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1. User Manual CREATION If you want to return to previous angle of vector object click on Se j a e Click on the canvas to apply your changes or click on ag to exit Distort a Vector Object Click on ei from the toolbox e You will see yellow line appear around the object See figure below e Click on the lines and drag the pointer to change the shape of the object e Right click on the line to change the mode of distortion as shown below J Use curve mode Zoom in Zoom out eo Undo Ca Reda e Click w when done or N I to canel the command 137 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 12 2 3 Show Nodes of the Vector Object Click on the Show Nodes Button from the Toolbar on the top of the page to show E nodes of the vector object e Click on the Button again to hide the nodes Note that the Show Nodes effect is activated initially when you create a new project page 34 12 2 4 Show Filled effect of the Vector Object e Click on the Show Filled effect Button from the Toolbar on the top of the page to show the colour filled effect of the vector object e Click on the Button again to hide the nodes Note that the Filled effect is activated initially when you create a new project page 34 12 3 Create Style Using Vector Panel Library Right Click on the Project page on the menu select Add gt K Panel Shape O g e Select the shape of style you want There are many different options on t
2. Di Choose the Vertical Skew Image tool from the Flyout S Choose the canvas and drag the pointer to skew the image e f you want to skew it in a curve mode click Curve Mode from the Flyout and then drag the pointer to skew the image again e Choose the canvas again to confirm the transformation e Use your pointer to locate the skewed image in a new positon and choose the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit Tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image al only 13 3 1 Use Angular Grid to Skew an Image Vertically e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Distort Image tool W i the Toolbox me Choose the Vertical Skew Image tool from the Flyout S e Click on the canvas and choose the Angular Grid tool E from the Flyout SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the image each time when you move the pointer e Drag the pointer to skew the image e If you want to skew it in a curve mode click Curve Mode from the Flyout and then drag the pointer to skew the image again Choose the canvas again to confirm the transformation 47 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Use your pointer to locate the skewed image in a new position and choose the canvas to apply your changes
3. The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the left bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command OR you can simply choose the Diamond Generator Tool Iw from the Toolbox e Repeat the steps of Horizontal Stripe Generator to generate the Diamond pattern You can either choose Generate Again or Use Existing Combo from the Diamond Setup Box if you already generated stripe combo before For more information see Generate Again and Use Existing Combo Section 30 3Square Generator e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the middle bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command OR you can simply choose the Diamond Generator Tool Iw from the Toolbox and then tick the box Square from the Diamond Shape Setup Box e Repeat the steps of Vertical Stripe Generator to generate the Square pattern You can either choose Generate Again or Use Existing Combo from the Diamond Setup Box if you already generated stripe combo before For more information see Generate Again and Use Existing Combo Section 30 4Checker Generator e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Ch
4. Line path J Curve path O Circle path O Ellipse path O Square path CO Rectangle path de Cut Copy amp Paste Select all Move text Zoom in Zoom out a Undo Ca Redo e There are six different path click on the path you want 34 7 3 Edit text To edit text right click on the text then choose A Edit text from the menu L e You can also double click on the text to start Edit mode 34 7 4 Copy Convert Text to Vector Object e On the project page right click on Text object select an Copy text from a Vector Object 121 SmartDesigner User Manual EEN l Pz Convert Text to a Vector Object from the popup menu In the menu there is many useful functions including Copy text Copy text link Select fonts Change text colour or extract the colour etc e Then choose 3 Hollow or A Filled text from the Pull down menu 34 7 5 See also Adjust the Properties of Text 34 7 5 Adjust the Properties of Text e On the right hand column there is a Toolbar below the Colour Palette where provide tools for you to edit the text See below figure ae Be BE GC GEO Conama Zeng Line spacing i Spronk edges of fonts Click on to Select Font e ca e Click on a to Adjust Font Art a frame will show up where you can Add Font Outline or Shadow on the text See figure below 122 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION x Fonts Ouilime Shady E ol iz
5. User Manual CREATION SmartDesigner User Manual Table of Content 1 SmartDesigner OY GIVI Westin ti Een 1 A OCC EE 1 3 The SmartDesigner Work Environment 1 S E l ZA W D UE H A o E e III A N RE 2 A T O e o IA 2 EN TEE 3 o A o yg a 3 TY o yy 3 A AA PER o HI I E E AE 3 3 2 The Toolbar EA EEEN EERE EEE EEEN EEEE ENEA ENES ELESEN EENEN EERE 4 3 2 1 New Read Save and Print Buttons 4 E AA PA 4 Le VEN UMSS as 4 3 204 Select Image BUON cantina titres 5 SL ans parent eu te nr trensn 5 3 20 IO Repeat Mode e oca 5 EE E H e E EE 5 NILO O into gt Ogg Nee AN MINS EE 6 O O A Pe A 6 EEE A ee ee 7 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION o es dos MA EE 7 L T eege 8 4 Create Open and Save FUSS cunado si stesueesdeeueesectaccee 9 dl E E e e E estes esac estes 9 4 1 1 Create a New General Image ke 9 A BS Gra AAA PA 9 Alo CTS ING We EE mass Ora 10 AA Creat new Drape maso leia 10 5 Working with Knit Image tiles NNN 11 EE 11 3 2 New the TIS Eege 12 5 3 To Find out the Weight of Yarn needed for Mounui cnune cnn ona nnnnnnos 12 6 Working with Weave Image kiles EEN 13 6 1 Credle VOUT own E E 13 AA 14 PA A a ene me nee ne On er one eee nen E Amery ee alee Aenean 14 e 14 03 Chanee E ada 15 6 6 Colour E 15 EE 15 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION K NT 16 Ol EE Wear SII ito 16 Dee TROL Weaver 16 6 8 3 Move Peg Plan to Rob ett 17 Re Remove E 8 Agro rieron
6. e Click Save to export or Cancel to delete the command 7 Cache Image List SmartDesigner provide you an Image Library where you can store different images or objects in a same list And you can also copy or pattern fill the images objects from the list while you are creating a new project a new Image or a new generator file The Image list located on the left column of the page 7 1Create a New Image List Click on the icon E at the bottom of the Image List to a brand new page 0 7 2Show Hide Cache Image List e Choose the Show Cache Image List from the View in the Menubar e Now the Cache Image List will be actived on the left of your screen e f you want to hide the Cache Image List un select Show Cache Image List from the View 28 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION in the Menubar 7 3Load a Cache Image File Click on the Load Image list Tool A from the Bottom of the Cache Image List The Open File Dialog Box will be activated e Select the file and click Open to load the image list or Cancel to cancel the command 7 4Save a Cache Image File Click on Save current page Tool from the bottom of the Cache Image List e The Save As Dialog Box will be activated e Browse to the desired location and type the filename e Click Save to preview the image or Cancel to cancel the command Save all the pages from Image list e Click on Save Image table link from the bottom of the Cach
7. e Move the pointer and click to paste the copied image or choose Undo from the Pull down menu by right click the mouse to delete the command 118 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 6 4 Add Image to Image Clipboard e Choose an Image by your mouse from the current project page and choose Add to Image Clipboard from the Pull down menu e The Image will be added and showed in the Cache Image List For more information see Cache Image List 34 6 5 Edit the Properties of an Image SmartDesigner makes it easy for you to change file attributes e Choose an Image by your mouse from the current project page and choose Properties from the Pull down menu e The File Attribute Dialog Box will open Here you can edit all the settings of your image 34 6 6 Edit an Image You can see a Move Object Wes placed on the Drawing Section as shown below It means that Le you are now in the Move Object Mode The tools inside the Drawing Section and the Toolbox are not activated for you to edit your own imageode e If you want to edit your image right click on the image and choose Edit Tool Edt from the Pull down menu the tools inside the Drawing Section and the Toolbox will be activated for you to edit your own image You are now in the Edit Object Mode Click the Move Object Tool D from the Drawing Section if you want to go back to the Move Object Mode 119 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 3
8. from the pop up window v a ti 52 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Click on the Add all Colour from Images Tool ml then click w If you want to have different colours of pattern to be generated click on the colours you want to add from Colour Palette Within the Repeat Setup window there are 8 different type of options including Background Image Block Centre Offset General Setting Half drop shift mentioned before Rotation and Display order Click on OK e done All possibility of the pattern will be generated on screen Click on the one you want and choose Show preview Click on at the top left corner to confirm Click on the canvas when done or ae to cancel 14 5 2 Generate Multiple Images When generating more than one images you need to generate them from the Image List At the bottom of the Image List click on the Repeat Generator Tool Click on the Repeat Generator Tool zx You will see a Tool Bar as shown below ay Click on the Add all Colour from Images Tool ml then click w If you want to have different colours of pattern to be generated click on the colours you want to add from Colour Palette Within the Repeat Setup window there are 8 different type of options including Background Image Block Centre Offset General Setting Half drop shift mentioned before Rotation and Display order Click on OK e done All possibility of the pattern will be
9. the second picture shown below 129 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION E WR GE e line style SI Apply bo prp path Panse 9 il S El de Dm ah 119 1 mm SE pik R a ow 9 i Pen haigh 0 8 el Mm Ea bs de haig i mm Pen shape E e a rm Pier AntiAlas D SS z Arias Usa sa boundary for food dii Usa as boundary for icad fl 7 Colour options E Sold A TC Traralucasep EO a C Bigi LL H Ad boc ine do be deleted in panel shape D A l Cancel OH Cancel Edit Object e Right click on the image a small menu will come up see below figure ER Change default colour of vector object to current colour Vector object property e Measure dimension Delete all selected nodes KD Lindo Ga Redo By using this menu you can undergo analysis of your vector object such as colour changing the property of the object or dimension measuring Note When you click on Vector object property a small window will appear on screen which permits you to adjust the Scale of the vector object Fill Colour to the Vector Oject e Choose a colour in the Colour Palette of the Toolbox e Click on from the Toolbox then left click the area that you want to fill 130 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Choose the Exit Tool when finished Copy Image Click on Di from the Toolbox Move pointer back to the canvas a copy of the vector object will appe
10. 51 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 14 4Integral amp Halt drop Repeat an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you want to repeat e Choose the Repeat tool 6 from the Edit Section e Choose the Integral Repeat tool ll and Half drop Repeat tool el from the Flyout e Enter the number of step of pixels you wan e Drag the pointer so that the selected image continuously repeat itself vertically and horizontally e Choose the page to finish the repeat or choose the Exit Tool N I to end this command See Also 14 1 Repeat an Image 14 2 Integral Repeat an Image 14 3 Half drop Repeat An Image 14 5Repeat Generator Repeat Generator can list out all the possibility of repeat pattern that can be created by your repeat setup 14 5 1 Generate a Single Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool D from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Select the Image you want to repeat e Choose the Repeat tool Hi from the Edit Section or you can click on the Repeat Generator Tool directly at the bottom of the Image List e Click on the Repeat Generator Tool You will see a Tool Bar as shown below You can also put the image to the Image List and right click on the image and select 43
11. Colour Combo Tool and Drape Combo Tool 19 1Change Colour e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Change Colour tool bl from the Toolbox e Drag the mouse and click the colour you want to change The Info Panel will display the same colour tone e Pick the new colour from the Colour panel or from the active image by clicking the area or choose the Exit tool ait to cancel this command 67 SmartDesigner CREATION Change colour from Yellow to Black See Also 19 2 Swap Colour 19 3 Change Multi to Single 19 2Swap Colour e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Change Colour tool bk from the Toolbox Choose the Swap Colour tool Hi from the Flyout e When you drag the mouse the Info panel will display the same colour tone e Click the colours on the selected image you want to swap or choose the Exit tool to cancel this command O Swap the pink amp yellow area 68 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION See Also 19 1 Change Colour 19 3 Change Multi to Single 19 3Change Multi to Single e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see
12. SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e f desired choose the Flood fill tool kx in the Flyout to fill the circle e Click on the canvas and move the pointer diagonally in the direction you want e Click on the page again when done e Repeat this step for a second circle e Choose the Exit tool ae to end this command You can choose the Last Position Tool ES from the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 5Changing the Shape and Thickness of Lines Change the shape and thickness of lines to create more styles for your design 8 5 1 Change the Shape of a Line 0 To Change the shape of a line click the Square shape O or Round shape tool or Hollow shape tool from the Drawing section 8 5 2 Change the Thickness of a Line To Change the line thickness drag the Vertical a or Horizontial Line Thickness tool zI a 1 from the Drawing section Drag the Thickness slider to adjust the thickness of the lines value ranges from 1 thinest to 32 thickest 8 6To Draw Stripes e Click on the Stripe Wizard tool eil from the Drawing Section in the Toolbox 34 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e You will see a Toolbar followed by a list appear on the right hand side below the Colour Palette as shown below a xi Total 2 00 2 001 a e Choose the colour you want from Colour Palette click on the first box on the Colour column then click on the box on the ri
13. Tile Horizontally and Tile Vertically Buttons which allows you to view several documents at different view mode For more information see the Menubar It also provides Commands governing the Grid Selected Window and Ruler The Zoom In Zoom Out and the Pull down menu near the Zoom Out Button enable you to zoom in or out at a preset or user defined magnification percentage The Unit of size can be set to measure in Coordinates Pixels Inches CM or Off If you open a Weave Image File SmartDesigner provides three more View Buttons including the Hair On Off Show Repeat and High Low Resolution Buttons which allows you to view your weave pattern in different effect For more information see Working with a Weave Image File SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 3 2 4 Select Image Buttons The shortcut icons of Use Rectangular Window and Use Irregular Window provide you with a faster way to select image For more information see Selecting Images 3 2 5 Transparent Mode Buttons The background colour is white by default in SmartDesigner You can convert it to transparent mode by clicking on the Transparent Mode button For more information see Transparent Mode 3 2 6 Auto Repeat Mode Buttons e Create a rectangular or free form area by the Selecting Image Tool iz For more detailed information see section Selecting Image Click on the Auto Repeat Mode button BS from the Toolbar at the top of the page des
14. choose the Exit Tool Ti to cancel this command 18 Enlarge Objects For General amp Knit Image Only You may easily outline an object or remove the outline from an object when using the Outline Object Tool and the Remove Outline Tool The difference between Enlarge Object Tool and Outline Object Tool is that one will make the object larger but the other will not Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Online Reference New Enlarge 63 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Object feature 18 1Enlarge an Object e Choose the Enlarge Object Tool from the Toolbox e Position the pointer so that it is touching the object you want to enlarge Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit Tool A to end this command Original object Enlarge Object applied 18 20utline an Object e Choose the Enlarge Object Tool from the Toolbox Choose the Outline Object Tool gt gt from the Flyout E e Position the pointer so that it is touching the object you want to add an outline Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool ae to end this command 64 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Original object Outline object applied You can change the thickness of an outline in the Drawing Section For more information see Change the Thickness of a Line 18 3Remove an Outline Include
15. e Now there will be 8 copyied images displayed around e Click on the Auto Repeat Mode button to cancel the command 3 2 1 Layer Mode On Off Click on the Layer On Off button E from the Toolbar at the top of the page to activate the layer window on the right hand column e Click on the button again to hide the layer 3 3The Toolbox The Toolbox holds all the Tools you can use to draw paint edit and otherwise work on your image lt is organized into Drawing Section Navigator Colour Palette Toolbox Flyout and Property Section Let s take a quick look at these tools The figure below shows the Toolbox area SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION The Toolbox doari o 3 3 1 Drawing Section The tools in the Drawing section helps you to draw both filled and unfilled shapes including rectangles squares ellipses and circles You can also drawing lines in different angles and thickness For more information see Drawing section The Drawing section 3 3 2 Navigator The Navigator located below the Drawing Section displays the full image of your files see Figure below Sometimes you might need to see a magnified view of your image by using Zoom In Tool but the image is too big to see all at once The Navigator tells you where you are You can choose the part you want to see within this panel and the active window will display the part you want to see or work on SmartDesigner User Manual E
16. this command If you select this function to fill an Image SmartDesigner will just fill in the area with the same colour The fill colour will spread to the rest of the drawing area if the shape you want to fill has any breaks along in its border You can check and close any openings by the Zoom In Tool a of the Toolbar For more information see Zoom In 17 2Pattern Fill Images Use the following types of pattern fill to create your unique design 17 2 1 Pattern Fill an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image SmartDesigner e Choose the Flood Fill tool 23 from the Toolbox e Choose the Pattern Fill tool Pal from the Flyout e Setup the properties of the pattern from the Flyout including True colour mode upside down the pattern and mirror just click on the 59 User Manual CREATION box nearby to activate the function e Position the pointer so that it is touching the area you want to fill Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command e The pattern will fill the selected area If the pattern is smaller than the area it will repeat continuously to fill the entire area e f you want to move the pattern within the Image hold and drag the pattern you
17. 17 MI TI OVO ME VES ES ie loo trees 17 OOL TOTT A I O E E A E E 18 0 11 To Analyse your design in different VIEWS id wncdsiecaionoelaiadtiassientdsanddeeneteaicvasetansiienasonmaess 18 SU OO AA PO e i A ented E 18 O 112 Sue aude Rull REDE i gege 18 ARAS SS A A In 18 Oda EIA EE eege 19 Eeer NaP Er A oa 19 PI SAA Pe o o A A 19 Ee 19 6 16 Align Weaves with Yarns Yarns with Heoguesg non nn n nono nana nanannnnos 20 ODT LIME TOPES and WCOV CS iia 20 0 18 SNOW Doth E Vestida dias EEE EN EERE ENTE 20 EE 20 ll Edita Yara IWISL E 20 6 19 2 Edit a Yarn Wudh nn non nn nn non nnnnononnnnnnnnnenoss 21 DA aa A DES 21 CATE e li AAA o A A eee eee 21 MEA CR A 21 LAS LAO AAA 21 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION AO E RRE otitis 22 EE AA o OS RE O O A 22 6 19 9 Edit the Colour and Percentage of a Mixed vam 22 6 19 10 Delete a Mixed Y at seicsraictnsta ricota nenene a iaiia 23 Gui Import EXPO AN AS rare 23 6 20 Create Import Export Rename a New Palette Of kourngs cee e eee e ee eee aaa ase eeeeeeeeeeees 23 Dal EE EE 24 RNA ASA PP eT ene eee ee teem en ee otare Sooner 24 023 A AP P e 24 ATA AA nee eee nes eee ee ee S eee ee eee ern eer 25 e u A A ec E 23 lod AIN ds 25 020 2 A a asno sedes 25 KEE 26 AR AAA e ne ee rere ee 26 Ds ZS TI OIE MII iio coartada 26 020 EC UN o 26 AE PETO ES EE WE 2d AP A ar DEE 28 AA pts sinete E asesas ge oneatsatantas ea eeoaeoeaaarptatagatanegoiess 28 PILAS rolas 28
