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Document conventions
Symbol
Meaning
Note
Tip
Warning
Diamino BasicMark
Diamino MarkPack
Diamino MarkPro
Diamino Expert
Terminology
Piece (Basic Image, B.I.): Basic shape with a standard dimension to which development rules may be associated, to obtain shapes in different sizes (back, front, etc.). Model: list of pieces (B.Is) corresponding to a given style. Variant: one or more variations of the model may have different types: variations in shape, dimensional variations. It corresponds to the final product to be obtained (e.g.: long-sleeved shirt, short-sleeved shirt, etc.) . Marker: result of the placing of pieces (B.Is) on a fabric width while seeking the optimum use of the material and taking account of the constraints and characteristics of variants.
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Starting and quitting the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Defining the access paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Defining the fabric constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Creating the marker file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Completing the Marker generalities window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Completing the Marker composition window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Saving the marker file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Marker-making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening the marker file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Marking the pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Select the method for lowering the pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Lowering a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Lowering the total quantity of a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Lowering a set of pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lower an identical piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lowering the total quantity of identical pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rejecting a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rejecting one piece (B.I.) for another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Rejecting all the pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Retrieving the last saved version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Butting a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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5 Aligning a piece (B.I.) on center of the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Align one piece (B.I.) on another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Defining the piece (B.I.) spacing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Modifying the spacing values of a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the movement tolerance for a piece (B.I.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Modifying the orientation of a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Performing a piece (B.I.) symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Restoring the position of a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Retrieving the last piece (B.I.) processed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Temporarily superimposing pieces (B.Is) (supra-validation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Positioning a piece (B.I.) on the lower ply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Positioning a variant on the lower ply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using the work bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Checking the overlapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Marrying pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Disassociating married pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Inserting pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Cutting a piece (B.I.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Pairing two pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Changing the marker zone display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Zooming in on a marker zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Modifying the fabric dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rapidly finishing the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Finishing the marker with efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Saving the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Printing the marker data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Plotting the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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6 Analogy of a variant by itself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Analogy of a size in the same variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Analogy by changing the Fabric type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Analogy by changing the Fabric name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Analogy of a variant by another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Global analogy of all the variants not selected by themselves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Global analogy on variant repetitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating the plate axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Deleting the plate axis and the plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Modifying information on the plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Exit fuse mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Manipulating fuse plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Moving the plates, with linked pieces (B.Is) inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 butting pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Processing the piece (B.I.) and plate marking automatically, in a list . . . . . . . . . 80 Save the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Creating fuse plate markers on secondary fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Configuring the access paths to display the fuse plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Opening the marker containing the fuse plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Realizing plate markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Adding a number of plate markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Adding non-marked plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Defining the access paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Defining the fabric constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Creating the marker files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Processing the markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Defining the list of markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Completing the Create list window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Completing the List composition window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Defining the access paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Defining the fabric constraints and proximities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Defining the fabric constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Motif Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Defining the proximities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Reference aides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 General commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Printing of the marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Lowering the pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Rejecting pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Positioning the pieces (B.Is) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Navigating in the marker area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Marker-making from an existing marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Marking the fuse plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Automatic marker-making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Marking on motif fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Introduction
Diamino is a software that enables piece (B.I.) marker making on every type of fabric, whether open, folded, double-ply, tubular, or even with a motif It is possible: To define the characteristics of a marker; To associate piece (B.I.) positioning constraints to it, based on the fabric used; To mark the pieces (B.Is) on a fabric, while searching for the best efficiency.
The dimension limits of a marker are 900 m (2952.8 feet) in length and 3.25 m (10.7 feet) in fabric width. It should be noted that there is practically no maximum number of pieces (B.Is) that can be marked, so that the limit is dependant on the computer and graphic controller memory size. This software also facilitates working with pieces (B.Is) longer than 3 m 20 (10.5 feet). The user visualizes the fabric, and the pieces (B.Is) to be marked, on the graphic screen HE can continually control the efficiency obtained and has a large number of graphic functions to facilitate and improve the work realized. Diamino generates markers that can be used directly on plotters, spreaders, labelers and automatic cutting systems.
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Zone 1: zone with drop-down menus allowing access to different functions. Zone 2: chart zone where pieces (B.Is) to be marked are displayed in geometric form.
In Diamino, the group enables the grouping of sizes so they can be worked on together. It is used in the case of marker making with a number of different plies depending on the sizes (laying in steps)
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Main window Zone 3: data zone where the different indicators are displayed;
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A B K
C D L
E F M
G H N
I P J O
A. Marker name B. Marker importance A colored tag mentions the extent of the marker in producing the manufacturing order : red = High, orange = Normal, green = Low (cf. Creating the marker file). C. Marker length (from 0.2 to 900 m in the metric system and from 0.7 to 2952.8 feet in the imperial system) D. Fabric length (from 0.1 to 3.25 m in the metric system and from 0.3 to 10.7 feet in the imperial system) E. Position of the start of the screen page as against the start of the fabric In effect, only a small part of the fabric length is displayed on the screen. It is, however, possible to move along its full length. F. Length of fabric displayed on the screen page G. Length of fabric used by the marker H. Marker efficiency This is the percentage of material used by reference to the surface necessary for production (the Effic. toggle button also enables the percentage loss to be displayed). I. Variable positionThis is the distance between the start of the fabric and the rightmost extremity of the current piece (B.I.) or between the start of the fabric and the position of the work bar. J. Piece (B.I.) rotation angle K. Name of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned in the marking zone This data may be followed by symbols between brackets: Symbol
* + = : @ !
Meaning
Single piece (B.I.) Married piece (B.I.) Double piece (B.I.) Paired piece (B.I.) Unfolded piece (B.I.) Cut piece (B.I.) Piece (B.I.) added to negative meter
L. Size, Spegra1 and Spegra2 M. Piece (B.I.) analytical code N. Model name O. Name of the variant to which the piece (B.I.) belongs, followed, in brackets, by its order number in the marker
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Main window P. Scale of representation of the marker used in the marker zone Zone 4: marker zone where the pieces (B.Is) are displayed in the way they will be marked on the fabric;
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Fabric width
Zone 5: function zone with buttons enabling the activation of different functions (please refer to Reference aides).
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Defining the access paths Zone A: Access paths to read the different files. Zone B: Access paths to write the different files. Zone C: Access paths to read the different files in the case of analogy processing. Zone D: Format of geometry files
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IBA/VET/MDL: Basic Image or Garment files (formats from LS Model) or Model files (format from Modaris), IBA/XIN: Basic Image files for variant creation directly in Diamino.
