advanced setup - knitcompanion · 2015-05-06 · project. tap the pdf swoosh icon on the setup...

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Advanced Setup Contents

Creating Projects from Scratch ................................................................................................ 2

Pieces .................................................................................................................................. 2

Editing Pieces ...................................................................................................................... 5

Creating Keys ...................................................................................................................... 7

Editing Keys ....................................................................................................................... 10

Creating Templates ............................................................................................................ 11

Editing Templates .............................................................................................................. 14


Creating Projects from Scratch

Pieces

Once you create a Full project within knitCompanion you can create the pieces for the

project.


What is a piece?

A piece is a logical segment of knitting. Using knitCompanion, you can break a PDF pattern

into its component parts for knitting. These component parts are known as pieces.

Sock Example: If knitting a sock you may have five pieces - the Toe, Foot, Gusset, Heel, and

Leg.

Sweater Example: If knitting a sweater you may have four pieces - the Back, Right Front, Left

Front, and Sleeve.

Tips and Tricks

A project can have as many pieces as needed.

All the pieces will show up in the Piece Bar.

The Piece Bar is scrollable from side-to-side.

The selected piece is centered on the Piece Bar. So if you scroll to the right and tap a

piece, it will appear as the center piece in your Piece Bar. However, centering cannot

occur on the first few or last few pieces.

You can rearrange pieces on the Setup Project page by selecting the grabber icon

and moving the piece to the correct location.

A piece can be either text or chart.

o Text Piece: A text piece is generally used for written instructions but does not

have to be all text. A text piece can contain images, diagrams, or pictures. For

example, the schematic of your pattern. Basically a text piece is anything other

than a chart.

o Chart Piece: A chart piece is reserved for charts within the pattern. Charts have

special qualities such as row and stitch counts.

Pieces can be edited, copied, or deleted after they are created.

Plan Your Pieces

We suggest you review the PDF to determine the following in regard to the pieces of the

project. Tap the PDF swoosh icon on the Setup Project page or the PDF button on the Main

Knitting page to display the pattern in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion.

What pieces do you need to create?

What do you want to name each piece?

Which page of the PDF is each piece located?

Is the piece a chart or text?


Creating a Piece

You can create a new piece using any of the following methods:

From Scratch: Use the blue plus sign to create a new piece for the project, these steps

are outlined below.

From a Piece: Create a new piece from an existing piece using either the Edit Piece -

Copy Piece feature or Edit Piece - Copy to Chart feature.

To create a piece:

1. Tap the blue plus sign to create a new piece for the project. A wizard will guide you in

creating the piece.

2. Tap Chart or Text to define the type of piece and then tap Continue.

3. Type a name for the piece. The name must be a unique name within the project.

4. Tap the page on which this piece begins. Don't worry if your piece spans multiple

pages or multiple areas of a page, just select the page it starts on.

5. Tap Select. The selected page appears ready for cropping.

6. Optionally, crop the piece, selecting only the part of the page needed for this piece.

7. Tap Save once the piece is cropped satisfactorily. Tap Re-crop if needed until the

piece is cropped to your satisfaction.

8. Add additional images if needed to complete the piece.

9. Enhance the piece if needed using highlights, annotations, or text overlay. These are

optional and can be added later by editing the piece.

10. Optionally, add Smart Counters to the piece.

11. Tap the Setup Project breadcrumb button which appears at the top left of the page

to return to the Setup Project page. The piece appears in the Pieces list and can be

edited, copied, deleted, or moved so it appears in the correct sequence of knitting.

12. Repeat these steps for each piece of your project.

The order that pieces appear in the Pieces List of the Setup Project page (top to

bottom) equates to Left to Right on the Piece Bar of the Main Page.


Editing Pieces

Once you create a piece, you may:

Edit the piece

Copy the piece

Delete the piece

Copy to Key

Copy to Chart

Knitter's Choice: You control whether a background color appears when you swipe.

See Preferences to change the Swipe Background Color.

Editing a Piece

To edit a piece, just tap directly on that piece from the Setup Project page.

Copying a Piece

It may be simpler to copy an existing piece to serve as a jumpstart to creating a new piece.

To copy a piece, swipe across the piece to be copied, tap Edit, and select Copy Piece.

Name the piece, tap Copy, and the piece is added to the list. Now tap to edit this piece and

make changes as needed.