18. Background Colour e Choose the Enlarge Object Tool from the Toolbox e Choose the Remove Outline Tool lo from the Flyout and the Property Section will display Include Bg Colour e Position the pointer so that it is touching the outline you want to remove Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool oe to end this command Original object 65 SmartDesigner User Manual o Remove outline the pink circle including background colour Yellow 18 4Remove an Outline Exclude Background Colour e Choose the Enlarge Object Tool ea from the Toolbox e Choose the Remove Outline Tool lo from the Flyout e Choose Exclude Background Colour in the Include Exclude Background Colour Tool o from the Flyout The Property Section will display Exclude Bg Colour area e Select the background colour you want to exclude by clicking on the area with that colour e Position the pointer so that it is touching the outline you want to remove Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool a to end this command Original object 66 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Remove outline the pink circle excluding background colour Yellow 19 Changing Swapping Colours This Section will introduce a series of Tools that works on colours including Change Colour Tool Swap Colour Tool Change Multi to Single Tool
19. Exit tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool Ei from the Flyout to view the outline of the editing image only 13 2Extract Repeat from an Image SmartDesigner has a smart feature which can extract Repeat from a photograph you ve taken using digital camera e Choose Read from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Read dialog box will appear Select the file e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you want to repeat Choose the Distort image tool from the Toolbox ail e Choose the Extract Repeat from image tool ll from the Toolbox e You can click on Preview Adjustment from the Flyout to preview the image e Click the OK tool when the process is done e Choose the Repeat tool 6 from the Edit Section e When the Repeat is done you may Export the Repeat image and save it for future use Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Extract Repeat 46 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION from Photograph amp Online Reference Extract Repeat from Photograph 13 3Skew an Image Vertically e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Distort image tool P the Toolbox
20. Selecting Images e Choose the Change Colour tool E from the Toolbox Choose the Change Multi to Single tool DI from the Flyout e Drag the pointer and click the colours you want to change The Property Section will display the same colour tone of that area e Confirm the selected colours which need to be changed by Clicking the OK tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit tool to cancel this command e Pick the new colour from the Colour Panel or from the active image by clicking the area g Changed the green amp pink area into black 19 1 Change Colour 19 2 Swap Colour See Also 69 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 19 4Colour Combo Other than the Colour Combo Tool SmartDesigner has a very unique function Drape Combo which offers endless ideas for the drape image as well 19 4 1 Colour Combo For General Knit Image Only e Open a Drape Image File or a Generator File e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image e Choose the Change Colour tool b from the Toolbox Choose the Colour Combo tool pa from the Flyout e Drag the pointer and click the colours you want The Info Panel will display the selected colours e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit tool L I to cancel t
21. SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Set up the RGB CMYK intent etc from the Flyout Click on to confirm or to cancel the command e DK Cancel 37 System Management You may edit your company information User ID and Password as well as User Level under System Management 37 1Edit Existing User Information e Choose User Information from the Pull down menu of Administrator in the Menubar The SmartDesigner Registration dialog box will appear Click Edit to change the information e Click OK to confirm or Cancel to go back to SmartDesigner 3 2Usernames and Passwords SmartDesigner is a versatile multiple user multiple terminal software Each subscription of SmartDesigner comes with a pre determined set of Username Password and User Levels The Customer Code together with the first pair of Administrator Username Password will be forwarded to you in our confirmation email after your initial registration with SmartDesigner With multiple pairs of Username Password you as the Administrator can allocate other users within the same organization with the other pairs of Username Password so that they can also make use of the services For management and control purposes the initial pair of Username Password will be automatically granted the Super user status With this pair of Username Password you will be able to perform all the functionalities and services offered by SmartDesigner 3 7 2 1 Ad
22. Stitch Button View the simulated stitch effect of the knitting structure E The Colour Mode Buttons View the effect in symbols of the knitting structure 5 3To Find out the Weight of Yarn needed for Manufacture SmartDesigner can help you to find out the weight of yarn colour pencentage or the Knit structure usage of your Knit image e Create a New Knit Image select a rectangular or free form area by the Select Image Tool Al for more detailed information see Section Selecting Images Click on the Colour Percentage Tool ES from the Toolbar below the Colour Palette Click on the Colour Rearrange Tool e at the top left hand corner from the Flyout Or Et you can click on the box Display Used Colour Only at the top right hand corner of the Flyout e Colours in your Knit Image will be displayed in order You should also see Colour percentage and Wt ratio of yarns from the Flyout e Now enter the material of the specific yarn by clicking on the box on the Material column e Setup the Yarn Count from the Flyout by clicking on the Setup button on the Yarn Count column e Select the material at the top of the Flyout e Enter the Swatch number Revolution and the Weight in grams or oz and setup the Gauge Unit Weight SmartDesigner User Manual EDCATIEN e Press Enter on the keybroad and the weight of yarn will display on the Yarn wt Ib column e You can also choose whether the weight of the yarn is
23. You can set the colour range for each selected colour But the above method is using the default colour range for all selected colours 78 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 21 40ther Functions about Colour Grouping e Choose the Colour Grouping tool ll from the Toolbox below the Colour Palette e There are different functions for you to choose including Show Colour Automatically Remove Scattered dots Rmove Colours Merge the Selected Colours Show Ouline of the Selected Colours and Made Visible Invisible of the Selected Colours as shown below Ti v x MAEI Picking colour Y Auto merge colour Show all sel colour ES Show outline e Real time recalculate 21 4 1 Remove Scattered dots e Select a rectangular or free form area by the Selecting Image Tool el to define the window For more detailed information see section Selecting Images e Click on Colour Grouping Tool el from the Toolbox below the Colour Palette e Click on the Remove Scattered dots Tool Ez from the toolbar Enter the Max scattered dots size e Choose w to confirm or W I to cancel the command 21 4 2 Remove Colour e Select a rectangular or free form area by the Selecting Image Tool el to define the window For more detailed information see section Selecting Images e Click on Colour Grouping Tool ll from the Toolbox below the Colour Palette e Choose the Remove colours Tool 4 from the Toolbar e Click on the colour t
24. area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Rotate tool EA from the Toolbox e lf you want the orignal colour stay at the rotated image click on the box True Colour mode from the Flyout e Click on the canvas and drag the box to rotate the image e Click on the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit tool N I to end this command You can choose the Arrow Mode tool Ir from the Flyout to view the editing image in arrow mode See Also 12 2 Use Angular Grid to Rotate an Image 12 3 Use Last Angle to Rotate an Image 12 2Use Angular Grid to Rotate an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool E from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Rotate tool EA from the Toolbox 44 SmartDesigner CREATION e Choose the Angular grid tool E from the Flyout SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the image each time when you move the pointer e Click on the canvas and drag the box to rotate the image e Click on the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit tool a to end this command You can choose the Arrow Mode tool Ir from the Flyout to view the editing image in arrow mode See Also 12 1 Rotate an Image 12 3 Use Last Angle to Rotate an Image 12 3Use Last Angle to Rotate an Image e Select a rectangular or a fr
25. calculated per drozen or per panel e If you want to see the detail about the Knit Structure click on the Knit Structure Usage button at the very top of the page 6 Working with Weave Image Files Weave functions will be activated when you open a Weave Image File 6 1Create your own Weave pattern e To draw your design there is a Toolbar at the top right hand corner of the page See below figure PERJETE When you create a new weave image file the Overwrite mode Add Yarn pa be activated at the beginning automatically 5 e Selecta yarn in the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox e Use the pointer to place the first point at the Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area e Drag the pointer until the yarn reach the width you want The Warp Drawing Area is located at the bottom of the Active Window and the Weft Drawing Area at the left hand side of the Active Window e In Overwrite mode if you put another yarn onto a yarn it will overwrite the orignial one e If you want to insert a yarn between the orignial one you can click on the tool ty from the Toolbar and follow the same procedure as above 6 2Copy Warp Weft e Choose the Copy Tool Di from the Toolbox 13 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e You will see all the patterns will be copied from warp to weft 6 3Repeat Warp Weft e Draw a singal repeat at the Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area e Choose the Repeat Tool E from the Toolbox e
26. can also press and hold Shift from the keybroad to rotate the pattern The fill colour will spread to the rest of the drawing area if the shape you want to fill has any breaks along in its border You can check and close any openings by the Zoom In tool a of the Toolbar For more information see Zoom In 17 2 2 Half drop Repeat Pattern Fill an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image e Choose the Flood Fill tool S from the Toolbox e Choose the Pattern Fill tool Pal to open the Halt drop Repeat tool from the Flyout e You can change the direction vertical and horizontal of the pattern by clicking the Half drop Repeat tool SE or go back to the Pattern Fill mode e Enter the number of step of pixels you want e Position the pointer so that it is touching the area you want to fill Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command e The pattern will fill the area If the pattern is smaller than the area it will repeat continuously to fill the entire area 17 2 3 Rotate Pattern Fill an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you l
27. different types of tools 34 12 2 1 Drawing Section For Vector Object To draw Straight line Curve or Arcs etc you can use the tools from the Toolbox on the top right hand corner of the page as shown below e Click ons to draw Straight line e Click on LI to draw Curve line e Click on _ to draw Square or Rectangle Click on lo to draw Ellipse Click on a or to adjust the Thickness of Line z a Mm 125 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Click on E to change the Shape of Line ol For more detailed information look at 8 Drawing Section Different Pen Style At the top right corner there are many different pen styles for you to create your vector object See figure below AA To draw on the screen with a normal pen click on E 4 To draw dotted lines click on at the top right corner you can also adjust the spacing or width of line See below figure Spacing 10 04 Werdth L 10 04 To airbrush some colours on the vector object click on e at the top right corner St you can also adjust the density or contrast of the airbrush see below figure Density M E P Contrast Pl o amp e vi To produce a translucent effect of your drawings click on To add special effect to the lines of your object click on e atthe top right corner you can also choose the type of effect see below figure 126 SmartDesigner User Manual CRE
28. file or open an existing file the SmartDesigner work environment will appear The Menubar is at the top of the screen and the Toolbar just under it At the right side of the screen you will see the Drawing Section Navigator Colour Palette and Toolbox When you select a tool from the Toolbox the Flyout and Property Section will be activated at the bottom right of the screen The Active Window is at the center of the application The following Sections will give you a brief overview of the work environment of SmartDesigner 3 1 The Menubar The Menubar comprises a series of functionalities in a drop down menu format File Edit SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Administrators Tools Window and Help File Edit Administrators Tools Window Help The Menubar 3 1 1 File The File menu is basically the same as in other Windows programs It allows you to work with file Read Save Import Export and Print The functions that you may not be as familiar with are the Export and Import Certificate function The Export Certificate function allows you to export your company s access certificate to a diskette so that you can access your company s information using SmartDesigner from another computer The Import Certificate allows you to import your company s access certificate from a diskette to a second computer terminal This access certificate protects the confidentially of your company s information from unauthorize
29. generated on screen Select the one you want and choose Show preview Click on at the top left corner to confirm Click on the canvas when done or ag to cancel 53 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Note when you are creating a new generator file you can also use the repeat generator to generate Image into a Drape Image by following the above procedure 14 5 2 1 Repeat Setup Background Image e Inthe Repeat Setup window you will see the Background Image Option frame as shown below Background image options Use background image e f you are generating a Single Image there is No background image e f you are generating Several Image you can select use background image and the images will appear on the frame click on the image that you want to set it as the background as shown below Background image options No background image 14 5 2 2 Repeat Setup Block Centre Offset e Inthe Repeat Setup window you will see the Block Centre Offset Option at the bottom left hand corner as shown below 54 SmartDesigner User Manual 0 perm Block center offset options C Centre e Custom Range of x offset f Ee Range of y offset ES EE e Select Centre to keep the image at the centre of each block e Select Custom and you can set the range from the x or y offset of the image from the block 14 5 2 3 Repeat Setup General Setting e Inthe Repeat Setup window you can see
30. more easily for you to compare all the style within a page e Choose Preview Locked Combo Tool ll from the header 30 8 17 Export Locked Combo Click Export Locked Combo Tool e Wi the header to export all locked combo e tis atime saving tool to export a number of combos instead of export all of the combos on by one 30 8 18 Setup Again If you want to generate all design combos in the same style click the Setup Tool Get e PUIU from the header e Rewrite the setup in the Setup Box and the system will generate a brand new design combo for you 30 8 19 Show Drape Result Show Repeats e Change the display format between Show Drape Result Tool and Show Repeats Tool by clicking E placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 20 High Resolution Low Resolution e Change the display resolution in the Design Combo Box between High Resolution Tool and Low Resolution Tool by clicking HiRes placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 31 Panel Shapes For General amp Knit Image Only SmartDesigner offers a rich library of panels to enable you to create own styles swiftly including 106 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Sleeves Plackets Necklines Packets and much more To create styles using the Style Wizard Panel Library Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Generate Garment Style Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu of
31. or choose the Close Tool to cancel this command 33 8Mixed Colour e f you want to mix the blue colour into the yellow Colour Palette you can now double click the yellow Colour Palette above the Toolbox e The RGB Levers Dialog Box yellow Colour Palette of the will open e Choose the blue Colour Palette Then choose the Mixed Colour Tool from the yellow RGB Levers Dialog Box e Choose the OK Tool to confirm or the Close Tool to cancel this command 33 9Colour Library e Jo start o Select a Colour from the Colour Palette then double click on the selected colour o Choose Colour Library from the RGB levers dialog o Choose the Library Channel from the top of the dialog as shown below A 1 cotton Tos system Colour Library 1 System Colour Library 2 PANTONE f h cotton TEX o Select the colour that you want or if you want to import your own specific colour click on the Import Tool from the top of the library dialog o Now the colour appear on the RGB levers dialog click on OK button when done or A to cancel the command 114 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 33 10Restore Colour e You can restore the colour of the editing Colour Palette if you not yet click the OK Tool from the editing RGB Levers Dialog Box e Choose the Restore Colour Tool and the OK Tool to confirm or choose the Close Tool to cancel this command 33 11Multiple Colour mode e Double click on a colour from the C
32. or choose the Exit Tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool Ei from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image ph only 13 4Skew An Image Horizontally e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Di Choose the Distort Image tool W i the Toolbox Choose the Skew Image tool from the Flyout Choose the canvas and drag the pointer to skew the image e f you want to skew it in a curve mode click Curve Mode from the Flyout and then drag the pointer to skew the image again e Choose the canvas again to confirm the transformation e Use the pointer to locate the skewed image in a new position and choose the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit Tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image only 13 4 1 Use Angular Grid to Skew an Image Horizontally e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool Wel from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Di Choose the Distort Image tool from the Toolbox Choose the Skew Image tool from the Flyout El e Click on the canvas and choose the Angular Grid tool KC from the Flyout SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the image each time when
33. the General Setting frame on the second column as shown below General settings Range of columns P Si e B Si Range of rows Pp IS JE Range of colour used E D Range of image used P Si e iz Wax repeat width Bono E Max repeat height Em E e You can set up the range of columns rows rangle of image used Max repeat width height Area of repeat pattern 14 5 2 4 Repeat Setup Rotation e Inthe Repeat Setup window you can see the Rotation frame as shown below 55 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Rotation e No Rotation Multiples of 90 deg All directions Multiples of 45 deg Multiples of 30 deg Mirror Upside down e You can adjust different direction of the repeat style including rotate in all directions 90 45 or 30 degree upside down and mirror 14 5 2 5 Repeat Setup Display Order e Inthe Repeat Setup window you can see Display Order Options as shown below Display order options e From top to bottom left to right Random e The Repeat Pattern can be displayed from top to bootm left to right in each block or displayed randomly 15 Texture Mapping e Create a rectangular or a free form area to select an Image by choosing the Select Image Tool D from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Add Image tool from the bottom of the Image List to put the Image to the Image List 56 SmartDesigner Use