Zone E: Format of marker files: .PLA (LS Mark format) or .PLX (Diamino format) Zone F: Marker type Standard: normal marker, Made to measure: made-to-measure marker, from an Order library, Uniform: one or more orders of the same type, for a group of individuals and coming from a PLALIB library, Fuse: marking fuse plates associated with the PLX format, With visiting system: marking with recovery of a default fabric file created by a visiting fabric system computer (visitor) When this mode is checked, the list of choices located below it offers two configurations: coupon or roll. so that every entry
In Diamino, the cursor must have the following form: operation is effective.
Procedure 1. For zones A, B and C double-click in the entry field in order to display a file selector; 2. Indicate the access path by double-clicking on the different files in the directory structure; 3. Confirm the selection using the selector OK button; the path is displayed in the entry field; To speed up this operation, copy the access paths by clicking on the blue and red arrows: Copy the line into the following lines of the zone
Copy the line into the equivalent lines in the other zones 4. For zones D and E, press and hold the left mouse button in the field to display a list of choices; 5. Move the pointer in the list and release the left mouse button on the required choice;
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<-> The toggle button enables some files to have an extension in upper case or in lower case. 6. In zone F, check the required choice; 7. To confirm the Access path window, click on OK. To save the defined configuration Procedure
Confirm
To call up this file later, click on In the Open window, select the file and click on OK. The information in the selected file is displayed in the Access paths window.
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Definition procedure 1. Enter the name of the fabric whose constraints will be defined; 2. Enter the comments, if necessary; 3. Define the constraints using the toggle buttons Button Meaning
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Meaning
Meaning
Prohibits the piece (B.I.) from changing ply (folded, tubular or double-ply fabric)
Authorizes the piece (B.I.) to change ply (folded, tubular or doubleply fabric)
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Button
Meaning
Requires a single piece (B.I.) to position itself on the upper or lower ply (folded or tubular fabric)
Requires a single piece (B.I.) to position itself on the upper ply (folded or tubular fabric)
Requires a single piece (B.I.) to position itself on the lower ply (tubular fabric)
Requires a piece (B.I.) to position itself on the upper or lower part of the fabric
Requires a piece (B.I.) to position itself on the upper part of the fabric
Requires a piece (B.I.) to position itself on the lower part of the fabric
Requires a piece (B.I.) to position itself in the upper center of the fabric
Requires a piece (B.I.) to position itself in the lower center of the fabric
Enables the indication of a tolerance value for the selected position (from 0 to 99 cm in the metric system and from 0 to 39 inches in the imperial system)
5. Enter, if necessary, an oversewing value, e.g. an additional value to be provided around each piece (B.I.) when there is a risk that the material may fray (from 0 to 100 mm in the metric system and from 1 to 126 1/32 inches in the imperial system); This parameter is only taken into account for model files with a .mdl extension. 6. Confirm with OK;
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Confirm
This file is stored in accordance with the access path defined in advance. A constraints file can be modified later. Modification procedure 1. Activate the function using the File / Constraints / Fabric modification menu; 2. In the file selector, select the file to be modified and confirm with OK; 3. Make the modifications in the Fabric generalities window and confirm with OK; 4. A warning message appears:
Confirm
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Remove the selected line from the list Remove all the lines from the list
maximum 31 characters
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The importance and order are criteria from the cutting room management software Optiplan. e. a. b. c. the comments field is an open entry field (maximum 160 characters). the width of the fabric (from 0.10 m to 3.25 m in the metric system and from 3.9 to 127.9 inches in the imperial system); the length of the fabric (from 0.20 m to 900 m in the metric system and from 7.8 to 35,433 inches in the imperial system), the selvage value (from 0 to 99 mm in the metric system and from 0 to 126 1/32 inches in the imperial system).
In the case of single or double ply fabric, the selvage value is subtracted twice from the fabric width. In the case of folded fabric, the selvage value is subtracted once from the fabric width. In the case of tubular fabric, there is no selvage value. 3. Enter the data in relation to the fabric: a. the name is that determined during the creation of the fabric constraints,
The writing format (in upper or lower case) should be exactly identical to that used for the Fabric name (in the Fabric generalities window). b. c. d. the code enables the use, for example, of a manufacturers coding, (maximum 31 characters) the type corresponds to the fabric type indicated in the variant (for example: main fabric, lining fabric, fuse, etc.), the packaging corresponds to the way in which the fabric is presented: Meaning
Symbol
Single-ply fabric
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Symbol
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Double-ply fabric
Folded fabric
Tubular fabric
4. Enter the data in relation to the marker: a. b. c. the required efficiency is the percentage of efficiency required when generating the marker (maximum 99 %), the global spacing is the spacing value applied to each piece (B.I.) in the marker, the fabric edge spacing is the value indicating the distance from the fabric edge at which the pieces (B.Is) will be positioned (positive or negative value),
The spacing measurement unit is one-tenth of a millimeter (1/32 in). d. the moving tolerance is the maximum value of piece (B.I.) movement (this value allows, for example, the width to be exceeded or another piece (B.I.) to be overlapped); the fine rotation gives the maximum value authorized for the rotation of pieces (B.Is) by reference to a straight line. The toggle button allows the selection of the following authorizations: Fine rotation with the angle value to be given in degrees (example : for an angle of 1 degree, possible rotation from -1 to +1 degree) Free fine rotation
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Creating the marker file 2. In the window below, save the configuration in a file:
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To call up this file later, click on In the Open window, select the file and click on OK. The information in the selected file is displayed in the Marker generalities window.
To speed up selection, a filter can be applied to the model or variant names by entering the string of characters sought and the following signs: "*" or "?". 3. In the Size field, two additional components, Spegra1(optional) and Spegra2 (optional), may be indicated in addition to the size: a. b. c. Double-click to display the model sizes; Select a size and confirm with OK; Repeat this operation for Spegra1 and Spegra2 so that the 3 components in the field are separated by the ":"sign. The syntax to be complied with is the following: SIZE : SPEGRA1 : SPEGRA2.
In the case where the user wants to indicate only the size and Spegra2, the following syntax must be complied with: SIZE : : SPEGRA2. 4. In the Direction field: Enter 0 if the direction in which the variants were digitized must be complied with, Or enter 1 if the direction in which the variants were digitized must be rotated (180).
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6. In the Qty field, enter the number of variants required in the same size; 7. The Comments field is an open entry field (maximum 160 characters).
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The marker file is saved. To perform the marker generation, it is necessary to close the Marker generalities/ Marker composition window. To modify the marker file later, use the following procedure: 1. Activate the function using File / Modify; 2. In the file selector, select the file to be modified and confirm with OK; 3. Make the modifications in the Marker generalities / Marker composition window and confirm with Save; 4. In the Writing window, confirm modification of the current file with OK; 5. A warning message appears:
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The objective is to mark the pieces (B.Is) on the fabric.
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The pieces (B.Is) are on the fabric and their numeric meter is equal to zero.
