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User-friendly / Individual / Simple / FlexibleTime-saving / Intelligent
PATTERN SOFTWARE M1PLUS®Step by Step into the Future
EVEN THE BEST IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.STOLL has been a synonym for f lat knit-ting machines of the highest quality for more than 140 years. This is especially due to the fact that we have always react-ed to the needs of our customers.
For example, this is how the world’s first mass-produced computer-controlled flat knitting machines (1975) and the CMS Generation (1987) were developed. We have also taken many suggestions from our customers and the market demand into account in the continuing develop-ment of our established pattern software. The result is an extremely flexible pattern software with many influencing options for the programmer: M1plus®.
The outstanding feature of the M1plus® is its ‘Design Mode’ and its arrangement technol-
ogy. With this you can benefit from numer-ous built-in automatic functions, but also work totally freely and flexibly. Safe to run and optimised knitting time oriented. And fast creation of different sizes for produc-tion is no problem with M1plus®. Technical views and fabric views let you control the result of your design and give you an imme-diate technical and visual feedback – now even in Design Mode. Additional powerful tools are available for the pattern design of knit and wear garments.
Moreover, the M1plus® ensures production benefits by generating patterns for a highly optimized knitting process.
All this makes the M1plus® Pattern Soft-ware the key to the next step: the efficient production of your knitwear.
M1PLUS®
DESIGN
Symbol view
Symbol view (expanded)
Fabric view
Technical view
TECHNICAL CONTROL
AS MUCH SUPPORT AS NECESSARY, AS MUCH FREEDOM AS POSSIBLE. M1PLUS® IS YOUR PERFECT PARTNER.M1plus® supports you – the way you want it to – with numerous automatic func-tions which relieve you of the burden of having to program standard procedures.
However, it also always enables you to individually influence it. The best exam-ples for this are the two editors “Module Arrangement” and “Color Arrangement”, as well as the new “Drawing with Yarn
Carrier Colors”. With these, you can determine the ideal path to the finished knitting programs completely based on your own vision.
MODULE ARRANGEMENT: MANUAL MATCHING OF MODULES
You can include two or more modules in a Module Arrangement, and therefore predefine their knitting order. This way the knitting and transfer rows of each module can be brought together in the desired processing order. You can assign the Module Arrangement to the entire pattern or only to certain rows. During the later step of “expanding”, the modules are then expanded in the order you specified. Module Arrangements are administered within the program like regular modules, and can therefore be reused at any time.
Module Arrangement Editor with special relocating toolWith this, the rows of each module can be relocated relative to each other in an especially simple way.
Compiling modules By selecting a pattern area, M1plus® com-piles all the modules occurring in it and shows them in the Arrangement Editor along with a ready-to-use proposal.
Expanding to your specificationsThe result corresponds exactly to the order you entered in the Arrangement Editor.
COLOR ARRANGEMENT: MANUAL DETERMINATION OF KNITTING SEQUENCES
You can predefine when a row must be separated into several subsequent knitting rows – for example as necessary for intarsia. With this, you can enter any desired number of additional rows in the Color Arrangement. These are then entered into the pattern during expansion. This way, for example, stowing the yarn carriers can be controlled. Color Arrangements are managed within the program like regular modules, and can therefore be reused at any time.
DRAWING WITH YARN CARRIER COLORS
A special color palette with 32 assigned yarn carriers is available to you – 8 rails with 4 yarn carriers each. Therefore, when automatic calculation is not desirable, you can use the colors to determine which yarn carriers should be assigned to the pattern areas. Practical: when you relocate the yarn carriers to another rail in the yarn field dialog box, the colors for these yarn carriers are automatically applied in the pattern.
Determine yarn carriers yourselfWith the help of yarn carrier colors, you can determine the use of the yarn carriers in the pattern.
Color Arrangement Editor with special relocating toolWith this, the color rows can be relocated relative to each other in an especially simple way. Even new needle actions can be entered here in any order.
Compiling colorsBy selecting a pattern area, M1plus® compiles all the colors occurring in it and shows them in the Arrangement Editor.
Expanding to your specificationsThe result corresponds exactly to the order you entered in the Arrangement Editor.
EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION OF THE M1PLUS® HAS A PURPOSE: YOUR SUCCESS.
Argyle ToolArgyle pattern elements can be created individually; all technical requirements are fulfilled automatically.
Drawing functionsPractical drawing functions simplify pattern programming (for example of splines and inserting regions).
Automatic technical editingThe Automatic Technical Editing relieves you a lot of work: it completes knitting techniques if necessary, points out conflicts and offers possible solutions. All working steps can be performed at the click of a mouse. All created pattern states can be reloaded at any time.
Shape ToolsFast and simple shape creation, fast size changes and practice-oriented shape dimensioning characterize the advantages of the Shape Editor and “ShapeSizer” for both Fully Fashion and knit and wear garments.
Simple operationAll modules used are stored and saved with the pattern as copies. As a result, the patterns can be passed on without problems.
