front Knitting & Back Knitting: Set the narrowing code at front knitting or rear knitting. The
narrowing code could be module code. User can define any narrowing part as the module and save
those modules into the module edition device of system. After that, user can directly use those
module color codes at anywhere the user needs. The system has defined some modules for binding
off and neck bottom narrowing. Please refer to Chapter 7.4.3“Bind-off Mode” and Chapter 7.4.4
“Mode of Roundish Neck Bottom”.
Mark: Set the color code used as mark.
Switch Code: For front knitting, the switch code will shift the codes from No.61~No.64 to
the codes from No.101~No.104; for back knitting, the switch code will shift the code from
No.91~No.94 to codes from No.105~No.108, as shown in Figure 7-28.

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Figure 7-28 Switch Code

Default: Restore the narrowing codes to the default values set in the system.

7.3.2 Narrowing Methods for Body and Collar

When the system set 3 stitches as the default, the narrowing will be performed in the
common mode or scalar mode, refer to the content at below for the detailed comments
Common: the narrowing stitch is performed at one time, as shown in Figure 7-29.

Common Narrowing

Figure 7-29 Common Narrowing

Scalar: The system will divide the action of 3-stitch narrowing code into 2 steps, which is to
narrow one stitch and then narrow another two stitches. This is shown in Figure 7-30.

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3-stitch scalar narrowing

Figure 7-30 Scalar Narrowing

7.3.3 Narrowing Mode

Narrowing Firstly: At narrowing and widening, the action of narrowing/widening goes

firstly.
Knitting Firstly: At narrowing and widening, the action of knitting goes firstly. Attention:
The body revolution in this mode is more than that in “Narrowing Firstly” mode.

7.3.4 Stitch Input Mode

Positive value for Widening: When inputting data to Craft Data Table, user inputs the
positive value in the “Stitch” column to represent the stitch-widening. It is shown in Figure 7-31.
Negative value for Widening: When inputting data to Craft Data Table, user inputs the
positive value in the “Stitch” column to represent the stitch-narrowing. In system default setting,
the negative value is for widening.

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Positive value for widening

Negative value for narrowing

Figure 7-31 Positive Value for Widening

7.3.5 Revolution Mode

Input Revolutions: When user inputs data to Craft Data Table, the first column of the table is
the revolution number. User can input 0.5 at here.
Input Course: When user inputs data to Craft Data Table, the first column of the table is the
course number. These numbers must be integral number, as shown in Figure 7-32.

Input Course

Figure 7-32 Input Course

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7.3.6 Widening Mode

Yarn-feeder Direction: Widen according to the movement direction of the yarn-feeder. If the
yarn-feeder moves from left to right, the stitch will be widened at the left margin of the clothes; if
yarn-feeder moves from right to left, the stitch will be widened at the right margin of the clothes.
It is shown in Figure 7-33.

Yarn-feeder goes to left,

widening at right Yarn-feeder goes to left

Figure 7-33 Widening Mode——Yarn-feeder Direction

Relief one time(1)

Relief one time (1)

Figure 7-34 Widening Mode——Relief one time (1)

Relief one time(2)

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Relief one time (2)

Figure 7-35 Widening Mode——Relief one time (2)

7.4 Knitting Craft

7.4.1 Valid Narrowing Stitches

This is to set the default valid narrowing stitches. Please refer to Chpater 7.2.1 for the content
of Valid Stitch.

7.4.2 Valid Suspension Stitches for Bind-off

When the number of flat narrowing stitch is bigger than the set value at this parameter, the
system will attach a suspension stitch on the margin at flat narrowing, as shown in Figure 7-36. If
the number of flat narrowing stitches is no bigger than the set value at this parameter, the system
will carry out neither the cropping nor the suspension stitch.

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Cropping

Suspension stitch

Figure 7-36 Suspension Stitches

7.4.3 Bind-off mode

In order to try the best to remain the origin shape of the clothes, the system deems all the
bind-off part in the term of module, as show in Figure 7-37. When compiling the looming files,
the system will compile the pattern according to the different bind-off modes. User can also use
“Expansion” to expand the bind-off module. The Figure7-38 to Figure 7-43 are the expansion
pictures for the kinds of bind-off mode.

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Bind-off Module

Figure 7-37 Bind-off Module

Single Stitch (1)

Single stitch (1)

Figure7-38 Bind-off Mode —— Single Stitch (1)

Single Stitch (2)

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Single stitch (2)

Figure 7-39 Bind-off Mode——Single Stitch (2)

Double Stitch (1)

Double Stitch (1)

Figure 7-40 Bind-off Mode——Double Stitch (2)

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Double Stitch (2)

Double Stitch (2)

Figure 7-41 Bind-off Mode——Double Stitch (2)

Skip

Skip

Figure 7-42 Bind-off Mode——Skip

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Cast-off

Cast-off

Figure 7-43 Bind-off Mode——Cast-off

7.4.4 Mode of Roundish Neck Bottom

As same to the Bind-off Mode, the system will handle the roundish neck bottom as the
module in default, as shown in Figure 7-44. When compiling the looming files, the system will
compile the pattern according to the different roundish neck bottom modes. User can also use
“Expansion” to expand the bind-off module. The Figure 7-45 to Figure 7-49 are the expansion
pictures for the kinds of roundish neck bottom mode.