34. touching the area you want to fill Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command e The rotated pattern will fill the area If the pattern is smaller than the area it will repeat continuously to fill the entire area The rotated pattern will spread to the rest of the drawing area if the shape you want to fill has any breaks along in its border You can check and close any openings by the Zoom In tool a of the Toolbar For more information see Zoom In You can choose the Arrow Mode tool Ir from the Flyout to view the selected image in arrow mode 17 2 6 Extract Pattern e Right click on the Filled Image Selec tra then drag the pointer to somewhere on the page K Extract pattern AE P e Click on the page to confirm or right click and select ae from the popup menu to canel the command 17 3Colour Shade an Image For Full Colour Image Only e Choose the Flood Fill Tool from the Toolbox e Choose the Colour Shade Tool EI from the Flyout e Tick the Preview Box from the Property Section if you want to preview the colour shading result and vice versa 62 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Select the style of colour shading by choosing the Circle Tool CH or Line Tool form the Flyout Note You can exchange these two styles during the steps below until the shading had been confirmed e Position the pointer so that it is touch
35. types for you to create your own design 4 1Creating New Image File When you create a new file in SmartDesigner you are creating a SmartDesigner project file or SDP file SDP is the native file format for SmartDesigner See Also 4 1 1 Create a New General Image File 4 1 2 Create a New Knit Image File 4 1 4 Create a New Drape Image File 4 1 1 Create a New General Image File Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then select Create New Image e The File Attribute Dialog box will open e Enter the image width and height in centimeters inches or pixels e Select General Image in File Type e Select 256 colors or Full colors for the file For more information see Colour Mode e Enter a resolution in pixels per inch e Click OK to create a new file or Cancel to delete the command The function inside the Toolbox of the General Image shows below may vary from other type of files Resolution refers to the number of dots of ink per inch for printer or pixels per inch for computer screen Resolution determines the quality of the image Higher resolution requires more memory but gives you a better quality image 4 1 2 Create a New Knit Image File SmartDesigner provides a unique work area Knit Image SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Too
36. 4 6 Edit the Name of an Image e The column of the selected image will be highlighted when you choose an image by your mouse from the current project page e Double click on the column from the Object List and edit the name of the selected image 34 6 8 Edit the Order of an Image e f you want to re order the image right click on the image and move the pointer to Order from the Pull down menu e Then choose Bring to Front Bring Forward Send Backward and Send to Back from the Pull down menu of Order e OR e Control the order of the selected image by choosing the four buttons located besides the Object List including Bring to Front Bring Forward Send Backward and Send to Back 34 6 9 Delete an Image e f you want to delete an image right click on it and choose Delete from the Pull down menu e OR e Choose the image you want to delete then click Delete located besides the Object List 34 About the Text This part will introduce how to write text on the project page which enhance the expression of your presentation 34 7 1 Add Text Right click on the project page then choose Al Add text from the Pull_down menu 0 e Click on the project page and enter the text 120 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Click on ae when done 34 7 2 Create Text with Different Path e To create different path of text right click on the page during your writing a menu will show up on the page See figure below
37. 48 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION you move the pointer e Drag the pointer to skew the image e f you want to skew it in a curve mode click Curve Mode from the Flyout and then drag the pointer to skew the image again e Choose the canvas again to confirm the transformation e Use your pointer to locate the skewed image in a new positon and choose the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit Tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image only 13 5Perspective an Image Vertically e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Distort image tool ei the Toolbox Di Choose the Perspective Image tool from the Flyout e Click on the canvas and drag the pointer to skew the image e Click on the canvas again to confirm the transformation e Use the pointer to locate the skewed image in a new positon and click on the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool Ei from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image only 13 6Perspective an Image Horizontially e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Dist
38. ATION Average 1 Average 1 Average Z Blur 1 Blur 2 sharpening 1 sharpening 2 Crease 1 Crease 2 Brightness In the Pull down menu there are 5 different type of special effects Average to make line looks vague Blur the density of the vague effect increased Sharpening to make object looks sharpen Crease to fold the object to create creases on you vector object SE A N a Brightness to control the brightness of lines Note Filter is a pen but with special effect and these effects only apply to the lines of the vector object 34 12 2 2 Edit a Vector Object Right Click on the vector object then choose the edit button Ka from the popup menu You can also double click on the vector object to start the edit mode e During your creation of the vector object there is a Toolbar at the top right hand corner see figure below 127 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION EA e Now you can change the shape of the vector object by clicking on the nodes or line and drag the pointer around the page Click on to leave Edit Mode Lol If you want to change back to edit mode during your drawings click on Ka or double click on the vector object to go back to edit mode Edit Nodes e When you right click on the nodes of the vector object a small menu will come up as shown below Z Add line J Add curve Set Node name W Delete node e Measure dimensio
39. D Repeat Object EE 142 A E oO A patent ata en O PO seu nese a ees wheeennoeegea ta meeE 142 Eege 142 A A SAS 142 II tee 143 394 Frin Jacquard UNC OOTU ita 143 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 30 Colour Setting For Printing EE 143 SO LE CM EE 144 374 Ban Exstno EE 144 37 2 Usernames and PasswoOrdS ooo aran nan 144 37 2 1 Add New User 144 37 2 2 Edit Usernames and Dasgswords noc nono nor nono nor nor nono non nn nono rnnrnancnncnoss 145 APA A 145 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 1 SmartDesigner Overview SmartDesigner is an exciting new breed of CAD solution for the apparel textile and related industries Combining industry specific design features with an intuitive user interface SmartDesigner extends your creativity shortens your product development cycle It offers you tremendous improvements in your productivity and competitiveness with a very low investment 2 Learn Mode SmartDesigner has a Built in Learn program with step by step demonstrations to help you learn to use or review major features in the software at your own time and pace To activate the Learn Program e Click on the Learn button Leam from the Toobar Select Demo session or Online Reference session by pressing the corresponding Button you will see a list of topics on the screen 3 The SmartDesigner Work Environment Upon successful login a Job Dialog Box will be activated Once you create a new
40. Drag the pointer to the singal repeat to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the end point e Type in the number of repeat from the Property Section e Confirm the function by clicking the OK Tool or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command The Warp Drawing Area is located at the bottom of the Active Window and the Weft Drawing Area at the left hand side of the Active Window 6 4Flood Fill Warp Weft e Selecta yarn in the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox e Choose the Flood Fill Too from the Toolbox Or you can right click on the Wrap Weft that from the Wrap Weft Drawing Area and select Flood Fill Tool gt from the pop up window e Click the Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area you want to flood fill or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command SmartDesigner will just fill in the area with the same colour The Warp Drawing Area is located at the bottom of the Active Window and the Weft Drawing Area at the left hand side of the Active Window 6 5Change Colour of Warp Weft e Choose the Change Colour Tool b from the Toolbox e Drag the mouse to the Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area and click the colour you want to change The Property Section will display the same colour e Pick the new colour from the Yarn Palette or from the Active Window by clicking the area or 14 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command The Warp Drawing Are
41. Eege 85 23 Ol Erase Panel Mod E 85 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION TOTS A enn ee eT 85 YAA 56 IDA 86 26 Define Grid For Drape Image Only sc cicsieiniescsastevesdoasicawssetadesidedeszucedabadeaacsewe heandideeassdbancaniadosdlaszeTeeniaeseadsaeuneenbecded 86 ZO DOOMED EE S A AI A 86 ZO LL ON adas 89 26 1 3 Move Whole Row Col ofhNodes 90 CN E SONS Md 1 E 90 o ss Po 90 26 2 About Horizontal Vertical Control Lies 9 26 2 1 Add Horizontal Vertical Control Lan iii ai 91 26 2 2 Change to Horizontal Vertical Control ET ia dia 91 202 0 Move a COTO EH 92 20 24 Copy a A 92 2020 B Tu oar a OLE e 92 ZO DOU OMT NOG a esc 93 26 3 1 Add a Control Node 93 Be 2 MOVE oe a feces E cus ianas A 93 e Delete a CORTO re E 94 204 Use Greyscale IO VICE Oia acaiea oecete ta n EE r E EE 94 27 Use as Fabric For Drape Image On 94 ALS SSA 94 27 les Prato Minimize the De e ant 95 SEENEN MUS OF baba 95 27 2 Use as UNED ee 95 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Er todos 95 26 Measuring DIMENSION EE 96 29 Panel Colour Combo For Drape Image Onhvy 96 30 Generator For Drape Image COnhy ianiai kiana a anii dinaa ikiaikainen iania 97 KE T ets 97 30 1 1 Horizontal Stripe EE EAEE eee eee i 97 30 1 2 Vertical SIPE Generato esris neen rita 99 O TIO OE OnT OT sarera PI Un PA 99 UAT ER das 100 NEO TE CUE GOT CARO PRA A E A E EOE 100 EE AA e oO A 101 OO OOH ACAI q AOOREMA PR PON UN S
42. File in the Menubar OR choose Ia from the Toolbar then select Create New Image The Panel Shapes Library button Wa in the Toolbox will be activated e Choose the Y Tool The Style Creation Dialogue Box will be activated e Pick the Sleeve style Neck line style and so on by clicking on the style panel directly The style s you just picked will be placed on the image simultaneously e When you are done on the image click the OK Button at the right hand bottom corner e The Style Creation Dialogue will be closed and the image will automatically be pasted on the Work Area of SmartDesigner e You may now select the color s color combos patterns etc using the Expert Tools in SmartDesigner for the style you just created 32 Colour Mask For General Image with Full Colour Only 32 1Colour Mask Select Colour Manually e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Colour Mask Tool gl from the Toolbox e The Colour Mask message Box will be activated e From the message box choose either Select Colour Manually 107 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Drag the mouse to the active image to select the background colour first Select the other colours from the active image or from the Colour Palette See Example below w KI amp You can type in the number to set the colour tole
43. ION 23 1Creating Text Select the Text tool al from the Toolbox The Text box will open A e Create your text by typing the wording in the box e Confirm the text by clicking OK tool w and a message box will appear asking you to specify the text position e Click OK then move your mouse to specify the position or choose the Close Tool and click No to cancel this command 23 2Selecting Fonts Select the Text tool al from the Toolbox The Text box will open A Choose the Select Fonts tool ei from the Text box or click the Close button to close Ke this box 23 3Adding Underline Select the Text tool al from the Toolbox The Text box will open A Choose the Underline tool from the Text box or click the Close button to close this T x box 23 4Adding Strikeout Select the Text tool al from the Toolbox The Text box will open A Choose the Strikeout tool T from the Text box or click the Close button to close this Ke box 81 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 24 To Adjust Colour Select the Adjust Colour tool from the Toolbox The Text box will open E e The Adjust Colour Box will be active you can adjust the Brightness Colour Richness Contrast Base and Contrast of the whole image or selected colour e Or you can use the Filter to adjust an Image 25 Define Panel For Drape Image Only If you want to do draping on your own image you must first define the Panels and th
44. Image to the project page Right Click on the Image and select Image List located at the Add to image list right hand column A copy of the image will appear at the top right corner Right Click on the project page select Add then Wa Panel Shape The Image will appear on the top right corner Click on the Image to Fill Pattern on the Panel Click again to unfill it Click OK when done 34 13Colour Combo in Multiple Objects On the project page there are many different objects after you created your own design which may include Image general knit weave drape vector text etc This part will introduce how to 140 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION combo the colour of these objects at once To start To select the objects that you want to combo on the project page click on the canvas hold and drag the pointer until it reach the objects included area or you can click on one of the objects then press Shift or Ctrl on the keybroad and choose the objects you want to combo Note that the Selected Object will be surrounded by a Red frame Right click on one of the selected objects Select the Colour Combo Generator Tool H Click on Add all colours from Images Tool ml or Add all Colour Mask colour Tool EH if you have done any colour mask of the objects Choose the colour you want from the Colour Palette Select w when done or Kg to cancel the command Now all of the possiblity of the colour com
45. Manual CREATION Choose the Select Colours Manually message box Drag the mouse to the active image to select the background colour first Select the other colours from the active image or from the Colour Palette The selected colours will appear on the right side as follow You can type in the number to set the colour tolerance of the selected colour Note Higher tolerance levels target a broader range of colours around the colour you select Or you can merge the selected colours Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit tool ait to cancel this command After clicking the OK Tool the Remove Scattered Dots Dialog Box will be activated Type in the max scattered dot size and choose automatically smooth edges of the image box Click the OK button or choose the Cancel button to cancel this command from the message box After colour grouping 21 2Colour Grouping Select Colours Automatically Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Colour Grouping tool ri from the Toolbox Choose the Select Colours Automatically message box SmartDesigner will automatically select the colours and they will appear on the right side 77 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION as below e You can type in the number to set the colour tolerance of the sel
46. Pen type Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Online Reference Rib Pen type amp Online Reference Use Image to Draw like Text on a Curve 9 Defining Images Before you can do anything with any object on the canvas you must select it 9 1Defining Regular Images You can define the area as Regular Images Full Area or you can Select Last Defined Image Move Selected Area Position 38 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 9 1 1 Define a Rectangular Area e Choose the Select Image tool CA from the Toolbox or Toolbar e Drag a box around the image you want to select e Click on the canvas when done or choose the Exit tool ae to end this command 9 1 2 Define a Full Area as Image e Choose the Select Image tool o from the Toolbox or Toolbar e Click the Define Full Area as Image tool from the Flyout to define the full area e SmartDesigner will select the full area of the canvas as image or you may choose the Exit tool L I to end this command 9 1 3 Select a Last Defined Image e Choose the Select Image tool ei from the Toolbox or Toolbar e Click the Last Defined Image tool from the Flyout to select the most recent defined image e SmartDesigner will select the last defined image or you may choose the Exit tool ae to end this command 9 1 4 Move a Selected Area Position e Choose the Select Image tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar e Click the Move S
47. RCUTA NH 3 3 3 Colour Palette You can edit each Colour Palette by double clicking on them The bar above the Colour Palette displays the information of the selected colour Figure below shows Colour 5 255 0 0 is being selected Colour 5 255 nm 5 255 0 0 The Colour Palette If you open a Weave Image File the Colour Palette will be changed to Yarn Palette For more information see Working with a Weave Image File 3 3 4 Toolbox Flyout Property Section SmartDesigner provides a number of ways to edit your images you can copy resize rotate skew repeat delete fill or change the colour of objects More tools will be displayed in the Flyout when you choose certain tools from the Toolbox which means more tools of the same general kind are available for your use The Property Section changes according to the tool you select The Figure below shows the Selection Tool group including the Define Full Area as Image Last Defined Image Move Selected Area Positon and Define Irregular Image Tools The Property Section displays the related information of the selected image SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION The Toolbox Flyoutand Property Section of the Selection Tool group ci Olalla Je Mein Ka Ss _ 3 4The Shortcut Key It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and or try to memorize the below keys Doing so will dramatic
48. See figure below 110 SmartDesigner User Manual MHK VUT Define as irregular selection Add to irregular selection e Select Define as irregular selection If you want to add another colour to Irregular selection click on Add to Irregular Selection e Click on when done e The included area of selected colour will be surrounded by red line as shown below 111 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 33 Colour Palette This part will introduce all the functions for you to edit the Colour Palette 33 1About the Colour Palette e Double click the Colour Palette above the Toolbox you want e The RGB Levers Dialog Box will open e This is short for Red Green and Blue The three primary colours are named in this colour model Different amount of the three primary colour lights is added together will get different result e You can check the value of the selected Colour Palette in the decimal system hexadecimal system or percentage e Choose the Close Tool to close the RGB Levers Dialog Box 33 2Create New Colour Palette e Setup the colours you want in the Colour Palette Click on the arrow at the top right hand corner of the Colour Palette e Select Create New Colour Palette from the Pull down menu 33 3lmport Export a Colour Palette Click on the arrow at the top right hand corner of the Colour Palette e From the Pull down menu select Import or Export a Colour Palette e Click o
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50. The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Edit any information you want from the box e Choose the Set as Default Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command All the default information will be saved in your working file 6 19 7 Use Default e Double click the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Choose the Use Default Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command You must open a file that already saved the default information if you want to use the default information 21 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 19 8 Mixed Yarn e Double click the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Mixed the yarns you need from the Mixed Yarn Chart as below e Click on the grey grid and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Add Tool from the pull down menu and the RGB Levers Dialog Box will open e Select the colour you want then choose the OK Tool to confirm For more information about RGB Levers Dialog Box see Colour Palette e Enter the percentage of the new colour e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 9 Edit the Colour and Percentage of a Mixed Yarn e Double click the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The Yarn Dialog Box will ope
51. Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command e The Stripe Generator Setup Box will open and now you can follow the steps in the previous section to generate your own design Choose the Use Existing Combo Tool ge to generate design combo e Lise existing combo base on the newly input information e The Stripe Generator Design Combo Box will open and generate design combo for you automatically 102 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 30 8Generator Design Combo Box The following are the functionss that you can see in the Generator Design combo box 30 8 1 Page e You can control which page you want to display when you are at the generator design combo box Type in the page number at the top left corner Page H af 125 the system will jump to the page automatically 30 8 2 Go to the First Page Go to the first page of Design Combo Box by clicking the First page Tool KI placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 3 Go to the Previous Page Go to the previous page of Design Combo Box by clicking the Previous Page Tool K placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 4 Go to the Next Page Go to the next page of Design Combo Box by clicking the Next Page Tool H placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 5 Go to the Last Page e Go to the last page of Design Combo Box by clicking the Last Page Tool O placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 103 SmartDes
52. Transparent Attribute for Different Copy Effect 11 Resizing Images You can resize your image in any aspect or in fixed aspect ratio 11 1Resize an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Resize tool from the Toolbox e f you want the orignal colour stay at the resized image click on the box True Colour mode from the Flyout e Drag the box to resize the object both horizontally and vertically e Click on the canvas when done or choose the Exit tool KE to end this command See Also 11 2 Resize an Image in Fixed Aspect Ratio 11 2Resize an Image in Fixed Aspect Ratio e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images 43 SmartDesigner CREATION Choose the Resize tool j from the Toolbox S e Click the Fixed Aspect Ratio tool 4j from the Flyout e Drag the box to resize the object in fixed aspect ratio e Click on the canvas when done or choose the Exit tool Ei to end this command See Also 11 1 Resize an Image 12 Rotating Images Freely rotate your image with SmartDesigner rotate function including Rotate and Image Use Angular Grid to Rotate and Image and Use Last Angle to Rotate Image 12 1Rotate an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form
53. a Choose the Clone tool from the Flyout after choosing the Change Colour by Pen tool E from the Toolbox For General 8 Knit Image only Choose the Clone tool e from Py the Toolbox For Drape image only 75 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Drag the mouse to the active image to select the source position and the relative position We want to smooth the collar area The upper circle is the source position and the lower one is the od relative position so we can copy the shadow effect e Drag the mouse and smooth the collar area We now have a smooth collar with a nature shadow effect e Choose the Exit tool N I to end this command 21 Colour Grouping For General amp Knit Image Only There are thousands of colours in a photo i e taken by a digital camera or scanned in by a scanner SmartDesigner can help you group the colours automatically or manually in a minute s time SmartDesigner supports standard formats like BMP JPG and TIFF Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Colour Grouping amp Online Reference Colour Group a Selected Image 21 1Colour Grouping Select Colours Manually e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool 8 from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Colour Grouping tool ll from the Toolbox 76 SmartDesigner User
54. a by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you want to repeat e Choose the Repeat tool 6 from the Edit Section e Choose the Integral Repeat tool gal from the Flyout e Drag the pointer so that the selected image continuously repeat itself in INTEGRAL mode vertically and horizontally e Choose the canvas to finish the repeat or choose the Exit Tool af to end this command See Also 14 1 Repeat an Image 14 3 Half drop Repeat An Image 14 4 Integral amp Half drop Repeat an Image 14 3Half drop Repeat An Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you want to repeat e Choose the Repeat tool 6 from the Edit Section e Choose the Half drop Repeat tool SE from the Flyout e You can change the direction of the pattern by clicking the Halt drop Repeat tool SE Vertical or Horizontal mode or go back to the Repeat mode e Enter the number of step of pixels you want e Drag the pointer so that the selected image continously repeat itself vertically and horizontally e Click on the canvas to finish the repeat or choose the Exit tool oe to end this command See Also 14 1 Repeat An Image 14 2 Integral Repeat an Image 14 4 Integral amp Half drop Repeat an Image
55. a located at the bottom of the Active Window and the Weft Drawing Area located at the left hand side of the Active Window 6 6Colour Combo Generator 0 Choose the Colour Combo Generator Tool d from the Toolbox Pick the new colour from the Yarn Palette or from the Active Window The Property Section will display the selected colour Confirm the selected colour by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or the Exit Tool to cancel this command The Colour Combo Box will be activated For more information see Colour Combo 6 7To Define Weave Structures Choose the Tool Gw from the Toolbar at the top right hand corner of the page or you can right click on the Warp Weft Drawing Area and select 4 Switch to weave mode fomr the popup window On the right hand column you will see a list with some dark grey boxes except the first box the default weave structure Double click on one of the boxes then set up the properties of the weave structure For more detailed information look at the Section 6 8 1 Edit Weave structure Click on w when done or Kg to exit Use the pointer to place the first point at the Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area Drag the pointer until the Weave Structure reach the width you want The Warp Drawing Area is located at the bottom of the Active Window and the Weft Drawing Area at the left hand side of the Active Window In overwrite mode when you peace a structure onto another weave struc
56. ally increase your productivity Shortcut Key Function Description ESC End the current command ISCH Back to the previous command BACKSPACE Undo Right Arrow Redo CTRL amp Zoom In CTRL 8 Zoom Out F10 Zoom In FQ Zoom Out Plus Sign Choose Plus Sign the system will automatically select the next colour from the colour palette Minus Sign Choose Plus Sign the system will automatically select the previous colour from the colour palette SPACEBAR Move the mouse cursor to the colour from the active window and choose Spacebar the system will automatically select the same colour from the colour palette aii Holding down Up Arrow when using Line Tool SE from the Drawing Section to create a vertical up straight line Down Arrow Holding down Down Arrow when using Line Tool SE from the Drawing Section to create a vertical down straight line Left Arrow lt Holding down Left Arrow when using Line Tool Pa from the Drawing Section to create a horizontal left straight line Right Arrow Holding down Right Arrow when using Line Tool SE from the Drawing Section to create a horizontal right straight line SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 4 Create Open and Save Files SmartDesigner offers different file
57. appear as follow click Use as Fabric tool or Use as 71 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Placement Print tool on the top right of the Colour Combo Box to change the draping effect Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo More than Colour Combination Drape Combo amp Software Demo Design and Present Using SmartDesigner Original Image use as Drape Combo 7 A ee Gia Gil ee ee te ZE SEET A 114552344 k r BB 1 KE d K i E J z LE Ch E Hu Fe Wan Ss L TE 1 gt ae cosida ira ra A Zeep Date Geo Hu a a p Ga on PE PY LAA 8 Pe saat aF eee e i ee et rt eee ee ee EE TIE EE Spe 5 Eero 12 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION use as fabric Original Image use as placement print Drape Combo use as placement print 73 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 20 Change Colour by Pen You can also change the image colour by pen within a specified area and replaced by the selected colour 20 1Change Colour by Pen e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Change Colour by Pen tool r from the Toolbox For General amp Knit Image 0 only Choose the Change Colour by Pen tool F from the Flyout after c
58. ar on screen Left click to confirm the position of the copy image Click on ae to exit Moreover there are some other functions see figure below Aal DE To copy the image as a new vector object click on Bu To obtain a mirror image click on mi To obtain an upside down copy image click on vc af To obtain a mirror and upside down copy image click on PL Modify Pattern Ce To move pattern fill position click on el from the Toolbox Right click on your filled object hold and drag the pointer to change position of the pattern You can also adjust Translucency Angle and Scale of the pattern on the left hand column see figure below 131 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Press and hold Shift key to adjust rotated pattern till angle Translucency 100 Angle 10 0 i Scale E Click on from the Toolbar below the Colour Palette to adjust the colour of the S E pattern see figure below Shirt per 111 Ge tolea Fit r 8 os ag mp El Selected colours rss OR E Color riet A te T e You can adjust the Colour richness Brightness Gamma and the Contrast of the Image from the Flyout You can also click Filter at the Top of the Flyout to add different effect on the image e Click w when finished e Choose the Exit Tool N I to end the command Measuring Dimension Click on me and then set the range of your measurement e The result
59. artDesigner User Manual CREATION e Enter the image width and height in centimeters inches or pixels e Select Drape Image in File Type e Select 256 Colours or Full Colours for the file e Enter a Resolution in pixels per inch e Click OK to create a new file or Cancel to delete the command The function inside the Toolbox of the Drape Image may vary from other type of files 5 Working with Knit Image Files e Click on File from the MenuBar at the top of the page You can also click on the New button Dy e Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu e Choose Knit Image from the Flyout 5 1Knitting Structure All knitting structures are located besides the Navigator including Knit Purl Tuck Miss Slip Stitch Float Stitch Full Needles and more The Knit 8 Purl Button Choose the Stitch Button the Colour Mode Button or Knit Structure mode 1 2 Y El and 3 which are all located at the right side of the Navigator And you will see all the knitting structure besides of the navigator e Selecta colour in the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox e Choose one of the knitting structure and move the pointer to the canvas to draw your design 11 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 5 2View the Knitting Structure SmartDesigner allows you to view the knitting structures in the following ways The Stitch Tool and the Grid Tools are located at the right side of the Navigator W The
60. ator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File e The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the right bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command 101 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command Choose the Last Selected Colour Tool SE from the Flyout to get the most recent used colour e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command e The Stripe Generator Setup Box will open and now you can follow the steps in the previous section to generate your own design Choose Generate Again Tool to generate the new design combo e Generate Again 30 7Using Existing Combo e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the right bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command e Confirm the selected colour by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command Choose the Last Selected Colour Tool from the Flyout to get the most recently used colour e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK
61. bo will be shown on screen Click on the one you want then select Show Preview Click sw at the top left hand corner to confirm or A at the top right hand corner to cancel the command 34 14Group Multiple Objects When you have many different objects on the project page you can group objects into one single object Click on the canvas of the project page hold and drag the pointer until it reach the objects included area or you can also click on one of the objects then press Shift or Ctrl on the keybroad and choose the objects you want to group with Note that Selected Objects will be surrounded by a Red frame Right Click on one of the selected objects then Select H Group Selected Objects Now the selected objects will be grouped into one singe object 141 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 15Repeat Object As Link Create or Export an Image on the project page Right Click on the Image and select 24 Repeat object as link from the popup menu Set up the number of repeat Images on the right hand column Drag your pointer to define the direction and the space between each repeated images Click on the canvas when done or Kg to cancel the command 35 Printing Besides printing a normal image you can print Graph or Jacquard Punch Card directly from SmartDesigner 35 1Page Setup Choose Page Setup from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Page Setup Dialog Box will open Set th
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63. cting Images e Choose the Copy Image tool Di from the Toolbox e Choose the Mirror amp upside down copy tool PL from the Flyout e Move the pointer and click to paste the copied image or choose the Exit tool N I to end this command See Also 10 1 Copy an Image 10 2 Mirror Copy an Image 10 3 Upside Down Copy an Image 10 5Move an Original Image e When the copying Tools are selected you will see the Property Section contains several commands which enables you to create your own patterns more effectively You can tick the Move Original Check BOX eres from the Property Section to move the original selected image 10 6Use Grid Lines to Copy an Image e This function is very helpful if you want to align the copy images for your design You can tick the Use Grid Lines Check Box F Use grid lines E from the Property Section e Type in a number besides the Check Box and SmartDesigner will constrain the movement of the copied image when you move the pointer each time e For example the copied image will move 50 pixels each time when you move the pointer 42 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 10 7Translucency of an Image You can tick the Translucency Box F Translucency io from the Property Section e Type in a number besides the Check Box Note Higher translucency levels target a more translucent object Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Online Reference Use
64. d High Low Resolution 6 11 1 Hair On Off Choose the Hair On Off Tool 1 from the Toolbar at the top of the page to see the hair 0 effect of your design 6 11 2 Show Hide Full Repeat Choose the Show Hide Full Repeat Tool from the Toolbar at top of the page to S al preview the full repeat of your design 6 11 3 High Low Resolution Choose the High Low Resolution Tool up from the Toolbox at the top of the page to view the higher lover resolution of your design 6 12Edit Warp Weft Other than using your mouse to control the width and height of warp and weft you may use the following method to get a more accurate number of yarns for your design e Right click on Warp Drawing Area or Weft Drawing Area where the yarn you want to edit and a popup window will come up e the Edit Warp Wref Dialog will appear on screen by clicking on Edit e Enter the number of yarn width and repeat of warp and weft e You can also Edit the Warp weave or Weft weave from the dialog e Click on wl from the top of the dialog box to confirm or choose the Exit Tool oe to end this command 18 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 13Delete Warp Weft e Right Click on the Warp drawing area Weft drawing area where the warp weft you want to delete e Choose Delete from the popup window 6 14Clear all Warp Weft e Right Click on the Warp drawing area Weft drawing area where the warp weft you want to d
65. d New User Please contact our customer service at Ohttp www aspcreation com www aspcreation com to add a new user 144 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 37 2 2 Edit Usernames and Passwords e Choose Usernames and Passwords from the Pull down menu of Administrator in the Menubar The SmartDesigner Administrator Dialog Box will be activated e Select the User you want to edit and click the Edit Tool The User Information Dialog Box will be activated e Edit the Login ID User Name Password User Level the click OK Tool when finished e Click Submit from the SmartDesigner Administrator Dialog Box to confirm or Cancel Tool to go back to SmartDesigner In its default setting SmartDesigner assigns only the Super user status i e Level 1 for editing of other Users information Other Users can only edit their own information 37 2 3 Lock Unlock e Choose Usernames and Passwords from the Pull down menu of Administrator in the Menubar The Smart Designer Administrator Dialog Box will be activated e Select the User you want to apply the Lock Unlock function e Click Lock or Unlock Tool and then click Submit Tool to confirm or Cancel Tool to go back to SmartDesigner In its default setting SmartDesigner assigns only the Super user status i e Level 1 for editing of other Users information Other Users can only edit their own information 145 SmartDesigner
66. d access For more information see Export Certificate and Import Certificate 3 1 2 Edit The Edit Menu contains the Cut Copy and Paste tools these tools can be found on the Toolbar as well To cut or copy an image e Click on the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar and select a rectangular or a free form area For more information see Selecting Images e Select the Cut or Copy tool from the pull down menu of Edit in the Menubar Or just click the Shortcuts a from the Toolbar Age e Select the Paste tool from the pull down menu of Edit in the Menubar Or click the Shortcuts from the Toolbar e e Move the pointer to the desired location and click to paste the image 3 1 3 Administrator The Administrator consists of a series of functions that allow you to manage the system User Information for you to edit your company s general information SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Usernames and Passwords enables you to edit and manage their Login IDs User Names Status Lock or Unlock User Levels and Passwords For more information see System Management 3 1 4 View The Administrator consists of a series of functions that allow you to manage the system e High revolution zoom down achieve a high revolution during zoom down e Show Cache Image List show the Cache Image List which places on the left handside of the screen e Show Keybroad show the keybroad at the bottom of the
67. d from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 4Use Grey Scale to View a Panel e Select the Define Grid Too BH from the Toolbox Choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout and move your pointer to select the panel e Choose Grey Scale from the Property Section as below e The selected panel will turn to grey tone This function helps you to find out your working panel more easily 27 Use as Fabric For Drape Image Only You can drape an image to a panel as Fabric or as placement print Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Use Extracted Repeats to Drape in Real Life Size amp Online Reference Use Knit Structure Photo to Drape 2 1Use as Fabric e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the image for draping 94 SmartDesigner User Manual EDCATI EN Select the Use as Fabric from the Toolbox e Click on the panel and drape the image as fabric or choose the Exit tool ae to cancel this command from the Flyout 2 1 1 Enlarge Minimize the Fabric e Click on EN from the Flyout to enlarge the Fabric e Clickon From the Flyout to minimize the Fabric 2 1 2 Adjust the Brightness of Fabric Click on to brighten the fabric from the Flyout Tome Click on to darken the fabric from the Flyout D 2 2U
68. e Flyout SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the image each time when you move the pointer e Drag the box to rotate the image e Click on the canvas again to confirm the rotation e Position the pointer so that it is touching the area you want to fill Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command e The rotated pattern will fill the area If the pattern is smaller than the area it will repeat continuously to fill the entire area The rotated image will spread to the rest of the drawing area if the shape you want to fill has any breaks along in its border You can check and close any openings by the Zoom In tool a of the Toolbar For more information see Zoom In You can choose the Arrow Mode tool Ir from the Flyout to view the selected image in arrow mode 61 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 17 2 5 Use Last Angle to Rotate an Image an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image e Choose the Flood Fill too kx from the Toolbox e Choose the Pattern Fill tool Pal from the Flyout e Click the Last Angle tool from the Flyout SmartDesigner will rotate the pattern according to the last angle you ve used e Position the pointer so that it is