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All the pieces (B.Is) to the right of the cursor are on the fabric and their numeric meter is equal to zero. The pieces (B.Is) are marked on the basis of the order in which they are displayed in the chart. To interrupt the lowering of pieces (B.Is), press
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(B.I.) in the same size; Press to return the piece (B.I.) to the chart and replace it with the identical
piece (B.I.) in the next size; Press to return the piece (B.I.) to the chart and replace it with the identical
piece (B.I.) in the previous size; The numeric meters of the pieces (B.Is) involved are updated. If this function is used when the cursor is positioned on the piece (B.I.) but the piece (B.I.) is not active, the next piece (B.I.) will be lowered without the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned being returned.
1. In the function zone, click on 2. Confirm the rejection of the pieces (B.Is) with Yes. All the pieces (B.Is) are in the chart and their numeric meters are updated.
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1. In the function zone, click on 2. Confirm the first warning message: This operation will delete the current marker by clicking on Yes; 3. Confirm the Writing window by clicking on OK; 4. Confirm the second warning message: Existing file; continue save? by clicking on Yes. The marker is displayed on the screen as it was marked when last saved.
If the cursor is not positioned on a piece (B.I.), the last marked piece (B.I.) is compressed. If a piece (B.I.) is active, it will be automatically confirmed after butting.
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Press a second time to align the bottom of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned on the bottom of the nearest piece (B.I.);
Press a third time to align the top of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned on the top of the nearest piece (B.I.).
3. For a vertical alignment: Press once on + to align the center of the piece (B.I.) on which
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Press a third time to align the right edge of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned on the right edge of the nearest piece (B.I.).
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Single spacing mode The defined spacing values are only taken into account for the working piece (B.I.). The cursor takes the form of an O.
Accumulated spacing mode The defined spacing values are applied to every piece (B.I.). The cursor takes the form of a +.
3. A window appears:
Temporary memory zone for different spacing values (maximum 30) Saves the values in the zone Retrieve the values selected in the zone Retrieve all the values in the zone
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The spacing measurement unit is one-tenth of a millimeter (1/32nd of inch in the imperial system). The spacing values must be between 0 and 1,000 (between 0 and 126 in the imperial system). 5. Confirm with OK. The memory zone enables the temporary retention of the spacing values. The values can then be selected to quickly complete the +X, -X, +Y and -Y entry fields. The data in the memory zone are automatically erased when the user quits Diamino.
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4. Move the piece (B.I.) horizontally and vertically with: the single arrows to obtain a progressive movement (step = 1mm), the double arrows to obtain the maximum authorized movement.
A beep sounds when the last movement value is reached. 5. Confirm with OK.
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16 movements of the piece (B.I.) in the overall marker). This function cannot be used after the alignment of a piece (B.I.) on a nearby piece (B.I.) or in the case of married pieces (B.Is).
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The last piece (B.I.) processed appears as active under the cursor irrespective of the marker page displayed on the screen and irrespective of the position of the cursor on that page.
The positioning of the piece (B.I.) is forced without any program check on overlapping. This manipulation is also called "supra-validation". 4. Press to successively select each of the superimposed pieces (B.Is).
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The ply of a piece (B.I.) can only be changed if this is authorized in the fabric constraints Procedure 1. In the marker zone, position the cursor on the piece (B.I.) concerned; 2. Using the mouse, move the piece (B.I.) to the upper edge of the marker zone; As the piece (B.I.) passes onto the lower ply, its contour appears in dotted lines. 3. Click when half of the piece (B.I.) is on the lower ply; 4. Position the cursor on the dotted line part (the cursor takes the shape of a diamond) and move the piece (B.I.) toward the center of the fabric; The piece (B.I.) appears entirely in dotted lines. 5. Click to confirm its new position. The piece (B.I.) is on the lower ply. To automate this manipulation, simply click on a piece (B.I.) and press
The ply of a variant can only be changed if this is authorized in the fabric constraints Procedure 1. In the marker zone, position the cursor on the variant concerned; 2. Press and
All the pieces (B.Is) of the variant are on the lower ply. They appear in dotted lines. In this case the pairing and marrying of pieces (B.Is) are not retained.
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The horizontal and vertical bars enable the butting of pieces (B.Is) along a fictional straight line inside the marker. Butting procedure
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2. Click in the marker zone to position the bar; 3. Butt the pieces (B.Is) against the work bar as shown in chapter Butting a piece (B.I.); A second butting request in the same direction enables the piece (B.I.) to cross the work bar to butt itself against the other pieces (B.Is) in the marker. 4. Click again on the vertical or horizontal bar button to de-activate the work bar. The work bars also enable the measurement of a zone in the marker. Measurement procedure
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2. In the marker zone, click with the right mouse button to determine the start point of the measurement 3. An information window appears:
Zone measurement
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4. Move the mouse to the end of the zone to be measured; Based on the movement of the mouse, the length of the zone is displayed in real time on in the window above. 5. Click again on the vertical or horizontal bar button to de-activate the work bar.
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1. In the function zone, click on The cursor takes the following shape: 2. Click successively on the pieces (B.Is) to be married; A link line appears between the pieces (B.Is). 3. If necessary, press to create another marriage without exiting the function;
4. click again on the marriage button to de-activate the function. Procedure for a large number of pieces (B.Is)
1. In the function zone, click on The cursor takes the following shape: 2. Place the cursor on the pieces (B.Is) to be married; 3. Press and
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1. In the function zone, click on The cursor takes the following shape: (B.Is) appear. 2. To disassociate a piece (B.I.) from a marriage, position the cursor on the piece (B.I.) and pressTo disassociate all the pieces (B.Is) in a marriage, position the cursor on one of the pieces (B.Is) and press and and the link lines between the pieces
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The cursor takes the following shape: 2. In the marker zone, click, with the left mouse button, to define the plot of the slice line;
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Direct clicking with the right mouse button produces a straight slice line.
Example of a slice line
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3. Click with the right mouse button to stop the slice line plot; 4. A window appears:
1 Enter the spacing value between the pieces (B.Is) (from 1,000 mm to +1,000 mm) If necessary, restore the value displayed when the dialog box opened.
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5. Insert pieces (B.Is) from the chart into the space created.
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3. The cursor takes the form of a pair of scissors and a window appears:
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Temporary memory zone for different cutting values (maximum 15) Cancels the cutting of 2 or all of the elements of a piece (B.I.). E Returns the cutting axis to the horizontal position B
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The point of origin by reference to which the cursor co-ordinates are defined to position the cutting axis Horizontal and vertical movement of the cutting axis per step of 1 millimeter Position and orientation of the cutting axis Rotation of the cutting axis by step 90 of or 45 Fine Rotation of the cutting axis by step of 1of degree Cutting value Warning: The measurement unit is one-tenth of a millimeter (1/32nd of inch in the imperial system).