Deleting a Piece

To delete a piece, swipe across the piece to be deleted, tap Edit, and select Delete Piece.

Confirm your deletion by tapping Yes - Delete.

Caution: Deletion of a piece is permanent


Copying to Key

You can create a new key from a piece. Swipe across the piece, tap Edit, and select Copy to

Key. Name the key and tap Copy. The piece appears ready for cropping. Crop the key as

desired and tap Save. Add Highlights, Annotations, Text Overlay, etc as needed and then tap

the breadcrumb at the top left. The key appears in the list of Keys. Now tap to edit this key

and make changes as needed.

Copying to Chart

You can create a chart from a piece and then take advantage of the knitCompanion chart

features such as the one-tap row marker, inverted row marker, and guided charts. Swipe

across the piece, tap Edit, and select Copy to Chart. Name the piece and tap Copy. The

piece appears ready for cropping. Crop the piece as desired and enter the required

information in the cropping fields such as the number of visible rows, stitches, etc. Tap Save

and add Highlights, Annotations, Text Overlay, etc., as needed. Tap the breadcrumb at the

top left. The piece appears in the list of Pieces with the chart icon.


Creating Keys

Once you create a Full project within knitCompanion you can create the keys for the project.

Setup can only be performed on Full projects, not QuickStart projects. However, you

can convert a QuickStart project to a Full project and then perform Setup.


What is a Key?

A key is typically used to describe the abbreviations used in a pattern or the legend used for

charts. However, you can set up keys to be anything you want.

Example: You may want to create two separate keys for a chart. One key for stitch

abbreviations and a second key for special instructions needed to execute complex stitches.

As you tap the key icon and cycle through each key, the name you assigned the key appears

directly below the key icon.

Tips and Tricks

A project can have as many keys as needed.

Keys show up in the Multi-Function pane.

If you have more than one key setup for a project, you:

o can designate which key defaults in the Multi-Function pane as you knit.

o can tap the Key icon on the main knitting page to cycle through the keys. Each

tap cycles to the next key in the list.

o control the order in which the keys appear with each tap.

o can rearrange keys on the Setup Project page by selecting the grabber icon

and moving the key to the correct location.

Keys can be edited, copied, or deleted after they are created.

Plan Your Keys

We suggest you review the PDF to determine the following in regard to the keys of the



What keys do you need to create?

What do you want to name each key?

Which page of the PDF is each key located?

If you have more than one key, what order do you want the keys to appear with each

tap?

Which key do you want to designate as the default key?


Creating a Key

You can create a new key using any of the following methods:

From Scratch: Use the blue plus sign to create a new key for the project, these steps

are outlined below.

From a Piece: Create a new key from an existing piece using the Edit Piece - Copy to

Key feature

From a Key: Create a new key by copying an existing key using the Edit Key - Copy

Key feature.

To create a key:

1. Tap the blue plus sign to create a new key for the project. A wizard will guide you in

creating the key.

2. Type a name for the key. The name must be a unique name within the project. This

name appears directly below the key icon on the multi-function pane.

3. Tap the page on which this key begins. Don't worry if your key spans multiple pages or

multiple areas of a page, just select the page it start on.


5. Optionally, crop the key, selecting only the part of the page needed for this key.

6. Tap Save once the key is cropped satisfactorily. Tap Re-crop if needed until the key is

cropped to your satisfaction.

7. Add additional images if needed to complete the key.

8. Enhance the key if needed using highlights, annotations, or text overlay. These are

optional and can be added later by editing the piece.

9. Tap the Setup Project breadcrumb which appears at the top left of the page to return

to the Setup Project page. The key appears in the Keys list and can be edited, copied,

deleted, or moved so it appears in the correct sequence of knitting.

10. Repeat these steps for each key of your project.

11. If you have more than one key setup, rearrange the order in which the keys will appear

by selecting the grabber to drag and drop the key to its correct location.


Editing Keys

Once you create a key, you may:

Edit the key

Copy the key

Delete the key



Editing a Key

To edit a key, just tap directly on that key from the Setup Project page.

Copying a Key

It may be simpler to copy an existing key to serve as a jumpstart to creating a new key. To

copy a key, swipe across the key to be copied, tap Edit, and select Copy Key. Name the

key, tap Copy, and the key is added to the list. Now tap to edit this key and make changes as

needed.