69. e Image List e The Save As Dialog Box will be activated e Browse to the desired location and type the filename e Click Save to preview the image or Cancel to cancel the command 7 5Delete Image List e Right Click on the Image List then choose Delete current page or Delete all pages from the popup window e From the message box click on Confirm to delete or Cancel to cancel the comand 29 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 7 6Add a Cache Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool Wel from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose db Add from the bottom of the Cache Image List e The Image will be added and showed in the Cache Image List 8 Drawing Section SmartDesigner offers many easy to use yet powerful tools for drawing objects With the basic shape drawing tools in the Toolbox you can quickly draw straight lines curve lines rectangle and circles 8 1Drawing Straight Lines You can use the following method to draw your straight lines 8 1 1 Draw a Straight Line e Choose the Line tool from the Drawing section in the Toolbox e Click on the canvas to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear Repeat this step for a second straight line e Choose the Exit tool Kg to end this command You can choose theLast Position Tool Si fro
70. e Top Bottom Left and Right margin of the page in centimeter or inch You can select to place the image at the Center or Fit the page Click OK to confirm or Cancel to cancel the setting If you want to print the image click Print and go to the Print Dialog Box See Also 35 2 Print an Image 35 3 Print Graph 35 4 Print Jacquard Punch Card 35 2Print an Image Choose Print from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Print Dialog Box will open Set all the options in the Dialog Box 142 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Click Print to print the image or Cancel to cancel this command See Also 35 1 Page Setup 35 3 Print Graph 35 4 Print Jacquard Punch Card 35 3Print Graph e Choose Print Graph from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Print Graph Dialog Box will open e Click Print to print the image or Cancel to cancel this command See Also 35 1 Page Setup 35 2 Print an Image 35 4 Print Jacquard Punch Card 35 4Print Jacquard Punch Card e Choose Print Jacquard Punch Card from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Print Jacquard Punch Card Dialog Box will be activated e Click Print to print the image or Cancel to cancel this command See Also 35 1 Page Setup 35 2 Print an Image 35 3 Print Graph 36 Colour Setting For Printing e Select File from the Menubar at top of the page Choose from the Pull down Menu e Colour settings 143
71. e grids This part will introduce how to use different methods to define Panels 25 1Define a Panel e Select the Define Panel tool ry from the Toolbox Right click the mouse on the image and you can see a Define Panel Dialog Box as below A Pick panel araa by similar colour A Pick panel area by free hand draw ci Pick panel area by line CR Other define panel modes A Pick panal araa by similar colour Correct e inal node A Pick panel araa by similar colour Disconmect Al Erase Panel Mode w Complete define panel El Zoom in ES i gt Undo You can pick the panel area by Curve Line Free Hand Draw or Similar Colour Connect Disconnect Curve using Curve Line Line using Straight Line Free Hand Draw using Free Hand Similar Colour Connect Set the Colour Range from the Property Section and then position the pointer to the colour SmartDesigner will define the panel area within the set colour range Drag the pointer to select all the area SmartDesigner will join all of them as a connect panel 82 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Similar Colour Disconnect Set the Colour Range from the Property Section and then position the pointer to the colour SmartDesigner will define the panel area within the set colour range Drag the pointer to select all the area SmartDesigner will join all of them as a disconnect panel Note The Pick Panel Area by Curve is setted by defau
72. e or choose the Exit tool ae to end this command See Also 10 2 Mirror Copy an Image 10 3 Upside Down Copy an Image 40 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 10 4 Mirror amp Upside Down Copy an Image 10 2Mirror Copy an Image Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Copy Image tool Di from the Toolbox Choose the Mirror Copy tool d from the Flyout Oh Move the pointer and click to paste the copied image or choose the Exit tool oe to end this command See Also 10 1 Copy an Image 10 3 Upside Down Copy an Image 10 4 Mirror amp Upside Down Copy an Image 10 3Upside Down Copy an Image Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Copy Image tool Di from the Toolbox Choose the Upside Down Copy tool from the Flyout Tl Move the pointer and click to paste the copied image or choose the Exit tool oe to end this command See Also 10 1 Copy an Image 10 2 Mirror Copy an Image 10 4 Mirror amp Upside Down Copy an Image 41 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 10 4Mirror amp Upside Down Copy an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Sele
73. e picture as shown below 98 SmartDesigner User Manual EE e Confirm the selection by clicking w or choose X to cancel this command e Save or export the picture For more information see Create Open and Save Images Section You can either choose Generate Again or Use Existing Combo from the Stripe Setup Box if you already generated stripe combo before For more information see Generate Again and Use Existing Combo Section 30 1 2 Vertical Stripe Generator e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the top right corner or choose Cancel to exit this command e OR you can simply choose Vertical Stripe Generator Tool IA form the Flyout after choosing the Horizontal Stripe Generator Tool from the Toolbox e Repeat the steps of Horizontal Stripe Generator to generate the Vertical Stripe pattern You can either choose Generate Again or Use Existing Combo from the Stripe Setup Box if you already generated stripe combo before For more information see Generate Again and Use Existing Combo Section 30 2Diamond Generator e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR 99 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION choose o from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File
74. e the Exit tool Ti to end this command See Also 16 1 Clear a Selected Image 16 3 Clear an Entire Image 16 3Clear an Entire Image Choose the Clear tool from the Toolbox Li Choose the Clear All tool from the Flyout to delete the entire image or choose the Exit tool to end this command See Also 16 1 Clear a Selected Image 16 2 Clear the Deselected Area of an Image 17 Flood Fill Pattern Fill Images This part contain Flood Fill an Image as well as how to Pattern Fill Images with just a few mouse clicks Also you can add the special effects for examples shading or fade out to an image 58 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 17 1Flood Fill an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image Click a colour palette in the Colour Palette of the Toolbox Choose the Flood Fill Too gt from the Toolbox If you want to set up the fill colour range click on the box Colour range and enter the range You can also click on the box Fill with shades to fill with shades otherwise the system will just filled with solid colour Note that this function is only avalible for Full Colour Image You can adjust the brightness and contrast afterwards Click the image you want to flood fill or choose the Exit Tool ae to end
75. ected colour Note Higher tolerance levels target a broader range of colours around the colour you select e Or you can merge the selected colours e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool ag to cancel this command e After clicking the OK Tool the Remove Scattered Dots Dialog Box will be activated e Type in the max scattered dot size and choose automatically smooth edges of the image Box e Click the OK Tool or choose the Cancel Tool to cancel this command from the message Box 21 3Colour Grouping Basic Method e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Colour Grouping Tool ri from the Toolbox e The Colour Grouping message Box will be activated Click the Close Tool a to close this box e Select the colour from the active image or from the Colour Palette The Property Section will display the selected colour e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool ae to cancel this command e After clicking the OK Tool the Remove Scattered Dots Dialog Box will be activated e Type in the max scattered dot size and choose automatically smooth edges of the image Box e Click the OK Tool or choose the Cancel Tool to cancel this command from the message Box This method is similar to Select Colours Manually
76. ed colours click on El e Click on from the menu at the right hand corner when done or click on A to cancel the command 32 3Colour Mask Other Functions Click on the Colour Mask tool from the Toolbox e There are many different functions for you to choose at the bottom right hand corner See Figure Below Picking colour Y Auto merge colour EX Show all sel colour EX show outline e Real time recalculate Click on to Define Colour For more detailed information look at 32 3 1 Colour al Mask Define Colour 109 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Click on Es to Select Color automatically e Click on K i to Group remaining Colour automatically e Other Functions also included Merge the colours automatically Show all selected colour Show outline and Real time recalculate when apply this function SmartDesigner will help you to rearrange the order of the selected colour tolerance of the colours from top to the bottom 32 3 1 Colour Mask Define Colour Click on the Define Colour tool En anew frame will appear as shown below S E v DD Click on to darken the colour or to brighten the colour e 10 eee e You can also choose the colour from the Image by clicking on the selected colour then drag the pointer to the Image and click on the colour you want 32 3 2 Colour Mask Define Add Selected Colour as Irregular Section e Right Click on the selected Colour from the menu
77. ee form area by choosing the Select Image tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Rotate tool EA from the Toolbox Click the Last Angle tool a from the Flyout SCH e SmartDesigner will rotate the image according to the last angle you ve used e Click on the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit tool y to end this command You can choose the Arrow Mode tool Ir from the Flyout to view the editing image in arrow mode See Also 12 1 Rotate an Image 12 2 Use Angular Grid to Rotate an Image 13 Distorting Images The Distort Image tool enables you to move the corner of an image in the direction you drag the pointer This is helpful in creating a 3 D look 13 1Distort an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images 45 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Choose the Distort image tool W i the Toolbox Di e Click on the square in the Info panel to determine the distort direction of the selected image The top left corner is selected e Click on the canvas and drag the pointer to distort the image e Click on the canvas and confirm the transformation by clicking the OK tool from the Flyout e Use your pointer to move the distorted image to a new positon and click on the canvas to apply your changes or choose the
78. elect Create New Generator File The Create New Generator Box will be activated i ka Ee el A E ES RI LA EE Choose the style at the top left corner include sleeves the top middle exclude sleeves or choose Cancel to exit this command Note The first time you use Generator you will see a Message Box instructing your next step Click Ok to go to the next step You can tick here EE a if you don t want the message being shown again OR you can simply choose the Horizontal Stripe Generator Tool from the Toolbox Select new colour from the Colour Palette or from the active image by clicking the area or 97 SmartDesigner User Manual eae ar EN choose the Exit Tool ait to cancel this command e Click Ok to confirm or click Cancel to delete the command e The Stripe Setup Box as shown below will be activated Stripe Setup 8 x Range of Stripes height l4 feo Range of colour used a E Range of generated stripes P E a Di DK Cancel e Enter the Range of Stripes Height Range of Colour Used and Range of Generated Stripes Click to confirm or click to delete the command e DK Cancel e The Stripe generator Design Combo Box as shown below will be activated e Select the design combo and move the mouse to the panel a box will be activated e Right click the design combo you want and choose Show preview from the Pull down menu e You will see the full screen siz
79. elected Area Positon tool al from the Flyout to move the selected area to a new position e Move the pointer to the new position for the selected area e Choose the page to select the new position or choose the Exit Tool Pa to end this command 39 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 9 2Define an Irregular Image e Choose the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar then click the Define irregular image tool cl from the Flyout e By default setting you can pick the panel area by curve e Or you can right click on the panel so that you can see the other method from the Pull down menu as below di Pick panel area by curve e Pick panel area by free hand draw A Pick pane area by line dr Other define panel modes A Pick panel area by similar colour Connect move control nade Pick panel area by similar colour Disconnect _ e Choose the OK Tool from the Flyout to confirm the selection or choose the Exit Tool Ei to end this command 9 3Remove a Selected Area You can remove the selected area by selecting another area 10 Copying Images SmartDesigner provides a range of copying Tools for you to create your patterns easily 10 1Copy an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose the Copy Image tool LC from the Toolbox e Move the pointer and click to paste the copied imag
80. elete e Choose Clear all Weft Warp from the popup window 6 15Resize Warp Weft e Right Click on the Warp drawing area Weft drawing area where the warp weft you want to redefine the width Select Resize Tool dp from the popup window e then click on the canvas again until it reach the width you want 6 16Align Weaves with Yarns Yarns with Weaves e Right Click on the Warp drawing area Weft drawing area where the warp weft you want to align with e Choose Align Yarns with Weaves Weaves with Yarns from the popup window 6 17Link Yarns and Weaves e Right Click on the Warp Weft drawing area e Click on Link Yarns and Weaves from the popup window to activate the function e Now the Yarns and Weaves will move simultaneously SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 18Show both Yarns and Weaves e Right Click on the Warp drawing area Weft drawing area e Click on Show both Yarns and Weaves from the popup window to activate the function e Now you will see both Pattern of Yarns and Weaves on the Warp Weft Drawing area 6 19Editing Yarns You can edit the Yarn Palette in the Yarn Dialog Box including the yarn twist yarn width hair density hair length and yarn name 6 19 1 Edit a Yarn Twist e You can edit each Yarn Palette above the Toolbox by double clicking on them e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Click the mouse and choose S Twist or Z Twist e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to c
81. er User Manual CREATION e Select the Define Grid Tool E from the Toolbox Choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout e Use the pointer to mvoe the slider to control the grid size as below e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout of Define Grid Tool to confirm this command 26 2About Horizontal Vertical Control Lines You may edit the control line before generating grid Or you can hide the grid to edit the control line even the grids have been generated 26 2 1 Add Horizontal Vertical Control Line e You may add the horizontal vertical control lines before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EE after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Here you may start to add the horizontal vertical control lines you want e Move your mouse to the control line you want to edit and it will change to yellow e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Add Horizontal Control Line Tool or Add Vertical Control Line Tool from the pull down menu e Use the pointer to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear Repeat this step to form the control line e Choose the OK Tool to confirm or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 2 2 Change to Horizontal Vertical Control Line e You may change the direction of the control lin
82. es before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EE after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Here you may start to change the direction of the control lines e Move your mouse to the control line you want to edit and it will change to yellow 91 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Change to Vertical Horizontal Control Line Tool from the pull down menu e Use the pointer to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear Repeat this step to form the control line e Choose the OK Tool to confirm or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 2 3 Move a Control Line You may move the control lines before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EE after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Here you may start to move the control lines e Position the pointer so that it is touching the control line you want to move and it will change to yellow e Drag the control line to a new position e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 2 4 Copy a Control Line You may copy the control lines before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EE after genera
83. eted Successfully will appear click OK Tool to confirm it This computer terminal can now be e used to access SmartDesigner online 6 28Exporting Images You can export the image files created in SmartDesigner as SmartDesigner Image File BMP Tiff or JPG format and continue working on them in other applications 6 28 1 Export a Full Image e Choose the Select image Tool 5 from the Toolbox or Toolbar e Then click O from the Flyout to define the full area For more information see Selecting Images e Choose Export image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar e The Export image Dialog Box will appear e Choose a location to export the image file to e Enter a filename You do not need to enter a file extension SmartDesigner will use the file type you specified in your optimization settings e Click Save to preview the image or Cancel to delete the command e The Preview Dialog Box will be activated e Click Save to export the image or Cancel to delete the command 26 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 28 2 Export a Selected Area e Selecta rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select image Tool j from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Choose Export image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Export Image Dialog Box will be activated e Choose a location to export the image file to Enter a filename You do not need to enter a fi
84. ght to adjust the length of first stripe e Now the first stripe will display at the top left hand corner of the page If you want to add more stripe choose a colour and do the same on the second row e Toconfrim click on w then drag the pointer to the canvas and left click until it reach the position you want Or click on ae to cancel the command 8 6 1 Extract Stripes from Selected Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool D from Toolbar e Click on the Stripe Wizard tool eil from the Drawing Section in the Toolbox e You will see a Toolbar followed by a list appear on the right hand side below the Colour Palette as shown below e el SI Total 2 00 e Click on A to extract stripes from the selected image e Note that the Colours and Length of the Stripes will all be displayed in the List below the Colour Palette e Toconfrim click on w then drag the pointer to the canvas and left click until it reach the position you want Or click on ag to cancel the command 35 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 8 6 2 Create Horizontal Vertical Stripe e Click on the Stripe Wizard tool eil from the Drawing Section in the Toolbox e You will see a Toolbar followed by a list appear on the right hand side below the Colour Palette as shown below e Elx Total 2 00 e Choose the colour you want from Colour Palette click on the first box on the Col
85. hat you want to remove from the Images e Choose w to confirm or W I to cancel the command 22 Colour Percentage For General Image only There are thousands of colours in a photo i e taken by a digital camera or scanned in by a scanner SmartDesigner can help you group the colours automatically or manually in a minute s 79 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION time 22 1View Colour Percentage For General Image only e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool F from the Toolbox or Tool bar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Colour Percentage tool ES from the Toolbox The Colour Percentage box as O o shown below will open e Click the Close button X to close this box You can view the lower part of the table by dragging the slider on the right hand side of the Colour Percentage box See Also 22 2 Rearrange Colour Percentage 22 2Rearrange Colour Percentage For Gerneral Image only e Repeat the steps of View Colour Percentage Click the Rearrange Colour Percentage tool ii at the top left corner of the Colour Percentage Box e SmartDesigner will automatically rearrange the colour percentage e Click the Close button X to close this box See Also 22 1 View Colour Percentage 23 Text For General amp Knit Image Only Use the Text Tool to make remarks about the image 80 SmartDesigner User Manual CREAT