A line showing the cutting axis appears on the piece (B.I.). 4. Select the point of origin of the cutting axis using the 5 central buttons (A);
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3. Click on the first piece (B.I.) positioned on the lower ply; A marking line appears on the piece (B.I.). 4. Position this line on the second piece (B.I.) on the lower ply and click; The piece (B.I.), represented in dots, positions itself according to the centering mode selected. 5. To end the pairing: a. b. Position the cursor on the top piece (B.I.), Press The pieces (B.Is) become single again. Pairing is not permitted in the following cases: if the first piece (B.I.) is folded, if the second piece (B.I.) is married, if the pieces (B.Is) to be paired are doubles.
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Customized DisplayThe cursor takes the form of a double arrow. Then, with the or keys, the scale of the marker display can be gradually increased or
1. In the function zone, click on The cursor takes the form of a magnifying glass. 2. In the marker, click in the center of the zone to be enlarged; A selection rectangle appears. 3. Move the mouse to enlarge the selection rectangle and click again to fix; 4. The delimited zone is displayed full-screen and a dialog box appears:
Coordinates of the lower left angle of the selection rectangle by reference to the marker origin.
Move the zoom rectangle with the mouse to visualize other zones.
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3. Click again on the indicator to confirm. The pieces (B.Is) outside the new fabric are automatically rejected into the chart
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3. A window appears
Access to the next piece (B.I.) in the marker Access to the spacing of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned Access to the size analogy for the variant of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned Immediate deletion of the variant to which the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned belongs
Access to the constraints of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned Access to the blocking values of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned Immediate addition of a variant in the size of the piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned
4. If necessary, change the parameters; Please refer to the appropriate chapters for parameter modification; the blocking procedure is not explained in this user guide. 5. Click on Close.
In the function zone, click on The remaining pieces (B.Is) in the chart are automatically marked on the fabric.
With the FlashMark function, the resolution time factor is favored over the efficiency factor.
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Processing parameters
Number of tries to realize the marker (from 0 to 3,000) Graphic monitoring of the process
Groups behavior
3. Define the parameters for processing the current marker using the toggle button: Diamino Expertselects the most appropriate parameters
Double-click in the entry zone to select one or several parameter files 4. Enter the objectives in terms of the number of tries and the realization time;
Diamino Expert stops the process as soon as one of these two objectives is reached. 5. Defining groups behavior using the toggle button: Mixed marker making The pieces (B.Is) are positioned without taking account of defined groups. Ordered marking The pieces (B.Is) are positioned taking account of defined groups. Some pieces (B.Is) from one group are, however, tolerated in another group if there are free spaces. Embedded or spaced marker making The marker is embedded when the Embedded tolerance arrow is turned to the left. A groups embedded value is defined in the entry zone (value limited to 9,999 m).
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Diamino Expert automatically terminates marking pieces (B.Is) on the fabric while searching for the best result.
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Remove the selected lines from the list Remove all the lines from the list
Select the list type using the toggle button Complete list
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Procedure 1. Click on Configure to select another plotter than that suggested by the dialog box; 2. Otherwise, directly confirm plotting with OK. 3. An information message advises that the file has been sent to the plotter. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
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A AB Remove all the lines from the list Remove the selected line from the list E F
Zone A: List of variants comprising the current marker, Group the variants with the same characteristics in one line: Name, Sizes, Direction, Expand the list of variants to get an extended list.
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Zone B: Temporary selection zone, that receives the variant line to be substituted. Each field corresponding to the variant characteristics is represented. variant manipulation icons Cancels the selection of the variant to be substituted, selected in the temporary selection zone B. Performs the analogy by itself of the variant selected in the temporary selection zone B.
Performs the analogy of all the repetitions of a variant in zone A, by a variant entered in zone D.
Zone C: List of variants that will be processed by analogy, Zone D: Entry zone that receives the substitution variant. Zone E: Entry zone enabling the making of an analogy by changing the Fabric name or the Fabric type. Enables moving from one fabric constraint to another, but also a from one fabric type to another for the same marker, in the case of the use of a number of fabrics in the variant (Ex. fabric ==> lining)
Zone F: Zone for configuring the pieces (B.Is) of the original variant and entry zone for the new marker name. Configuring the pieces (B.Is) of the original variant: Check on the presence of the Size/Spegra1/Spegra2 in the piece (B.I.) grading nests: WITHOUT check (standard mode): in this case there will be an extrapolation of nonexistent sizes. WITH check: verification of the presence of the Size/Spegra1/ Spegra2 in the piece (B.I.) grading nests. If one of the 3 data is absent, an error is detected and displayed during processing. Re-reading the variant on the disk Force the re-reading of the original variant,
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Realizing a marker from an existing marker Centering mode to be applied to a piece (B.I.) by reference to another center by reference to center, grain line by reference to grain line, Movements (rotation and symmetry by reference to the X or Y axis) to be applied to the marker pieces (B.Is) with the same analytical code: The movements applied to the variant to be substituted are fully carried forward to the new substitution variant (standard mode).
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Retain the position of the pieces (B.Is) defined in the original variant. Retention of piece (B.I.) cuts or not, after analogy of a variant in the same size. will preserve cutting after analogy. will not preserve cutting after analogy.
Procedure 1. Select, in the main list (zone A), the line corresponding to the variant to be substituted. The line will be displayed in the temporary selection zone B. 2. Click on The variant line also appears in zone C, in the list of variants to be processed by analogy. Confirmation of this modification by analogy is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button. The analogy is performed on the basis of the parameters for re-reading the selected pieces (B.Is).
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Analogy of a size of the same variant is also possible using the function on a piece (B.I.) on which the cursor is positioned.
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3. Click on The variant line is also sent to zone C, in the list of variants to be processed by analogy. 4. Change the Fabric name if necessary, 5. Change the Fabric type if necessary, 6. Give a name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by analogy is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button. The analogy is performed on the basis of the parameters for re-reading the selected pieces (B.Is). The modified main list of zone A will appear after re-opening the Analogy window.
to apply an update in one operation, at the level of the original movements. Procedure
The variants are then displayed one by one, in zone C, with their characteristics, in the list of substitution variants. After this action, all the variants in zone A are marked in yellow. 2. Give a new name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by analogy is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button. The analogy is performed on the basis of the parameters for re-reading the selected pieces (B.Is).
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the repetitions with the same characteristics. The variant number is then replaced by the character *.
3. Select the substitution variant in the D entry zone double-click in the Model field and select the substitution model in the selector, double-click in the Variant field and select the substitution variant in the list proposed, double-click in the Size field and select the size in the list proposed.
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6. All the variants in zone A, with main characteristics identical to the selected line, are marked in yellow. 7. Give a new name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by analogy is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button. The analogy is performed on the basis of the parameters for re-reading the selected pieces (B.Is). The modified main list of zone A will appear after re-opening the Analogy window.