Deleting a Key

To delete a key, swipe across the key to be deleted, tap Edit, and select Delete Key.

Confirm your deletion by tapping Yes - Delete.

Caution: Deletion of a key is permanent.


Creating Templates

Templates can be setup once and then added to your pieces over and over again to

complete the piece.

What is a Template?

A template is a reusable block or motif within your project. They can be used to setup charts

where a motif should be repeated more than once. Templates enable you to "crop once" and

reuse multiple times in one or more pieces.

Example: A pattern may have one center motif and another motif that should be knit on both

the left and right side of that center motif. Using templates you can create the side motif once

and then create the center motif. Then you can combine the two into a single piece, copying

the template to the left side and then the right side of the center motif.

Lace Example: Lace charts sometimes have a center motif that requires a border to march up

both sides of the center.

Aran Knitting Example: An aran knitting pattern may have different cable pattern columns that

have various repeat amounts (one may be 12, another 6, and another 3). You can make

templates of the 6 and 3 repeats and then build up a complete motif that is 12 rows high for

ALL the repeats.


Tips and Tricks

Templates do not show up on the Piece Bar.

You can rearrange templates on the Setup Project page by selecting the grabber icon

and moving the template to the correct location.

A template can be either text or chart.

o Text Template: Text templates can only be added to text pieces.

o Chart Template: Chart templates can only be added to chart pieces.

Templates can be edited after they are created by tapping on the template within

Setup.

Caution: Changes to a template will only appear the next time the template is

used. The changes will not appear in the pieces/places where it is currently

used.

Templates can be edited, copied, or deleted after they are created.

Plan Your Templates

We suggest you review the PDF to determine the following in regard to the templates of the



What templates do you need to create?

What do you want to name each template?

Which page of the PDF is each template located?

Is the template a chart or text?

To which piece will the template be added?

Where will the template be added to the piece?

Does the template need to be added to the piece multiple times?

Creating a Template

You can create a new template using any of the following methods:

From Scratch: Use the blue plus sign to create a new template for the project, these steps

are outlined below. From a Template: Create a new template from an existing template using

the Edit Template - Copy Template feature.


To create a template:

1. Tap the blue plus sign to create a new template for the project. A wizard will guide you

in creating the template.

2. Type a name for the template. The name must be a unique name within the project.

3. Tap the page on which this template begins. Don't worry if your template spans

multiple pages or multiple areas of a page, just select the page it start on.


5. Optionally, crop the template, selecting only the part of the page needed for this

template.

6. Tap Save once the piece is cropped satisfactorily. Tap Re-crop if needed until the

template is cropped to your satisfaction.

7. Add additional images if needed to complete the template.

8. Enhance the template if needed using highlights, annotations, or text overlay. These

are optional and can be added later by editing the template.

Best Practice: If you like to color code certain types of stitches, save time by

adding a colored single stitch marker on your template. Each time you use this

template that stitch will be marked with the selected color.

Caution: Stitch Markers and Life Lines display all the way across a row. So

when you add the template to the piece the Life Line will appear all the way

across the piece or the Stitch Marker is going to go all the way up the piece

and not be contained just within the template. The same applies to row text,

any row text you enter for the template will apply to the entire row piece once

you assemble the pieces and templates together.


9. Tap the Setup Project breadcrumb button which appears at the top left of the page

to return to the Setup Project page. The template appears in the Templates list and

can be edited, copied, deleted, or moved so it appears in the correct sequence of

knitting.

10. Repeat these steps for each template in your project.

To assemble the pieces and templates together into one piece, refer to Adding an

Image.

Editing Templates

Once you create a template, you may:

Edit the template

Copy the template

Delete the template



Editing a Template

To edit a template, just tap directly on that template from the Setup Project page.

Copying a Template

It may be simpler to copy an existing template to serve as a jumpstart to creating a new

template. To copy a template, swipe across the template to be copied, tap Edit, and select


Copy Template. Name the template, tap Copy, and the template is added to the list. Now

tap to edit this template and make changes as needed.

Deleting a Template

To delete a template, swipe across the template to be deleted, tap Edit, and select Delete

Template. Confirm your deletion by tapping Yes - Delete.

Caution: Deletion of a template is permanent.

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