86. he Control Line 26 1 2 Move Grid e Select the Define Grid Tool el from the Toolbox Choose the Select Panel Tool f from the Flyout 89 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Move your pointer to the grid you want and drag the pointer to the new position 26 1 3 Move Whole Row Col of Nodes Select the Define Grid Tool BH from the Toolbox Choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout and move your pointer to select the panel Move your pointer to the point you want to move Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu Choose Move Whole Row Col of Nodes from the pull down menu Move the pointer to the first point and drag it to a new position Then move the pointer to the second point and drag it to a new position First Moved Node TT RTT Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or right click the mouse on the canvas and choose Undo Tool from the pull down menu to cancel this command 26 1 4 Show Hide Grid Select the Define Grid Tool B from the Toolbox Choose the Select Panel Tool from the Flyout and move your pointer to select the grid Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu Choose Show Grid Tool Ell Hide Grid Tool from the pull down menu Or choose Show Grid Tool Hide Grid Tool from the Flyout of Define Grid Tool ait 26 1 5 Control Grid Size You can control the grid size after generating grid 90 SmartDesign
87. he Drawing Section in the Toolbox e You will see a Toolbar followed by a list appear on the right hand side below the Colour Palette as shown below e el SI Total 2 00 e Choose the colour you want from Colour Palette click on the first box on the Colour column then click on the box on the right to adjust the length of first stripe e Now the first stripe will display at the top left hand corner of the page If you want to add more stripe choose a colour and do the same on the second row e Right click on the box on the Colour column select Insert before to add a new row 37 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION before the selected row e To delete Stripes click on the AS or right click on the box on the Colour column and select Delete e Toconfrim click on w then drag the pointer to the canvas and left click until it reach the position you want Or click on to cancel the command 8 Changing the Drawing Tools To Change the Drawing Tools click the Normal Pen Dotted Line Air Brush E H Translucent Pen Ea Filter Rib Pen or Image Pen from the Drawing el SI Section Drawing Tools of the file that contains 256 Colours 1 Drawing Tools of the file that contains Full Colour For more information on choosing Colour Types see Changing File Attribute Note You may go to Online Reference from Learn in SmartDesigner for a detailed demo on Rib
88. he Toolbox and then choose the Define Irregular Image cl from the Flyout e Choose the panel you want to define you can define more than one panel at the same time by clicking on the panels e Choose the OK Tool w form the Flyout to confirm the selection or choose the Exit Tool N I to end this command Or you can select all the defined panel by choosing e f you want to check with the defined irregular images choosing the Select Image Tool el from the Toolbox and the defined images will be activitated 26 Define Grid For Drape Image Only Now you can define the grid after defining the panels 26 1About Defining Grids SmartDesigner helps you define the grid with a few mouse clicks It is easy to use and a time saving tool 26 1 1 Define Grid e Create a new generator file 86 SmartDesigner User Manual Pe hr eh gl from the Toolbox e Select the Define Grid Tool Choose the Select Panel Tool from the Flyout and move your pointer to click on the panel that you want to define grids e You will see a box with an arrow inside drag the box to rotate the image e Chick on the canvas to confirm the direction or choose the Exit Tool to end this command e The Horizontal Control Lines purple and the Vertical Control Lines light blue will be generated as shown below e At e bottom of the Flyout it shows the planar of selected object as the first picture shown below e Athree dimensio
89. he right column such as Necks Vest top Placket Sleeves etc thousands of combinations can be created to satisfy your needs See figure below 138 SmartDesigner User Manual PRA TICN es A SEL een mee 5 A ren d Te E E ar L E ath GM pa ihar e ME pa e Fa TY pares ita EE P G Ze Zar A a e Click OK when done or AS to cancel the command e The Panel Shape will appear on the page as a vector object e To edit the panels as a vector object double click on the panel 139 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 12 4 Pattern Fill Extract Objects 34 12 4 1 Fill Pattern on a Vector Object Create Export an Image to the project page Right Click on the Image and select Image List located at the sbb Add to image list right hand column of the page A copy of the image will appear at the top left hand corner on the Image List Double Click on the Vector Object Then click on the image from the Image List and select Si Pattern Fill from the popup menu then click on the Vector Object 34 12 4 2 Extract Pattern From a Vector Object On the project page right click on the Filled Vector Object Select then drag the pointer to somewhere on the page Extract pattern Click on the page to confirm or right click and select ae from the popup menu to canel the command 34 12 4 3 Fill Pattern on a Panel within Vector Panel Library Create Export an
90. his command e The Colour Combo Box will appear as follow Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Generate Colour Combos Original Image 70 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION CP a A tia A ia mal Ma f E E b i F gt D A DS wen E d a DN SR E S Lei KE T 5 D e d D F A a d i Ha E Al a T ol EE 19 4 2 Drape Combo e Open a Drape Image File or a Generator File e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image Select the Measure Dimension Tool ES from the Toolbox e Click on the image to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear e Choose the measure unit and specify the measurement from the Info Panel e Confirm the text by clicking the OK tool s from the Flyout or choose the Exit tool ae to cancel this command e Choose the Change Colour tool El from the Toolbox Choose the Colour Combo tool pa from the Flyout e Drag the pointer and click the colours you want The Info Panel will display the selected colours e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit tool ait to cancel this command The Colour Combo Box will
91. hoosing the Clone tool from the Toolbox For Drape image only a A e Drag the mouse and click the colour you want to change The Info Panel will display the selected colours e Pick the new colour from the Colour panel or from the active image by clicking the area or choose the Exit tool A to cancel this command Change colour from Light Pink to Dotted Line Hot Pink 20 2Change Multi to Single Colour by Pen e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool El from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Change Multi to Single Colour by Pen tool DI from the Flyout after choosing 74 SmartDesigner User Manual MHK the Change Colour by Pen tool A from the Toolbox For General amp Knit Image only Choose the Change Multi to Single Colour by Pen tool gt from the Flyout after choosing from the Toolbox For Drape image only hal the Clone tool e Drag the mouse and click the colour you want to change The Info Panel will display the selected colours e Pick the new colour from the Colour panel or from the active image by clicking the area or choose the Exit tool A to cancel this command Selectively change the brown and black line to light blue 20 3Clone e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images
92. i iy mo 8 o amantbesigner OK Cancel e Click OK to confirm or Cancel to quit Click on 43 to adjust the Colour of Text e See also Copy Convert Text to Vector Object 34 8About the Table e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Add Table from the Pull down menu e Enter the information then click OK to confirm or Cancel to delete the command e f you want to edit the text right click the object and choose Edit Table Copy Table Copy Object Link Select Fonts Change to Current Colour Change Line to Current Colour and Hide Grid from the Pull down menu 34 9About the Line e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Add Line from the Pull down menu e Click on the project page to draw the line then choose Command End to confirm or Undo to delete the command e f you want to edit the text right click the object and choose Copy Arrow Line Change Line to Current Colour Change to Seam Line and Delete Arrow Line from the Pull down menu 123 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 10About the Arrow e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Add Single Double Ended Arrow from the Pull down menu e Click on the project page to draw the line then choose Command End to confirm or Undo to delete the command e f you want to edit the arrow right click the object and choose Copy Arrow Line Change Line to Current Colour Change to Seam Line and Delete Arr
93. igner User Manual CREATION 30 8 6 Play P Play the design combo automatically by clicking the Play tool P placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 7 Stop Stop the design combo automatically by clicking the stop tool Li placed on the header of J the Design Combo Box 30 8 8 Speed Control the speed by dragging the slider Speed mmm mm placed on the header of the Design Combo Box 30 8 9 Size Control the size of design combo by dragging the slider Size M place on the header of the design combo box 30 8 10 Show Preview e After setting up all the informations of the Setup Box the Design Combo Box will be activated e Right click the design combo you want and choose Show Preview Tool Show preview from the Pull down menu e You will see the preview size of the combo Confirm the selection by clicking wi or choose A to cancel this command e Save or export the design combo For more information see Create Open and Save Images Section 104 SmartDesigner CREATION 30 8 11 Move Combo to Front e After setting up all the information of the Setup Box the Generator Design Combo Box will be activated e Right click the design combo you want and choose Move Combo to Front Tool Move combo to front from the Pull down menu e You can see the selected combo on Page 1 30 8 12 Lock e Besides moving the combo to front you can Lock the picture The system will lock the
94. ing the area you want to add shading Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected e Drag the pointer and click on colour for the shading that is the from colour The Property Section will display the selected colours Repeat this step to choose the to colour e Drag the pointer again and click the starting point of the shading that is the from position Repeat this step to choose the to position e Drag the pointer to adjust the gradient and click the pointer to confirm the colour shading or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command 17 4Fade Out an Image For Full Colour Image Only e Choose the Flood Fill Tool A from the Toolbox e Choose the Fade Out Tool al from the Flyout e Tick the Preview Box from the Property Section if you want to preview the colour shading result and vice verse e Select the style of the fade out effect by choosing the Circle Tool OH or Line Tool form the Flyout Note You can exchange these two styles during the steps performed below until the effect had been confirmed e Position the pointer so that it is touching the area you want to add fade out effect Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected e Drag the pointer and click the starting point of the fade out effect that is the from position Repeat this step to choose the to position e Drag the pointer to adjust the gradient and click the pointer to confirm the fade out effect or
95. l appear e Click Save to save the file or Cancel to delete the command 6 26Export Certificate e The Export Certificate function allows you to export your company s access certificate so that you can access your company s information using SmartDesigner from e another computer The Import Certificate allows you to import your company s access certificate from the other computer terminal This access certificate protects the e confidentially of your company s information from unauthorized access e Choose Export Certificate from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Export Certificate Dialog Box will be activated e Choose a location to export the certificate file and enter a filename e Click Save to export it or Cancel to exit this command 25 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 27 Import Certificate e When you have completed the installation of SmartDesigner the SmartDesigner icon will be displayed on your Desktop e Click the SmartDesigner icon on the Desktop The registration page will be displayed Notes DO NOT Choose the Register Tool e Choose Import Certificate from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar Then the Import Certificate Dialog Box will be activated e Select the source from which the access certificate will be imported Select the file of the certificate and click Open or Cancel to cancel this command e When the import is done the message Box Import Certificate Compl
96. l use to fill an image e Choose the Flood Fill too kx from the Toolbox e Choose the Pattern Fill tool Pal from the Flyout 60 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Drag the pointer to the canvas and right click on it choose Rotate from the popup menu to rotate the image e Click on the canvas again to confirm the rotation e Position the pointer so that it is touching the area you want to fill Only adjacent pixels of exactly the same tone will be selected or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command e The rotated pattern will fill the area If the pattern is smaller than the area it will repeat continuously to fill the entire area The rotated pattern will spread to the rest of the drawing area if the shape you want to fill has any breaks along in its border You can check and close any openings by the Zoom In tool a of the Toolbar For more information see Zoom In You can choose the Arrow Mode tool ul from the Flyout to view the selected image in arrow mode 17 2 4 Use Angular Grid to Rotate Pattern Fill an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more e information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you ll use to fill an image e Choose the Flood Fill tool from the Toolbox e Choose the Pattern Fill tool Pal from the Flyout e Click on the canvas and choose the Angular Grid tool E from th
97. lbar then select Create New Image The File Attribute Dialog box will open Select Knit Image in File Type Another New File Attribute Dialog box will open Enter the Image Width and Height in centimeters inches or pixels Enter the Number of Stitches in Stitch per centimeter Enter the Number of Turns in Revolution per centimeter Enter Maximum Colours per line and per image Click OK to create a new file or Cancel to delete the command The function inside the Toolbox of the knit Image may vary from other type of files 4 1 3 Create a New Weave Image File SmartDesigner provides a unique work area Weave Image Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Ia from the Toolbar then select Create New Image The File Attribute Dialog Box will open Select Weave Image in File Type Another New File Attribute Dialog Box will open Enter the Image width and height in centimeters inches or pixels Enter the warp density in yarns per centimeters or inches Enter the weft density in yarns per centimeters or inches Click OK to create a new file or Cancel to delete the command The function inside the Toolbox of the Weave Image may vary from other type of files 4 1 4 Create a New Drape Image File Select Create New Image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose D from the Toolbar then select Create New Image The File Attribute Dialog Box will open 10 Sm
98. lbox at the top left hand corner of Object List e Click on to Add a layer within an Image e Click on to Delete a layer within an Image e Click on to Merge a single layer to the Image e Click on Sr to Merge all layer into one Image e Click on S to Convert layer to an individual Object 117 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 34 6About the Images You can create or import different kinds of files in a same Project File This part will introduce how to work with the Image at the Project File 34 6 1 Add a New Image e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Add Image from the Pull down menu e Drag your mouse to determine the size of your image and click to the project page when finished The File Attribute Dialog Box will open e Here you can enter the File Type Unit of Measurement Image Width Image Height Colour Type and Resolution of the file e Click OK to confirm the change or Cancel to delete the command For more information see Create Open and Save Files 34 6 2 Import a New Image e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Import Image from the Pull down menu The Import Image Dialog Box will appear e Select the file and click Open or Cancel to delete the command e Choose the imported image and drag it to the desired location 34 6 3 Copy an Image e Choose an Image by your mouse from the current project page and choose Copy Image from the Pull down menu
99. le extension SmartDesigner will do that for you using the file type you specified in your optimization settings e Click Save to preview the image or Cancel to delete the command The Preview Dialog Box will appear e Click Save to export the image or Cancel to delete the command OR Click F to export the full image For more information see Export a Full Image 6 29lmport an Image e Choose Import image from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Import image dialog box will appear e Select the file and click Open or Cancel to delete the command e Click on the imported message and drag it to the desired location 6 30Export a Palette e Choose Export palettes from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Import image dialog box will appear e Choose a location to export the image file to and enter a filename e Click Save to export the palettes or Cancel to delete the command 21 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 31lmport a Palette e Choose Import Palettes from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Import Palette dialog box will appear e Select the file and click Open or Cancel to delete the command e Click on the imported message and drag it to the desired location 6 32Export to Shima e Choose Export to Shima from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Export to Shima Dialog Box will appear e Choose a location to export the image file to and enter a filename
100. line you want to add control node and it will change to yellow e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Add Control Node Tool from the pull down menu e Position the pointer to place the new control node and repeat this step if you want to add more contral nodes e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 3 2 Move a Selected Control Node Only e You may edit the selected control node before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Position the pointer so that it is touching the control node you want to move then drag it to a new position e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 93 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 26 3 3 Delete a Control Node e You may edit the selected control node before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool E after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Position the pointer so that it is touching the control node you want to delete e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Delete Control Node Tool from the pull down menu e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this comman
101. lour Combo For Drape Image Only e Open a Drape Image File or a Generator File Create e Clarify the panel into different group before applying this function For more information see Define Panel Group e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image Tool el from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the image for draping Select the Panel Colour Combo Tool DN from the Toolbox e Select the colour from the Colour Palette or from the active image The Property Section will display the selected colours e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command e The Panel Colour Combo Box will appear 96 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 30 Generator For Drape Image Only The part will introduce different kinds of Generator as well as the other special functions inside the Generator Note You may go to Learn in SmartDesigner for a detailed demo on Series of Pattern Generator Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Series of Pattern Generator 30 1Stripe Generator You can generate horizontal or vertical stripe generator from the Stripe Generator Tool 30 1 1 Horizontal Stripe Generator Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose Iw from the Toolbar then s