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Zone A: Main list of variants comprising the current marker, Regroup the variants with the same characteristics in one line: Name, Sizes, Direction, Decompact the list of variants to get an extended list.
Zone B: List of variants to be deleted from the main list, Zone C: List of variants to be added to the main list, Zone D: Entry zone of the variant to be added, Zone E: Zone for configuring the pieces (B.Is) of the original variant and entry zone for the new marker name. Configuring the pieces (B.Is) of the original variant: Check on the presence of the Size/Spegra1/Spegra2 in the piece (B.I.) grading nests: WITHOUT check (standard mode): in this case there will be an extrapolation of nonexistent sizes.. WITH check: verification of the presence of the Size/Spegra1/ Spegra2 in the piece (B.I.) grading nests. If one of the 3 data is absent, an error is detected and displayed during processing. Re-reading the variant on the disk Force the re-reading of the original variant,
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3. Complete the entry for the Direction and the Quantity if necessary (non-obligatory fields). Direction indicates the direction of the variant: Enter 0 if the direction in which the variants were digitized must be complied with, Enter 1 if the direction in which the variants were digitized must be rotated (180).
4. Click on 5. The variant line is then sent to zone C, in the list of variants to be added. 6. Give a new name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by addition of a variant is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button. The variant addition is performed on the basis of the parameters for re-reading the selected pieces (B.Is).
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6. Give a name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by deletion of a variant is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button.
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In the list of deletions (zone B), an asterisk * is automatically placed at the level of the column No., on the selected line.
3. Give a name to the Marker if necessary, Confirmation of this modification by deletion of a variant is effective after having clicked on the OK push-button.
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2. Select, using the Marker addition selector, the marker file to be opened. The Marker addition window appears at the top of the main window, displaying the new marker in its current state.
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To select a new marker without leaving the marker Addition window Click on the Another marker button. The Marker addition selector appears, enabling the selection of a new marker file.
New marker integrated into the current marker group New marker independent of the current marker group
2. Click on the Addition button to confirm the addition of the marker at the end of the realized marker. This can substantially improve the efficiency of global marking, when the new marker is added, e.g. to better embed the marker pieces (B.Is).
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Groups in the marker If the current marker is already comprised of a number of groups, the icon
is grayed out and it is not possible to access the groups of the current marker and the marker to be added. If not, click on the or toggle buttons.
3. Save the new marker with the same name or with a new name. Special cases:
Different fabric types To add a marker to another, the marker to be added must have the same Fabric type as the current one, otherwise the addition cannot take place and an error message will appear.
Different access paths To add a marker to another, the access paths for both markers must be identical, as, if not, the marker save will not be correct, having to search for the information in two different locations.
Different widths Width of the marker to be added less than the width of the current marker: Respond to the warning messagesThe displayed markers positions itself at the end of the marker in progress and the Marker addition window disappears. The selected chart zone is updated by the new pieces (B.Is) added, with a quantity equal to zero. The marker is added by rejecting the protruding pieces (B.Is), e.g., those where more than half the piece (B.I.) exceeds the fabric width. These rejected pieces (B.Is) are reintegrated in the selected chart zone, with an incrementation of the quantity of unmarked pieces (B.Is) (for information, they are marked in the chart zone by a frame).
Width of the marker to be added greater than the width of the current marker:
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1. Check that the Normal precision or Fine precision toggle button is set to Fine precision.
2. Confirm with OK In the main window, 3. Indicate the maximum calculation time for obtaining the best optimization. To do this:
4. Click with the right mouse button on the A dialog box appears:
Entry is possible
Enter the time the software may take to find the best optimization (whole number between 0 and 9999.) 1 by default
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The parameter 0 means that the operator is allowing the software to make as many repetitions as necessary until the saving resulting from an additional try would be nil.
so that the configuration defined above is correctly realized. icon to launch the Global Shaker
2. Click with the left mouse button on the function, as many times as necessary,
The time configuration can be modified before launching again. 3. When the saving obtained at the efficiency level is nil, the software cannot give a better result. 4. The resultant marker file must be saved with the suffix .PLX.
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2. Click with the left mouse button on the function, A vertical bar appears below the cursor.
3. Confirm the initial position of the bar by a left click. 4. Pull the bar to define a zone and confirm the final position with a right click.In the defined zone, highlighted squares appear, symbolizing the pieces (B.Is) taken into account.
Highlighting
For a piece (B.I.) to be taken into account, at least 60% of the piece (B.I.) width must be included in the selection zone. 5. A confirmation dialog box appears: "Continue processing" 6. Confirmation with OK launches the butting of pieces (B.Is) in the defined zone.
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Entering the plates around one or more pieces (B.Is) Creating plates in manual mode
Procedure 1. Isolate the piece (B.I.) or pieces (B.Is) to be fused at the end of the marker. 2. Position the cursor around the piece (B.I.) of pieces (B.Is), in the zone desired and click the 1st point of the plate using the left button. This point cannot be clicked either on a piece (B.I.), or inside another plate. 3. Construct the plate by clicking successive points using the left button.
The segments cannot cut a piece (B.I.) or another fuse plate. If the plot cannot be made, a beep sounds and the line is outlined in red. 4. Finish the plate by using the right mouse button, to close the shape if there is only one straight line to be made, for plates on full fabric. by using the arrow keys on the alphanumeric keyboard, for plates at the edge of the fabric. by using the arrow keys of the alphanumeric keyboard associated with the SHIFT key, to close the fuse plate in a corner of the fabric.
Forcing the segment direction The segment direction can be forced during creation to make it remain strictly vertical or horizontal to plot a horizontal segment to plot a vertical segment
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Modification of the plate during creation to delete the last segment created.
Creating a fuse plate on folded, tubular and double-ply fabric For tubular and double-ply fabric, any plate created is automatically duplicated on the lower ply or the fold.
Entering a plate in zoom mode When two pieces (B.Is) of the current marker are very close, it is possible, when defining a fuse plate, to work in Zoom mode .
Take the entire marker piece (B.I.), as it is not possible to change zone in the window, when entering a plate.
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the Type of fuse (15 characters): This is a code entered by the user, that enables the grouping together of plates from different markers, when using Diamino in Fuse mode. The Shrinkage: Negative or positive value to be applied to the contour plotted around the piece (B.I.), to take into account the deformation of the fuse when used (hot gluing).
2. Confirm with OK The automatically assigned plate name cannot be modified. This dialog box may also appear, when the right mouse button is pressed, when the cursor is positioned on a closed plate.
2. Select Marriage mode 3. Click on the pieces (B.Is) to be married. A link line appears between each piece (B.I.).
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Adjusted outline: calculates an approximate outline, taking account of a margin to be entered (spread equally all around).
Convex outline: calculates a globally rounded outline, taking account of a margin to be entered (the margin entered being the minimum at the edge of the pieces (B.Is)).