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Roundish
neck bottom
module

Figure 7-44 Roundish Neck Bottom Module

Double Stitches

Double Stitches

Figure 7-45 Roundish Neck Bottom Mode——Double Stitches

Cropping

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Cropping

Figure 7-46 Roundish Neck Bottom Mode——Cropping

Cast-off Cropping

Cast-off Cropping

Figure 7-47 Roundish Neck Bottom Mode——Cast-off Cropping

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Single Stitch (1)

Figure 7-48 Roundish Neck Bottom Mode——Single Stitch (1)

Single Stitch (2)

Single Stitch (2)

Figure 7-49 Roundish Neck Bottom Mode——Single Stitch (2)

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7.4.5 Ribbing Set-up

This is to set the knitting mode for ribbing at setting-up. These modes are shown in Figure
7-50 to Figure 7-52.
Full Needle

Full Needle

Figure 7-50 Ribbing Set-up——Full Needle

Common Knitting

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Common Knitting

Figure 7-51 Ribbing Set-up——Common Knitting

1×1 Rib

1×1 Rib

Figure 7-52 Ribbing Set-up——1×1 Rib

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7.4.6 Cast-off Ribbing

This item is only effective to the machine without the Set-up device. It is used to set the
cast-off modes at the knitting end. Please refer to Figure 7-53 to Figure 7-55 for the modes of
cast-off ribbing.
Knit Directly

Knit Directly

Figure 7-53 Cast-off Ribbing——Knit Directly

Widening (1)

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Widening (1)

Figure 7-54 Cast-off Ribbing——Widening (1)

Widening (2)

Widening (2)

Figure 7-55 Cast-off Ribbing——Widening (2)

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7.4.7 Courses of Cast-off Rib

It is to set the course number for sealing at knitting end, as shown in Figure 7-56.

Courses of
Cast –off Rib

Figure 7-56 Courses of Cast –off Rib

7.4.8 Ribbing Economize

After selecting this item, user can use the 201 option line to create the ribbing in batches
instead of drawing them one by one in the pattern. it is shown in Figure 7-57. For the details in
setting the “Economize”, please refer to the content in Chapter 5.4.2.1.

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Ribbing Economize\

Figure 7-57 Ribbing Economize\

7.4.9 Lateral Density & Longitudinal Density

Set the density of the knitting.

7.5 Option Lines

7.5.1 Section Setting

When creating the cloth pattern via the craft list, the system will automatically generate the
section number of the stitch, speed, take-down, auxiliary take-down and auxiliary take-down
switch, as shown in Figure 7-59.

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Figure 7-58 Setting of the Knitting Section

Generate Option
Lines Automatically

Figure 7-59 Generate Option Lines Automatically

7.5.2 Setting of Separated Loop-sending Stitch

If pattern contains the continuous loop-sending color code, the system will automatically set
the separated loop-sending stitch so as to finish these continuous loop-sending code in the term of
1-gap-1. Please refer to the Figure 7-60.

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Continuous
loop-sending
Automatically set
code
as separated
loop-sending stitch

Figure 7-60 Set the Separated Loop-sending Stitch

7.6 Setting of Yarn-feeder

Figure 7-61 Setting of Yarn-feeder

It is to set the yarn-feeder for knitting each part of the clothes, as shown in Figure 7-62. If
user selects “One yarn-feeder used when knit body”, the system will only use the “Main
Yarn-feeder 1” to knit the body, as shown in Figure 7-63.

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Main Yarn-feeder 2

Main Yarn-feeder 1

Ribbing
Yarn-feeder

Cast-off
yarn-feeder 1

Cast-off
yarn-feeder 2

Figure 7-62 Yarn-feeder for Each Part

The body is
only knitted
by the main
yarn-feeder 1

Figure 7-63 One yarn-feeder used when knitting body

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7.7 Initial Position of Yarn-feeder

Set the initial position of each yarn-feeder.

Figure 7-64 Set the Initial Position of Yarn-feeder

8 Make the Module

8.1 Rules of Module

Module-making is the process that uses the module codes (No.120~No.183) to define a group
of complicated knitting actions. The module-making shall follow the certain format, and only
combining with the option lines can the system create the correct module. The following is the
specific requirements:
The definition of module shall start from the upper side of the ending line of the current
pattern. And color code of the module shall be the codes from No.120 to No.183.
At first draw some module color code according to needs, then leave two empty rows
above and start writing the knitting action from the third row
After writing the knitting actions, user needs to leave another 2 rows above and inputs
the color number at the module
Move the upper row to input the marks of action cycle. The No.1 color means to cycle
from left to right, while No.2 color means to cycle from right to left
Again move to the upper row to input the number of row for longitudinal translation. If
it is not necessary, user will not need to input it
Set module mark, module page number and the number of the translation stitch in the
knitting action in function line 201
Set other option lines according to needs.
As shown in Figure 8-1, a module shall include start row, definition of knitting actions,
number of module color code and module mark at least. Besides that, the module shall be defined
above the ending line of pattern.