102. lt as the method to pick the panel area e You can adjust the panel area by moving the Control Node as well as Erase Panel Mode e Confirm the Panel area by right click the mouse and choose OK Tool then right click again to choose Complete Define Panel 25 2Define Colour of a Panel e After defining the panel you can define the colour of the panel e Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Define Colour Tool from the Flyout ll e Drag the pointer to the panel and click to a point to define the colour of the panel 25 3Define Image Dimension of a Panel e After defining the panel you can define the colour of the panel e Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Define Image Dimension Tool from the Flyout E e Drag the pointer to the panel and click to a point to define the colour of the panel e Choose the panel to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear e Choose the measure unit and specify the measurement of the straight line from the Property Section e Confirm the measurement by clicking or choose the Exit Tool X to end this command 83 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 25 4Define Panel Group After defining the panel please clarify the group of the panel By default our system just applies the Colour Combo Generator Tool zu at Group 0 H Fo
103. m the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 1 2 Draw a Straight Line by Angular Grid e Choose the Line tool from the Drawing section in the Toolbox e Choose the Angular Grid tool E click on the canvas to place the first point e SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the line each time when you move the pointer 30 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear Repeat this step for a second straight line e Choose the Exit tool 5 to end this command You can choose the Last Position Tool Ee from the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 2Drawing Curve Lines and Arc The Curve Tool helps you to draw perfect curve lines and arcs 8 2 1 Draw a Curve Line e Choose the Curve tool Ea from the Drawing section in the Toolbox You can view 3 in the Info panel Pa 1 2 e Click on the canvas to place the first point Draw a straight line by moving the pointer e Click on the position where you want one end of the curve to be e Then drag the pointer to adjust the curve e Repeat this step for a second curve line e Choose the Exit tool N I to end this command You can define the curve order either in 123 as above or 132 by choosing the Define Curve Order tool You can choose the Last Position Tool from the Flyout to start drawing from the mo
104. n KD Lo Cu Redo e n here you can Add line Add curve Set Node name etc They act like shortcuts which enable designers to do their drawings efficiently Edit Lines e When you right click on the lines of the object a small menu will come up see figure below 128 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION VJ Add node 1 1 Add multiple nodes s Add node on line ER Change line to current colour ER Changed selected path to current colour rv Select path Change line style 2 Delete line segment tm Measure dimension KD Lindo ba Redo e Click on VM to add a set of nodes along the lines of the vector object and henceyou can adjust the shape of the vector object e Click on vi to add multiple nodes along the lines of the vector object and hence you can adjust the shape of the vector object e Click on w to add a single node on the line and the node can only move along the line Click on o to current colour to change the selected line to current colour Click on o to current colour to change the entire path to selected colour e Click on rv to select the path you want e Click on Change line style to change the properties of the drawn line a window will appear on screen as the first picture shown below These enable designer to change the properties of lines during or after their drawings You can also click on e and a Pull down menu will come up which show the advance option of the selected pen as
105. n e Choose the colour you want to edit from the Mixed Yarn Chart and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the RGB Levers Tool from the pull down menu and the RGB Levers Dialog Box will open e Edit the colour you want then choose the OK Tool to confirm For more information about RGB Levers Dialog Box see Colour Palette e Enter the new percentage e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 10 Delete a Mixed Yarn e Double click the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Choose the colour you want to delete from the Mixed Yarn Chart and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Delete Tool from the pull down menu 22 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 11 Import Export Yarns List e Click on File from the Menubar at the top of the page e Select Import Export yarns list from the Pull down menu e Search and select the yarns list file that you want and click on open save 6 20Create Import Export Rename a New Palette of Yarns e Setup the colours of Yarns you want in the Colour Palette Click on the arrow gt at the top right hand corner of the Colour Palette e Select Create New Colour Palette from the Pull down menu to create a new colour palet
106. n the OK button when done 112 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 33 4Rename a Colour Palette Click on the arrow at the top right hand corner of the Colour Palette e From the Pull down menu select Rename Palette e Type in the name of the palette and Press ENTER on the keybroad e Now the changed name of the Colour Palette will be displayed at the bottom of the Pull down menu 33 5Change the Size of the Colour Palette Click on the arrow at the top right hand corner of the Colour Palette e From the Pull down menu select small palette size or default size to change the size of the Palette 33 6Edit a name of Colour in the Colour Palette e Double click the Colour Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The RGB Levers Dialog Box will open e Enter the name of the selected Colour Palette form the right bottom of the dialog box e Choose the OK Tool to confirm or choose the Close Tool to cancel this command 33 Edit the colour of Colour Palette e Double click the Colour Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e The RGB Levers Dialog Box will open e Use the pointer to move the slider on the left side or move the small square on the right side to edit the colour e Enter the RGB value in decimal system hexadecimal system or percentage if you have the RGB value of the new colour 113 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Choose the Get Colour Tool and the OK Tool to confirm
107. nal object contains many different planes and each plane has different area distribution And by defining grid these planes can be shown clearly e To add control line right click on the control line of the planar image and select Add vert hori control line then drag the pointer e According to the above example the area distribution can be defined roughly as the second picture shown below 87 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e After we defined the grid in the planar we may now adjust the grid line in the three dimensional model 88 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e To do this right click on the grid line of the 3 D model a menu will come up as below example Click on Add control node to add nodes on the line where you can create curves In the menu you can also delete control line copy Control etc e To define the route of the grid lines you should look at the effect of brightness gradient of slope in the model And for the above example the grid line for the 3 D model should create as the second figure below e Now when you fill pattern in the Image the pattern will follow the route of the grid The system will not generate grid if the there is no intersection point between the horizontal and vertical control lines Please make sure all the horizontal and vertical control lines have intersection points or you can follow the steps in the below section to move t
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109. nge the Properties of the current page 34 3Full Screen Presentation e If you want to have a presentation right click the mouse on your project page and choose the Full Screen Presentation e Choose Enter from the keyboard in order to go to the next page 34 4Difference between Image and Object You can either create Image or Object in a New Project File Image includes all kind of new files that can be created from the SmartDesigner such as the General Image File Knit Image File Weave Image File Drape Image File and Generator File Object includes Text Line Table Arrow and Rectangle and Vector Object 34 50bject List There is an Object List located at the bottom of the Colour Palette when you are in the Move Object Mode It displays information about the object properties including file type file name as well as the Order of them Besides you can aslo Lock Hide object Edit Delete Object or Add Merge layers only for images 34 5 1 Lock hide Object e Lock object 116 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Click this box to lock the object e Hide object Click this Eye Shape to hide the object 34 5 2 Edit Delete Object e To Edit an Object Image click on Al at the top right corner of Object List e To Delete an Object Image click on A at the top right corner of Object List 34 5 3 Order of Objects at the top right corner 34 5 4 Add Merge Layers for Image only e There is a Too
110. nual CREATION 6 8 3 Move Peg Plan to Right Left Click on the Edit Weave Tool from the Toolbox or double click on the Weave Structures from the boxes at the right hand column when defining weave structures See Section Define Weave Structures From top of the Weave Dialog select es to move peg plan to the left or emt to the KR ER right 6 8 4 Remove Empty Shaft Click on the Edit Weave Tool from the Toolbox or double click on the Weave Structures from the boxes at the right hand column when defining weave structures See Section Define Weave Structures From top of the Weave Dialog select to remove empty shafts 6 9mport Export Weaves List e Click on File from the MenuBar at the top of the page e Then choose Import export Weaves List from the Pull down menu e Search and select the weaves list file you want then click open save to confirm 6 10Export Specification Choose the Export Specification Tool from the Toolbox o Al e The Export Image Dialog Box will be activated e Enter a filename and then choose a location to export the file e SmartDesigner will display all the information for examples the density the width the count as well as the number of repeats of your design 17 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 11To Analyse your design in different views You can see the simulated effect of your design in different view modes including Hair On Off Show Hide Full Repeat an
111. o Ann o A 101 IA ees 102 30 8 Generator Design Combo BON aitor nc sacaste 103 SE IR AC o E A E AE nace tne E E asain aantes 103 A E e in at vsre stant Guaw saad sayads esasuss mawateGunes as nanecesosusewsnsnees 103 30 8 3 Go to the Previous PAG reamiscera torito blica citadas 103 UA Motos Nexo sapos 103 A E o A E E E EE ETT 103 IA A oe E ee ee 104 II A O O o OI E 104 US ie 104 oO Bro EE 104 LOR cea BO Bar EE 104 30 8 11 Move Combo to Front 105 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION A e O A 105 308 15 Keen Layout and Generate Colour COMDO ms 105 SUS 14 Generate ts MN E 105 30 8 15 Export this Combo non n nn non nana nnannnnos 105 SUSO PEE VIEW ER COMO anio 106 IN a AAPP A 106 e e EESE 1 E E E EE E A 106 30 8 19 Show Drape Result Show Reneats 106 30 8 20 High Resolution Low Resolupon N EE 106 31 Panel Shapes For General amp Knit Image Onivy cess eeseeeeseeeeseeeeeaeesseeeseeeeeeeesenes 106 32 Colour Mask For General Image with Full Colour Only 107 32 1 Colour IOS E caesarean eee oeeeee ees 107 32 2 Colour Mask Select Colour Juiomogticoallu 108 EE 109 32 3 1 Colour Mask Define Colour oro n nn nnn nono nono nono ono n nro nnnnnnnn nn nnnnnrnnnnnnos 110 32 3 2 Colour Mask Define Add Selected Colour as Irregular Secton 110 SERS di AM Po a e PP PREU EOI 112 A A 112 dd real NeW EE 112 KEE 112 NUI AAA A AE 1153 33 5 Change the Size of the Colour E 1153 35 0 Edi aname of Colour mine Colo
112. o select the method to erase panel area including by Select Area Free Hand Draw Line Curve Select Area Connect Disconnect dl Erase panel area by select area ae Erase panel area by free hand draw A Erase panel area by line de Other erase panel modes d Erase panel area by select area Connect fe Move control node a Erase panel area by select area Disconnect 49 Add Panel Mode w Complete define panel Confirm the new panel area by right click the mouse and choose OK Tool then right click again to choose Complete Define Panel 25 6 2 Add Panel Mode Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout Select the panel you want to edit and then right click and choose Add Panel Mode Tool from the Dialog Box Right click again to select the method to add panel area including by Select Area Free Hand Draw Line Curve Select Area Connect Disconnect Confirm the new panel area by right click the mouse and choose OK Tool then right click again to choose Complete Define Panel 85 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 25 Delete a Panel e Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Delete Panel Tool from the Flyout e Choose the panel you want to delete choose Yes to confirm the selection or No to end this command 25 8Defining Irregular Image e Select the Define Panel Tool E from t
113. of measurement and scale of the vector object will display at the left 132 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION hand column of the page See figure below Display scale Dm 1 e Clickon w when done or W I to canel the command Define Grid in Vector Object e On the project page right click and select Add a Vector Object from the Pull down Menu e After you create your Vector Object click on the Define grid tool el e Drag the pointer to the Vector object that you want to define and click on the object or you can click on Select Panel Tool mi from the FlyOut then click on the obejct e Setup the direction of grid and then click on the canvas e The window at the bottom of the Flyout shows the front planar view of the object You can first roughly define the grid in this window by adding grid lines e f you want to edit the grid lines right click on the control line of the vector object and then select Add control nodes e Click on ae when finish e For more detailed information please look at the exmaple in the 26 1 1 Define Grid for Drape Image Only Section The function and the purpose of define grid for Vector Object or Drape Image is basically the same From the Flyout there are different functions to edit the grid e To move gird click on E Select the grid and drag the pointer e To delete grid click on E click Yes to confirm or No to cancel the command Click on m to
114. olour Palette Click on to activate Multiple colour mode e Multiple colour mode e Click on the canvas then hold and drag the pointer to create a retangular area where you can define the colours of the images e The original colour of the images will display at the top left hand corner of the Flyout Click on the background colour to delete the colour otherwise the background colour will change at the same time e When you are adjusting the colour of the images the new colour of the images will display at the bottom left hand corner e Click on Restore to undo your setting or OK to comfirm 34 New Project In Project Mode you may create a multiple page design and do your presentation directly using SmartDesigner You do not need to create a separate file in another presentation software such as PowerPoint for presentation Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Software Demo Design and Present Using SmartDesigner 34 1Create a New Project e Select Create New Project from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose 115 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION from the Toolbar then select Create New Image to open a new project file D 34 2About the Project Page e Right click the mouse besides the project page number you will see a Pull down menu e Here you can Rename Page Add New Page Delete Current Page Move page Forward or Backward Also you can cha
115. onfirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 2 Edit a Yarn Width e You can edit each Yarn Palette above the Toolbox by double clicking on them e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Enter the new yarn width e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 3 Edit a Hair Density e You can edit each Yarn Palette above the Toolbox by double clicking on them e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Use the pointer to move the slider to control the hair density e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 20 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 6 19 4 Edit a Hair Length e You can edit each Yarn Palette above the Toolbox by double clicking on them e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Use the pointer to move the slider to control the hair length e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 5 Edit a Yarn Name e You can edit each Yarn Palette above the Toolbox by double clicking on them e The Yarn Dialog Box will open e Enter the new yarn name e Choose the Generate Again Tool and the OK Tool to confirm the setting or choose the Exit Tool to cancel this command 6 19 6 Set as Default e Double click the Yarn Palette above the Toolbox you want to edit e
116. oose the style at the right bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command 100 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION OR you can simply choose the Checker Generator Tool PS from the Toolbox Aa e Repeat the steps of Horizontal Stripe Generator to generate the Checker pattern You can either choose Generate Again or Use Existing Combo from the Checker Setup Box if you already generated stripe combo before For more information see Generate Again and Use Existing Combo Section 30 5Last selected colour e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose o from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File e The Create New Generator Box will be activated e Choose the style at the right bottom or choose Cancel to exit this command Choose the Last Selected Colour Tool from the Flyout to get the most recent used colour e Confirm the selected colours by clicking the OK Tool from the Flyout or choose the Exit Tool L I to cancel this command e The Stripe Generator Setup Box will open and now you can follow the steps in the previous section to generate your own design 30 6Generating Again If you already generated any design combo before you can see from the Generate Again setup box Choose this command if you prefer to type in new information to generate a brand new design combo rather than using the most recently used setup e Select Create New Gener
117. ort image tool E the Toolbox Di 49 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Choose the Perspective Image Tool from the Flyout then choose the Horizontal Perspective Image Tool e from the Flyout e Choose the canvas and drag the pointer to skew the image e Choose the canvas again to confirm the transformation e Use the pointer to locate the skewed image in a new position and choose the canvas to apply your changes or choose the Exit Tool L I to end this command You can choose the Show Outline Only tool Ei from the Flyout to view the outline of editing image only 14 Repeating Images The Repeating Image Tools enable you to turn your image into a pattern through various types of repeating Tools 14 1Repeat an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool D from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the pattern you want to repeat e Choose the Repeat tool E from the Edit Section e Drag the pointer so that the selected image continuously repeat itself vertically and horizontally e Click on the canvas to finish the repeat or choose the Exit tool ag to end this command See Also 14 2 Integral Repeat an Image 14 3 Half drop Repeat An Image 14 4 Integral amp Half drop Repeat an Image 50 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 14 2Integral Repeat an Image e Selecta rectangular or a free form are
118. our column then click on the box on the right to adjust the length of first stripe e Now the first stripe will display at the top left hand corner of the page If you want to add more stripe choose a colour and do the same on the second row Click on horizontal direction e Toconfrim click on w then drag the pointer to the canvas and left click until it reach the position you want Or click on ag to cancel the command 8 6 3 Upside down Mirror of Stripe e Click on the Stripe Wizard tool eil from the Drawing Section in the Toolbox e You will see a Toolbar followed by a list appear on the right hand side below the Colour Palette as shown below 36 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION w xi Total 2 00 2 001 a e Choose the colour you want from Colour Palette click on the first box on the Colour column then click on the box on the right to adjust the length of first stripe e Now the first stripe will display at the top left hand corner of the page If you want to add more stripe choose a colour and do the same on the second row Click on to upside down the stripe when during vertical mode or click on to 5 DN mirror the stripe when during horizontal mode e To confrim click on se then drag the pointer to the canvas and left click until it reach the position you want Or click on ag to cancel the command 8 6 4 Add Delete Stripe e Click on the Stripe Wizard tool eil from t