6. In the Type of fuse dialog box, enter: The Margin to be applied around the pieces (B.Is) The Type of fuse (15 characters): The Shrinkage: value (negative or positive)
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Modification of the axis during creation to delete the axis before having clicked on the second point.
Forcing the direction of the axis The direction of the axis can be forced during creation to make it remain strictly vertical or horizontal to plot a horizontal segment to plot a vertical segment
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deleting all the axes and all the plates at the same time.
The Type of fuse dialog box appears, with the data entered on creation of the fuse plate. 2. If necessary, modify the data in this dialog box, at the Type and Shrinkage levels.
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Manipulating fuse plates Moving the plates, with linked pieces (B.Is) inside
1. Click on the plate outside the pieces (B.Is), The plate becomes interactive under the cursor with linked pieces (B.Is) inside 2. Click again to fix the position. Note: The pieces (B.Is) are not fixed to the fuse plate: The pieces (B.Is) can be moved outside the plate, or A previously created plate can be added, if it allows this: Sufficient gap between the external edge of the plate and the piece (B.I.) edges, bearing in mid that a piece (B.I.) cannot be overlapped on a fuse plate (or compressed, if the butting operation leads to the overlapping of a plate segment). A beep indicates that this is not possible.
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5. Completing the Create list window. 6. Completing the List composition window. 7. Launching the automatic processing.
The marker must be saved in the .PLX format, if a .PLA marker is being worked on, as this format does not handle the Fuse function.
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If a standard marker was present on the screen, a warning message advises that the Fuse mode will cause a return to an empty marker. After confirming with Yes, the screen clears.
The fuse plates appear: On the fabric As if they were created in a standard marker, for the plates located on top. Their size is increased or reduced by the Shrinkage value entered during creation. With the respective quantities indicate under each one, for the plates that were on the ply or on the lower ply, The size indication is replaced by an indication of the type of fuse entered during the creation of the plates. Each Type of fuse corresponds to a group and is independently classified at the chart level.
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2. Save the realized marker under another name. It is important to change the marker name of realized plates, so as not to delete the initial standard marker. 3. If necessary, re-start these operations for each group and save separately by type of fuse.
The fabric type field can only be modified in Fuse mode. In the chart, the plates from the second marker are added to the group corresponding to their type. If there are plates of another type in the marker, a new group will be created.
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E Time to realize the marker (from 0 to 180 mn) Input and output name (maximum 31 characters) Number of tries to realize the marker (from 0 to 3,000)
A Duplicate the selected line B Insert a line C Remove the selected line from the list D Remove all the lines from the list E Copy input Name to output Name
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Displaying the best try Displaying all the tries Displaying piece (B.I.) marking
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Select the type of display using the first toggle button, Indicate the processing mode using the second toggle button, In the case of efficient automatic marker making, the Auto-configuration toggle button allows:
Diamino Expert to select the most suitable parameters, select one or more parameter files (double-click in the entry zone); Diamino Expert will use the file giving the best results, c. Click on for repetitions of a single-size marker (the procedure is
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Mixed marking: the pieces are positioned without taking account of defined groups. Ordered marking: the pieces are positioned taking account of defined groups. Some pieces (B.Is) from one group are, however, tolerated in another group if there are free spaces. Embedded marker making when the Embedded tolerance arrow is turned to the left Spaced marker making when the Embedded tolerance arrow is turned to the right
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Click on
Enter a minimum width
Check to save all tries (otherwise only the best marker is preserved).
5 Confirm
After automatic processing, the marker names obtained complies with the following syntax: Output name_width in tenths of mm (1/32 in). f. g. Check Multi-offcut to allow Diamino Expert to create a second marker in the case where all the pieces (B.Is) did not fit in a single marker; Check Optimization variant direction to allow Diamino Expert to select the most efficient variant direction;
Variant rotation must be authorized in the fabric constraints h. Confirm with OK.
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Diamino Expert stops the process as soon as one of these two objectives is reached. To process the list with Shaker, only the number of tries column is accessible. 5. Confirm with Save; 6. An information message advises that the list is saved. Click on OK to close the dialog box. To modify a list later, use the following procedure: 1. Activate the function using File / Automated processing / Modify list; 2. In the file selector, select the list to be modified and confirm with OK; 3. Make the modifications in the Modify list / List composition window and confirm with Save; 4. A warning message appears:
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A Duplicate the selected line B Insert a line C Remove the selected line from the list D Remove all the lines from the list
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2. Double click in the List name column to select the lists to be included in the set; 3. Confirm with Save. 4. An information message advises that the set is saved. Click on OK to close the dialog box. Modification procedure 1. Activate the function using File / Automated processing / Modify list; 2. In the file selector, select the set to be modified and confirm with OK; 3. Make the modifications in the Set name / Set composition window and confirm with Save; 4. A warning message appears:
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Motif terminology
Weft
To define the dimensions of a motif, we imagine parallel and equidistant lines on the material, in such a way that the space between two successive lines represents the minimum zone repeated on the material. These lines are called the weft. in most cases, the motif is defined by the horizontal weft and the vertical weft. There is only one type of weft when the motif is stripes. The direction of the grain line direction represents the horizontal.
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Motif step
The distance between two wefts is called the motif step: there may, therefore be a horizontal step (between the horizontal wefts) and/or a vertical step (between the vertical wefts).
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Delta
The Delta is the distance that enables the definition of the position of the first weft by reference to the edge of the fabric. The horizontal Delta is the distance between the first horizontal weft and the lower selvage. The vertical Delta is the distance between the first vertical weft and the edge of the fabric.
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Horizontal step
Horizontal Delta
Vertical step
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The Delta values are always lower than the step value Diamino allows the definition of up to 6 secondary wefts. The main weft has a particular role, as the reference point defined using the main weft is used by the operator on the cutting machine during material cropping operations.
Main weft Secondary weft no. 1 Secondary weft no. 2
DV1 DH1: Vertical and horizontal Delta for the main weft DV2 - DH2: Vertical and horizontal Delta for secondary weft no. 1 DV3 - DH3: Vertical and horizontal Delta for secondary weft no. 2
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Motif point
The absolute positioning of a piece (B.I.) by reference to the motif is done using a motif point. This is a point on the piece (B.I.) that must correspond to a characteristic point of the motif. The motif point is represented on the piece (B.I.) by the symbol If its marker must be complied with on both wefts: horizontal and vertical
If its marker must be complied with on the horizontal weft Examples of applications: To center a motif on a plated pocket, the motif point is defined at the center of the pocket. To center a motif on a cushion, the motif point is defined at the center of the cushion. To obtain a stripe on a line of buttons, the motif point is defined on a button location.
The piece (B.I.) designer may put a number of motif points on the same piece (B.I.), assigning them different motif categories, based on the final result he wishes to obtain.