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At defining the module, if the option line parameters are set, they will be used when the
module is expanded; if not, the option line parameter in the pattern will be used at that time.

Module mark
1 In pattern row, the entire color code in
the module shall be used
2 In pattern row, some color codes in the
Number of row for module can be used.
longitudinal translation

Cycle Mark The module page code:

The corresponding page
number shall be set at the
Number of module pattern row.
color codes

Leave two empty rows

Translation
stitch number

Definition of
knitting actions
Deviation
Leave two empty rows stitch number

Start row: module

color code

Figure 8-1 Definition of Module

8.1.1 Cycle Mark

The No.1 color means to cycle from left to right, while No.2 color means to cycle from right
to left. Please refer to Figure 8-2. Refer to Figure 8-3 and Figure 8-4 for the effect of the
expansion.

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Cycle from left to right Cycle from right to left

Figure 8-2 Cycle Mark

Figure 8-3 Before Expansion

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Cyclic flat
narrowing stitch
from right to left

Cyclic flat
narrowing stitch
from left to right

Figure 8-4 After Expansion

8.1.2 Longitudinal Translation Row Number

Combining the “longitudinal translation row number” and the “horizontal movement stitch
number”(Number 1~7 means the right translation at 1~7 stitches; number 11~17 means the left
translation at 1~7 stitches) will have the system to move the module unit with the corresponding
distances in the vertical and horizontal directions, at each cycle of the module unit. It is shown in
Figure 8-5. If user doesn’t set the “horizontal movement stitch number”, the setting of the
longitudinal translation row number will not display the left or right.

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Move 2
stitches in Right
vertical translation at
direction 2 stitches

Cycle Unit

Figure 8-5 Longitudinal Translation Row Number

8.1.3 Module Mark

No.1 means: in pattern row, the entire color code of the module shall be used; No.2 means: in
pattern row, some color codes of the module can be used. Please refer to Figure 8-6 and Figure
8-8.

All the color codes of

the module should be
used in pattern row.

Figure 8-6 Module Mark 1

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Figure 8-7 Expansion figure when the mark is 1

Some color codes of

the module can be
used in pattern row.

Figure 8-8 Module Mark 2

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Figure 8-9 Expansion figure when the mark is 2

8.1.4 Page Number of Module

When defining different knitting actions for the identical module color code, user can
separate each action group with the different module page number and set the corresponding
module page number in the pattern. Please refer to Figure 8-10. Please refer to Figure 8-11 for the
expansion figure.

Page number set in the

pattern shall be same to that
defined in the module.

Figure 8-10 Module Page Number

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Figure 8-11 Expansion figure of different module page numbers

8.1.5 Deviation Stitch Number

This is to set the deviation stitch number at certain row in the module. The deviation stitch
number shall be used with the cycle mark. When the mark is 1, the deviation is to right; when the
mark is 2, the deviation is to left. It is shown in Figure 8-12. For the pattern and the expansion
effect, please refer to Figure e8-13 and Figure 8-14.

Figure 8-12 Module with deviation stitch

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Figure e8-13 Pattern

Figure 8-14 Expansion Effect

8.2 Bulge Module

This is used at the patterns needing partial knitting or the fabric with the bulge effect. The
definition of it shall follow the general rules of module. The character of it is that it adds a No.254
color code outside the first line at the knitting. User can refer to Figure 8-15 for that. When the
No.254 code is at the left, the bulge module is expanded to the upper right direction and the head
should go from left to right; when the code is at the right, the bulge module is expanded to the
upper left direction and the head should go from right to left.

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Expanded to upper
left; head goes from
right to left.

Expanded to upper
right; head goes
from left to right.

Figure 8-15 Bulge Module

Figure 8-16 Expansion effect of bulge module

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8.3 Nesting Module

When defining the module, user can continue to nest the module. The detailed producing
method is shown at below:
Step 1 Analyze the original figure to find the smallest regular unit, as shown in Figure 8-17
and Figure 8-18.

Figure 8-17 Original Figure

Figure 8-18 Regular Unit

Step 2 Make the basic unit with cyclic regulation, as shown in Figure 8-19 and Figure 8-20.

Figure 8-19 Basic Module (1)

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Figure 8-20 Basic Module (2)

Step 3 According to the requirements of the original pattern, put each module unit into the
pattern, as shown in Figure 8-21.

Figure 8-21 Put each module unit into the original pattern
Step 4 Simplify the module received from Step 3. Please refer to Figure 8-22 for result.

Figure 8-22 Module after simplification

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