119. ow Line from the Pull down menu 34 11About the Rectangle e Right click the mouse on your project page and choose Add Rectangle from the Pull down menu e Click on the project page to draw the rectangle then choose Command End to confirm or Undo to delete the command e f you want to edit the rectangle right click the object and choose Copy Arrow Line Change Line to Current Colour Change to Seam Line and Delete Arrow Line from the Pull down menu 34 12About Vector Object By creating style as a vector object designers can modify the shape or appearance of the object after or during their drawings This benefits designers to have a better quality of drawings and also increase the efficiency of design 34 12 1 Add a Vector Object e Right click on the project page then select Add from the popup menu e Select ven Add vector object from the Pull down menu to create a new vector object as shown below 124 SmartDesigner User Manual MHK Full screen presentation Page setup A Add text om FA Add table Onder sorde t Add line DL zoom in T Add single ended arrow A Zoom out 4 Add double ended arrow Ko Unde O Add rectangle Ca Redo Ui Add vector object Th Panel Shape O Add image 4 Import image 34 12 2 Create Style Using Free Hand Draw This part will introduce how to work with the drawing tools to create your own vector object On the right hand side of the page there are many
120. page e Full Screen Presentation change to full screen presentation mode e Select drawing shape To change the shape of the cursor choose the cursor you want from the flyout and click ok to confirm or cancel to exit 3 1 5 Tools e Show new features Show the new features of SmartDesigner e Electorics store New feature of SmartDesigner will be launched very soon 3 1 6 Window The Window menu consists of a series of action buttons which allow you to arrange windows in several styles such as Cascade Tile horizontally Tile vertically Minimize all and Arrange all 3 1 7 Help The final menu on the Menubar is Help e Content and Index gives you access to SmartDesigner s comprehensive Help Screens e About SmartDesigner shows the Version of the system SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 3 2 The Toolbar The Toolbar that locates just below the Menubar consists of a series of action buttons that allow you to perform certain functions ol1 8 ai Asiel lei o D So aaa soma 3 2 1 New Read Save and Print Buttons Allows you to work with files q Import Read Save and Print For more O ei e El information see Opening and Saving Printing section 3 2 2 Edit Buttons As in other Windows applications you may use the Edit buttons to perform ES Cut Copy O ETS 61 e el Paste Ki si d Undo and Redo 3 2 3 View Buttons View Buttons include the Cascade
121. picture even you generate a brand new style e Right click the design combo you want and choose Lock Tool Lack from the Pull down menu and you will see a place at the left bottom of the selected design combo e Choose Unlock Tool Unlack to cancel the lock command of the selected design combo 30 8 13 Keep Layout and Generate Colour Combo e f you want to generator the same layout in different colour combo right click the design combo you want and choose Keep Layout and Generate Colour Combo Tool Keep layout and generate colour combo from the Pull down menu The system will generate different colour combo in the same layout for you 30 8 14 Generate this One Again e You can randomly generate a specific design combo only but not affecting others e Move the mouse to the design combo and choose Generate this One Again Tool Generate this one again The system will randomly generate different colour combo in the same layout for you 30 8 15 Export this Combo e You can skip the step of Show Preview if you want to export a specific design combo e Move the mouse to the design combo and choose Export this Combo Tool Export this combo e Save or export the design combo for further use For more information see Create Open 105 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION and Save Images Section 30 8 16 Preview Locked Combo e It is an excellent tool for you to move all locked combo in different pages to Page 1 so that it is
122. r Manual POCO Ti ON e Create a new rectangular or a free form area to select the Image that you want the Texture Mapping effect by choosing the Select Image Tool el from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images e Click on the Image from the Image List and choose Texture Mapping from the popup menu e Click on the selected Image on the canvas 16 Clearing Images The Clearing Images Tools enables you to keep the useful image and delete the unwanted ones 16 1Clear a Selected Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area i e the image to be cleared by choosing the Select Image tool CA from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Clear tool from the Toolbox LI Choose the Clear Selected Image tool from the Flyout to delete the selected image or choose the Exit tool L I to end this command See Also 16 2 Clear the Deselected Area of an Image 16 3 Clear an Entire Image 16 2Clear a De selected Area of an Image e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool E from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images 57 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION To delete outside of the selected area choose the Clear tool from the Toolbox Choose the Clear Deselected Image tool from the Flyout to delete the deselected area of the image i e Outside of the selected area or choos
123. r example you can clarify the collars and the hems to Group 1 so that the pattern will not 0 drape to these panels when using the Colour Combo Generator Tool l Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout Drag the pointer and click to the panel then type in the Group Number of the panel from the Property Section 25 5Define Image Position of a Panel After defining the panel please determine the Image position of the panel A green cross will be activated on the defined panel as below Right click the mouse on the Green Cross and you can see a Dialog Box as below r Setas image UL comer Sat as image Too center Set as image UR corner F Set as image center left Set as image center right Set as image LL corner L Set as image bottom center J Set as image LR corner Drag the pointer to position the Green Cross or you can choose one of the above selections The Green Cross is the center when you apply a placement or a fabric on the panel 84 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 25 6Editing Defined Panels You can edit the Defined Panel by the Erase Add Panel Mode 25 6 1 Erase Panel Mode Select the Define Panel Tool E from the Toolbox and then choose the Select Panel Tool V from the Flyout Select the panel you want to edit and then right click and choose Erase Panel Mode Tool from the Dialog Box Right click again t
124. rance of the selected colour Note Higher tolerance levels target a broader range of colours around the colour you select To merge the selected colours right Click on the colours and choose Merge selected colour then click on the colour you want to merge with To confirm the selected colours click on the boxes along the w column To delete the selected colours click on Gi Click on when done or click on ft to cancel the command from the menu at the right hand corner 32 2Colour Mask Select Colour Automatically Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool from the Toolbox or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images Choose the Colour Mask tool gl from the Toolbox Choose Select Colours Automatically from the message box SmartDesigner will automatically select the colours and they will appear on the right side click on the boxes along Visible Tool column as example below You can type dE in the number to set the colour tolerance of the selected colour Note Higher tolerance levels target a broader range of colours around the colour you select 108 SmartDesigner User Manual EDCATI EN ly RI 8 e You can aslo Merge colors To do this right click on the colours choose Merge selected colour then click on the colour that you want to merge with e To confirm the selected colours click on the boxes along the column To delete the select
125. recent ending postion 32 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 8 3 2 Draw a Square e Choose the Rectangle tool from the Drawing section in the Toolbox e Choose the Square tool oO to draw a square e f desired choose the Flood fill tool gt in the Flyout to fill the square e Click on the canvas to place the corner point e To draw a square move the pointer diagonally in the direction you want e Click on the position where you want one end of the square to be e Repeat this step for a second square e Choose the Exit tool N I to end this command You can choose the Last Position Tool SS from the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 4Drawing Ellipses and Circles Drawing perfect ellipses or circles as well as fill them with a few mouse clicks 8 4 1 Draw an Ellipse Choose the Ellipse tool lo from the Drawing section in the Toolbox e If desired choose the Flood fill tool kx in the Flyout to fill the ellipse e Click on the canvas and move the pointer diagonally in the direction you want e Click on the page again when done e Repeat this step for a second ellipse e Choose the Exit tool N I to end this command You can choose the Last Position Tool Ee from the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 4 2 Draw a Circle Choose the Ellipse tool lo from the Drawing section in the Toolbox e Choose the Circle tool CH to draw a circle 33
126. s from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar e The File Attribute Dialog Box will open e Here you can change the File Type Unit of Measurement Image Width Image Height Colour Type and Resolution of the file e For the Knit Image File you can change the Stitches in stitch per centimeter Turns in revolution per centimeter as well as the Maximum Colours per line and per image e Click OK to confirm the change or Cancel to delete the command 6 24Reading Files SmartDesigner supports s a wide variety of file formats such as BMP Tiff and JPG You can work on pictures from many different sources Choose Read from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar or a from the Toolbar The Read dialog box will appear 24 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION e Select the file and click Open or Cancel to delete the command 6 25Saving Files You can save your files in Smart Project File sdp format for further editing 6 25 1 Save a New File e Choose Save as from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar The Save as dialog box will appear e Browse to the desired location and type the filename e Click Save to preview the image or Cancel to delete the command e The Preview Dialog Box will appear e Click Save to save a new file or Cancel to delete the command 6 25 2 Save an Existing File Choose Save from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar or click from the Toolbar El The Preview dialog box wil
127. se as Placement Print e Select a rectangular or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool el from the Edit Section or Toolbar For more information see Selecting Images The selected image is the image for draping Select the Use as Fabric from the Toolbox and choose the Use as Placement Print tool E from the Flyout e Click on the panel and drape the image as fabric or choose the Exit tool oe to cancel this command from the Flyout 2 3Panel Fill e Select a rectangulr or a free form area by choosing the Select Image tool 5 from the Edit Section or Toolbar for more indormation see Selecting Images The selected image is the image for draping 95 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Select the tool Use as Fabric from the Toolbox and choose the Panel Fill tool e Then choose the colour you want to fill in and click on the panel e Choose the Exit tool 4 when finished 28 Measuring Dimension Select the Measure Dimension Tool E from the Toolbox e Click on the image to place the first point e Move the pointer and click to place the next point A straight line joining the two points will appear e Choose the measure unit and specify the measurement from the Info Panel e Confirm the text by clicking or choose the Exit tool W I to end this command Note Please go to Learn from the Toolbar for a detailed demo on Online Reference Use Knit Structure Photo to Drape 29 Panel Co
128. select panel e To copy to other filled area click on H 133 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION To control Brightness of a Vector Object e Click on Brightness tool EI from the Toolbox then click on the vector object e Now right click on the object select Add control line from the popup menu as shown below Add control line ocrn in Zoom out KD Undo ta Rego e Determine the area of brightness that you wish to control then right click again and choose Finished Adding nodes from the popup menu as shown below Y Finisned adding nodes Zoom in Zoom out KD Unde Ca Reda e To control the intensity of brightness 5 to 5 right click on the nodes See figure below E Brightness 0 e Delete node 2 Add node e To add nodes along the control line delete line segment copy entire control 134 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION line etc right click on the control line See figure below Add node Y Delete line segment s Copy contral line O Circle e Click w when done or ag to cancel the command Colour Combo in Vector Object Click on Ha from the Toolbox e Drag the pointer and select the colours you want The Info Panel will display the selected colours see figure below e Click to confirm e Left Click on the page hold and move the mouse around to select the area of image you wish to combo click on the canvas to confirm e Pos
129. sible combination of Colour Combo will appear on screen click the one you want then choose to Preview or Export image from the menu e Click to finished or oft to cancel the command There are other functions in the ToolBar below the Colour Palette Click on to go back to the Last selected colour e Click on a to add all Colour Mask colours See 32 Colour Mask Section e Click on ml to add all colours from images e Click on Ba to perform combo in Vector Image s Line 135 SmartDesigner User Manual gege For more detailed information look at the 19 4 1 Colour Combo Section we mentioned before Resize a Vector Object Click on in the toolbox e e Drag the box to change the size of object horizortally or vertically e You can also adjust the scale of the vector object to change the size See figure below Width Height Ratio e To resize an image in a Fixed Aspect Ratio click on E e Click on canvas when done or click on of to exit Rotate a Vector Object e Click on e from the Toolbox e Click on the canvas and drag the box to rotate the vector object e On the right hand side there is a menu See figure below e 135 180 135 e n here you can select a specific angle of the vector object e Choose the Angular grid tool KC from the Flyout SmartDesigner constrains a 5 degree angular movement of the image each time when you move the pointer 136 SmartDesigner
130. st recent ending postion 8 2 2 Draw an Arc Line e Choose the Curve tool LI from the Drawing section in the Toolbox 31 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION Choose click on the canvas to place the first point 1 You can view S 2 os Radius in the Info panel Click on the canvas to place the first point Draw a straight line by moving the pointer Click on the position where you want one end of the arc to be Then drag the pointer to adjust the arc Repeat this step for a second arc line Choose the Exit tool ae to end this command You can define the curve order either in 123 as above or 132 by choosing the Define Arc Order tool 2 You can choose the Last Position Tool SS from the Flyout to start drawing from the most recent ending postion 8 3Drawing Rectangles and Squares Besides of drawing rectangles and squares you can also fill them in one step 8 3 1 Draw a Rectangle Choose the Rectangle tool E from the Drawing section in the Toolbox If desired choose the Flood fill tool kz in the Flyout to fill the rectangle Click on the canvas to place the corner point To draw a rectangle move the pointer diagonally in the direction you want Click on the position where you want one end of the rectangle to be Repeat this step for a second rectangle Choose the Exit tool 5 to end this command You can choose the Last Position Tool SS from the Flyout to start drawing from the most
131. te e Select Import export a Colour palette to import export a colour palette file e Select Rename Palette to rename the Colour Palette 6 21Create a New Generator File SmartDesigner offers a special function to enable you to generate different kinds of pattern They are Stripe Generator Checker Generator as well as Square Generator Note You may go to Learn in SmartDesigner for a detailed demo on Series of Pattern Generator e Select Create New Generator File from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose from the Toolbar then select Create New Generator File D The Create New Generator Box will be activated 23 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION The function inside the Toolbox of the drape image file shows below may vary from other type of files 6 22Create a New Project File In Project Mode you may create a multiple page design and do your presentation directly using SmartDesigner You do not need to create a separate file in another presentation sofeware such as PowerPoint for presentation e Select Create New Project from the Pull down menu of File in the Menubar OR choose from the Toolbar then select Create New Image to open a new project file D The function inside the Toolbox of the General Image shows below may vary from other type of files 6 23Change File Attributes SmartDesigner makes it easy for you to change file attributes e Choose Propertie
132. ting grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Here you may start to copy the control lines e Move your mouse to the control line you want to copy and it will change to yellow e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Copy Control Line Tool from the pull down menu e Move the pointer and click to paste the copied control line e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 2 5 Delete a Control Line You may delete the control lines before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EE after 92 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Here you may start to delete the control lines e Move your mouse to the control line you want to delete and it will change to yellow e Right click the mouse and you can see a pull down menu e Choose the Delete Control Line Tool from the pull down menu e Choose the Exit Tool from the Flyout to confirm or choose the Undo Tool to cancel this command from the pull down menu by right click your mouse 26 3About Control Nodes You can edit the grid more details by editing the control nodes 26 3 1 Add a Control Node You may add control node before generating grid or use the Hide Grid Tool EEE after generating grid For more information see Show Hide Grid e Move your mouse to the control
133. ture it will overwrite the orignal one If you want to insert a weave structure to an orignal one click on the tool ET then 15 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION follow the same procedure as above 6 8To Edit Weave Structures SmartDesigner allows you to visualize the simulated effect while you edit different weave structures 6 8 1 Edit a Weave Structure Choose the Edit Weave Tool from the Toolbox or double click on the Weave Structure from the Boxes on the right hand column See section Define Weave structure e The Edit Weave Dialog Box will open e Enter the weave width weave height and maximum weave shaft Edit the weave structure by clicking the grid or choose Toggle All Tool y to swap face and back e The preview structure will be shown at the right top corner of the box e Choose the OK Tool from the top of the dialog box to confirm the selection or choose the Exit Tool to end this command e You can import your own design in other file format by choosing Import Image Tool from the top of the dialog box 6 8 2 Import a Weave Structure Choose the Edit Weave Tool from the Toolbox e The Edit Weave Dialog Box will open Choose the Import Image Tool Fal from the top of the dialog box to import your own design in other file format e Choose the OK Tool from the top of the dialog box to confirm the selection or choose the Exit Tool to end this command 16 SmartDesigner User Ma
134. ur Paleta ita 113 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION 33 7 Edit the colour of Colour E 1153 IO E 114 EA nn 114 DO ESTO E 115 NLM E ecos 115 TENEN FOCO SA A 115 DF CCAS NW EE 115 SE Em eae eee 116 SE e 116 34 4 Difference between Image and OD Cilia 116 A nn E o 116 e a E E LO e E E A N E T T O 116 O EA DS ODO ricas 117 345 3 Order of O oo e OIM ROO D UIAMPPS a E E EEA On AN Ena REE OSE A an ERNEA aai 117 3454 Add Merse Layets Hor Image Only tartera 117 A A 118 34 6 1 Add a New Image EEN 118 A POE EN A e o e o OE eee 118 EE EE AE o UI e E 118 40 4 Add Image to Image Cupo Traslado pilates facilidad orcas 119 34 6 5 Edit the Properties of an Image 119 DAE oF Ue E T POE E ee eee eer nee ee cee 119 A Edit the Name of he pod 120 340 8 Cie Ue Order OL in IMa ds 120 340 9 D lete e 120 SmartDesigner User Manual CREATION SE 120 AA Rp seera nee 120 IA 2 iio is AMA A 121 er Er Mn oO CO II A 121 del COPY Convert E OA COren 121 A ad eren 0 AAN o E 122 34S ADO MEME TODO ista 123 EE 123 AL A O TO risa 124 E MAA 124 END Aboul Vector OD rides 124 AP E A a a Sere 124 Dae 2a Crate ol le Usma Eres Hand Dane 125 34 12 3 Create Style Using Vector Panel UID rary peralta 138 34 12 4 Pattern Fill Extract Obects non non nono conan nana 140 34 13 Colour Combo in Multiple Obtects nan nnannnnnnnns 140 34 14 Group Multiple OUieche nn nono nnnnnnn corno nnnn nono nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 14 I

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