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Motif category
Name enabling the identification of a category of constraints be reference to the motif point. For example: If the model is marked on a striped fabric, the category stripe can be assigned to the motif point so that the piece (B.I.) will position itself at a characteristic location on a stripe. If the same model is marked on a flowered fabric, the motif point will be given the category flower, so that the piece (B.I.) motif point will position itself at the desired location.
In all cases, for every motif point created, the motif category must be specified.
Link
The relative positioning between two pieces (B.Is) is done using a link. A link between two points selected on two pieces (B.Is) enables these two points to be positioned in the same way by reference to the motif. The position of the first point placed will determine the position of the second point based on the parameters associated with the link. Examples of applications: Continuity of stripes between the collar and back of a shirt. Continuity of the motif between the top and bottom of a sleeve.
The piece (B.I.) designer indicates, in Modaris if they are linked to others by link points. He can associate a proximity label, which he enters in a dialog box, to the link point,
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Proximity label
A proximity label between two pieces (B.Is) indicates whether the pieces (B.Is) should be close or distant, or if they must comply with a certain spacing (same position on the X axis, etc.) This is done to compensate for possible motif drift and to remain within the same cutting window. The proximity labels indicated in Modaris are in a file, giving, for each link, the corresponding proximity label. The numeric values associated with these labels in the Diamino marker-making software determine a maximum distance between the two link point. The labels must be selected by the company in agreement with the users who realize the markers, based on the required maximum gap between pieces (B.Is). For example: Same X, Close, to the right. In Diamino The marker designer selects the way in which the motif will be used, as he has knowledge of the fabric and model: He defines the wefts and Delta based on the fabric used. He selects the Motif category to apply the correct motif point. He associates the numeric values to the proximity labels to comply with the distance between links. He positions the pieces (B.Is) based on the defined links and positioning constraints.
If a motif point is defined on a piece (B.I.) using the CAD software, it is this point which is positioned by reference to the weft. Otherwise, it is the point of intersection of the grain/cross line. Direction of a link When realizing a marker, the links are complied with as follows: The first of the two pieces (B.Is) marked on the fabric becomes the master piece (B.I.). When placing the second piece (B.I.), its positioning is automatically forced by the software so that the correspondence between the two linked points is complied with. The second piece (B.I.) becomes the linked piece (B.I.) or the slave piece (B.I.).
When using a link, the piece (B.I.), on which a motif point is defined, is automatically the master piece (B.I.).
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Motif Category
In the case of marking motif fabric, it is also necessary to define the Motif category.
The Motif Categories entry field enables to retrieve the fabric category defined in Modaris. It is necessary to enter the same term as that designated in Modaris. To define the motif categories 1. Double-click in the Motif Categories field 2. In the list, select the motif category corresponding to the fabric Based on what is indicated, the Diamino software will only take account of the motif point corresponding to the fabric. If nothing is entered, the software will take account of the default motif category.
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Defining the fabric constraints and proximities Definition procedure 1. Enter the list of different proximity categories if necessary. 2. Select which units will be used for the movement values: Button selected: taken into account in 1/10 mm (1/32 in). Button not selected: taken into account in number of check or motif steps. (-1) corresponds to an immaterial movement, by default. (0) in the X or X column means that there is no movement in X. (0) in the Y or Y column means that there is no movement in Y. (1000) is the maximum authorized value for the Y axis.
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A Duplicate the selected line B Insert a line C Remove the selected line from the list D Remove all the lines from the list
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2. Click on the Vertical Step field and enter the deduced value in 1/10th mm. 3. Click on the Horizontal Step field and enter the deduced value in 1/10th mm. 4. Enter the Horizontal or Vertical Delta if necessary. It is recommended that the value of the step measured on the material be reduced by 3%, to ensure that the actual step is never less than the theoretical step, even in the case of local variations in the material. The weft is instantly displayed in the display zone at each entry confirmation. 5. Confirm with OK to close the Weft modification window.
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Main weft
Reference point
A single weft is enough to use this motif: the weft lines will be selected on the motif stripes. The pieces (B.Is) marked with constraints can be marked on the weft (pieces (B.Is) to be aligned on the stripes) or marked in the center of the weft (pieces (B.Is) to be centered on the check). When cropping on the cutting machine, the operator must designate the reference point located at the intersection of the stripes.
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4. Press The motif point positions itself on the horizontal wefts (always toward the top): a. b. c. on the main weft, if no horizontal positioning has been applied to this piece (B.I.), on the following secondary weft, depending on the Delta entry order on the following main weft, if the last secondary weft of a series of wefts had been reached.
To display the motif point on a piece (B.I.) positioned on the fabric Check that the Fill fabric shape option in the Display menu is de-selected. The motif point displayed is in the shape of: If its marker must be complied with on both wefts: horizontal and vertical
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To determine all the positioning constraints defined for a piece (B.I.) Click on the piece (B.I.) with the right mouse button. The Constraints window appears, showing all the piece (B.I.) constraints.
Identification of the piece (B.I.) being consulted
Piece (B.I.) movement possibilities Information on the existence of a motif point and its parameters
Information on the existence of linked pieces (B.Is) and the parameters of these links
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Automatic compliance with positioning constraints If the positioning constraints (motif point and/or links) have been defined for a piece (B.I.), these constraints are automatically complied with when this piece (B.I.) is lowered from the chart to the Marker zone: The motif point is marked on the nearest weft intersection, taking account of the weft number, if this was indicated (by default on the main weft). The link with a previously marked master piece (B.I.) is complied with, taking account of the characteristics of this link (fixed oink by reference to vertical wefts, symmetric link by reference to weft No.2, proximity, etc.)
If the piece (B.I.) cannot be marked with constraints complied with, an error sound signal is emitted (master piece (B.I.) not marked, proximity value not complied with, etc.) If the link cannot be complied with in the case of automatic lowering, (Lowering the total quantity of identical pieces (B.Is) or Lowering a set of pieces (B.Is) ), it is interrupted.
If a linked piece (B.I.) is marked before its master piece (B.I.), a dialog box appears.
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The user must pay attention to the position of the master piece (B.I.) by reference to the pieces (B.Is) linked to it
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The link colors represented by white, yellow, orange and blue lines have the same meaning as an interactive piece (B.I.). The red line symbolizes the link taken into account when the piece (B.I.) was confirmed. The piece (B.I.) is, therefore, correctly position by reference to this link. When 2 non-interactive marked pieces (B.Is) are correctly positioned by reference to one of their links, this link only appears in red on the link piece (B.I.) (the one marked second). In this way the master piece (B.I.) can be identified. It is possible to have a half red/half yellow link on one piece (B.I.). This means that the link is only complied with in one direction (either in X or in Y). The symbol that appears on the link lines shows by reference to which weft (Vertical/ Horizontal), the link must be complied with, symmetrically or not (please refer to "Information on the existence of linked pieces (B.Is) and the parameters of these links"). Displaying the link lines by reference to the motif point: These links are symbolized by a full color green line linking the motif point intersections of the 2 pieces (B.Is). They only appear on non-interactive marked pieces (B.Is) and only on the linked piece (B.I.) (the line does not appear when the cursor passes over the master piece (B.I.)) A dotted line symbolizes a link with a piece (B.I.) situated below.
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1. Positioning of the motif point/grain line on the vertical wefts 2. Positioning of the motif point/grain line on the horizontal wefts 3. Positioning of the motif point/grain line in the center of the vertical wefts 4. Positioning of the motif point/grain line in the center of the horizontal wefts 5. Positioning of the motif point/grain line by reference to the horizontal wefts 6. Motif point/grain line link with symmetric positioning by reference to the horizontal wefts 7. Motif point/grain line link by reference to the horizontal wefts
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8. Motif point/grain line link with symmetric positioning by reference to the vertical wefts 9. Link with positioning on horizontal wefts 10. Link with symmetric positioning by reference to the horizontal wefts 11. Link with positioning on vertical wefts 12. Link with symmetric positioning by reference to the vertical wefts Positioning of the link points by reference to the motif wefts Parameters determine the positioning of the link points by reference to the motif wefts. They may be different for the horizontal and vertical wefts.
Fixed
The two link points are placed in the same way by reference to the wefts. The gaps by reference to the horizontal (dh) and vertical (dv) wefts are identical
For example: fixed positioning by reference to the vertical and horizontal wefts:
Free
No positioning constraints
For example: fixed positioning by reference to the horizontal wefts and free by reference to the vertical wefts:
Symmetric
The two link points are placed symmetrically by reference to a motif weft. The number of the weft selected must be indicated.
For example: symmetric positioning by reference to a horizontal weft and free by reference to the vertical wefts:
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Reference aides
The numeric keypad on the alphanumeric keyboard should be unlocked. The key combinations must be completed quickly.
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General commands
Functions Icons Alphanumeric keyboard shortcuts
CTRL C CTRL O CTRL E CTRL X
Microkeyboard shortcuts
Creating a marker file Opening a marker file Saving a marker file Quitting the application Quitting a window
Closing a window
Saving a window Confirming a window Writing in upper case Writing in lower-case Saving a configuration
Calling up a configuration
Transferring a line
Inserting a line
Duplicating a line
Duplicating a column
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Microkeyboard shortcuts
On-line help
CTRL H
Microkeyboard shortcuts
Marker plotting
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Piece (B.I.)
next piece (B.I.) in the same size identical piece (B.I.) in the next size identical piece (B.I.) in the previous size
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Global Shaker
Alignment on the center of the fabric Horizontal alignment on another piece (B.I.) Vertical alignment on another piece (B.I.) Spacing contact/single/accumulated
Supra-validation
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Functions
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Microkeyboard shortcuts
End-of-marker bar
Overlapping
Marriage
Horizontal slicing
Vertical slicing
Cutting
Canceling cutting
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Pairing
activation de-activation
Centering pieces (B.Is) by reference to the grain line and cross line Centering pieces (B.Is) by reference to each other Pairing pieces (B.Is) in their original position
To previous/next page
To previous/next group
To marker start/end/top/bottom
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Display
Zoom
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Logicut
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Automatic marker-making
Functions Icons Alphanumeric keyboard shortcuts Microkeyboard shortcuts
Mixed marking
Ordered marking
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Motif point on vertical and horizontal weft De-activating the motif point
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Index
Access paths 15 Adding a marker 66 Adding a variant 60 Aligning pieces (B.Is) 32 Analogy 53 By changing the Fabric name 57 By changing the fabric type 57 Global, of all the variants not selected by themselves 58 Global, on variant repetitions 59 Of a size in the same variant 56 Of a variant by another 57 Of a variant by itself 55 Automatic processing List 90 Set 90
FlashMark 49 Function zone 14 Fuse 72 Fuse plate 72 Create 73 Defining the axis 77 Defining the outline 76 Manipulate 79 Marking 80
Centering pieces (B.Is) 45 Changing the ply of pieces (B.Is) 39 Changing the ply of variants 39 Chart 12 Chart zone 12 Compressing pieces (B.Is) 32 Cutting pieces (B.Is) 44
Data zone 13 Deleting a variant 60 Delta 92 Diamino Expert Automatic 84 Diamino Expert Interactive 50, 79 Direction of the variant 25 Display 46
Launching the software 11 Link Color identification 106 Description 95 Display 106 List of markers Create 84 Modify 88 Process 90 Lowering a piece (B.I.) with a motif point 102 Lowering pieces (B.Is) 29 Lowering pieces (B.Is) with links 104
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Fabric Constraints 18 Defining the dimensions 23 Modifying the dimensions 47 Packaging 23 Type 23 Fabric constraints 18
Main screen 12 Main window 12 Marker Addition 66 Automatic 84 Description 3 File 22 Generalities 48 Slice 42 Zone 14 Marker file
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Create 22 Format 16 Opening 28 Marker generalities 48 Marker set Create 89 Modify 90 Process 90 Marker zone 14 Marking pieces (B.Is) by reference to the wefts 103 Marking the pieces (B.Is) 28 Marrying pieces (B.Is) 41 Menu zone 12 Model 3 Motif Generalities 91 Interactive processing 97 Motif category Defining 97 Description 95 Motif fabric Generalities 91 Interactive processing 97 Motif point 94 Motif step 91 Movement constraints 18 Moving tolerance Defining 24 Use 36 Multi-coupons 87
Marry 41 Menu 49 Orient 37 Pairing 45 Reject 31 Rotation 37 Superimpose 38 Symmetry 37 Piece (B.I.) menu 49 Piece (B.I.) symmetry 37 Plain fabric Interactive processing 15 Off-line processing 84 Plotting 52 Printing 52 Proximity 98 Proximity category 96 Proximity label 96
Pairing pieces (B.Is) 45 Piece (B.I.) Align 32 Centering 45 Change ply 39 Compress 32 Cutting 44 Description 3 Inserting 42 Lower (with links) 104 Lower (with motif point) 102 Lowering 29 Marking 28 Marking (by reference to the wefts) 103
Save 51 Saving 51 Shaker 69 Shaker per zone 71 Size 25 Size analogy Description 53 Slicing 42 Spacing Defining 24 Mode 34 Modify 35 Spacing mode 34 Starting the software 11 Superimposing pieces (B.Is) 38 Supra-validation 38
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Variant Addition 60 Change ply 39 Defining the direction 25 Deletion 60 Description 3 Direction optimization 87
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Weft Defining 100 Description 91, 93 Modify 101 Window Access paths 15 Create list/List composition 84 Fabric generalities 18 Marker characteristics 52 Marker generalities/Marker composition Set name/Set composition 89 Work bars 40
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