Sintral check/calculation ofknitting time and yarn useWith the Sintral check, the entire pattern is completely simulated to ensure knittability. Knitting time and yarn consumption calculation is an important tool for production planning. In ad-dition, you can further optimize your patterns with a knitting time comparison.
Cutting the shape before expanding You can now already cut out the shape before expanding. The advantage is simple: the pattern is still compact, and can therefore be edited more eas-ily – including the shape. Especially practical for size changes.
Knit and wear articles with intarsiaThe new knit and wear-arrangements are especially advantageous for STOLL-knit and wear®. With them, you can also easily get a grip on intarsia patterns.
Fair Isle techniqueWith the Fair Isle technique, the pat-tern can be “folded” into a diamond shape. The structures within the Fair Isle segments run vertically, and can therefore be edited more easily.
M1PLUS® AND STOLL-KNIT AND WEAR®Knit and wear articles are an important topic of the future.
Therefore, the new M1plus® now also of-fers all functionalities for STOLL-knit
and wear® as “standard”. With this, you can not only use all features of the new M1plus® for the programming of knit and wear articles; you can also continue to work with existing patterns. The entire
pattern draft can be realized much more easily in the new Design Mode than in the Technical Mode. There are also new time-saving drawing functions available to you for this purpose.
THE PRINCIPLE IS SIMPLE: THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
Page StudioWith “Page Studio” you can prepare the fabric for presentation in a broad range of color variations.
ShaperThe “Shaper” is a shape design program with which you can generate shapes and also easily and quickly carry out graduations. These shapes can then also be transferred to the M1plus® using a specially developed interface.
3D ViewerWith the help of this 3D simulation, you can put your knits on a virtual mannequin or view them from all sides. Even the smallest cast of folds is accounted for here. Special bonus: with an additional program you can even present your drafts on a virtual catwalk.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS · Comprehensive module database with module explorer for fast and simple selection of the desired modules.
· Automatic transfer of a pattern using the 1 x 1 technique for knitting on one of our multi-gauge class machines.
· Support for doubling. · Convenient “Find and replace” function.· Image import function for automatic conversion of BMP and TIF files to knitting data.
· Convenient help system.
· Single pattern preparation, two-part knitting – also on our compact class and multi-gauge class machines.
· Online function for fast transfer of the programs to the knitting machine.
· Support when programming knitting sequences.· Connection to shaping programs via DXF files.· Transfer of programs from one machine type to another by clicking the mouse.
· Open system thanks to Windows operating system.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS · CPU: Intel Core2Duo or equivalent· Hard disk: 120 GB SATA· RAM: 2 GB (recommended: 4 GB)· DVD drive· Graphics/monitor: 1400 x 1050 (recommended: dual head with 1600 x 1200 resolution or higher on each output)
· USB 2.0· Serial port for serial KMC adapter, if applicable· Internal or external 3.5" f loppy disc drive, if applicable· Windows 7 32-bit (recommended: Windows 7 64-bit) or Windows 8 32-bit (recommended: Windows 8 64-bit) with Internet connection for installation
It’s always our goal to offer you the best of everything. And looking for competent partners who perfectly complement our range of products is a part of this.
Therefore, we are cooperating with ENEAS Informatica for the M1plus®. This cooperation is exclusive and unique for the flat knitting sector.
ENEAS offers you outstanding possi-bilities in design, and in the simulation
and presentation of your fabric patterns. When generating the pattern, the ENEAS Shaper (optional) simplifies your work with many practical functions. Using a special interface, this program smoothly connects to the M1plus®, and is therefore the perfect addition.
GERMANY H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG, Stollweg 1, D-72760 Reutlingen, Phone: +49-7121-313-0 Fax: +49-7121-313-110, E-mail: [email protected], www.STOLL.com
FRANCE Stoll France, 85-87, Avenue Henri Barbusse, F-92140 Clamart Phone: +33-1-4108-8383, Fax: +33-1-4108-8500, E-mail: [email protected]
ITALY Stoll Italia srl., Via Dei Maniscalchi, 9/A, 41012 Carpi (MO) Phone: +39-059-651899, Fax: +39-059-651870, E-mail: [email protected]
USA, Stoll America Knitting Machinery, Inc., 250 West 39th Street, 1st FloorCANADA New York, NY 10018 – USA, Phone: +1-212-398-3869, Fax: +1-212-921-7639 E-mail: [email protected]
JAPAN Stoll Japan Co. Ltd., Minato-Ku, Shibaura 4-16-23 Aquacity Shibaura, JP-Tokyo 108-0023 Phone: +81-3-3769-3690, Fax: +81-3-3769-3694, E-mail: [email protected]
INDIA Stoll India Pvt. Ptd., C-25, Sector 63, 201 301 Noida, Uttar Pradesh Phone: +91-120-4690850/2406368, Fax: +91-120-4690851 E-mail: [email protected]
CHINA, HONG Chemtax (Stoll) Company Limited, 6/Fl. Goldsland Building KONG, TAIWAN, 22 – 26 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong THAILAND, Phone: +852-2368-6269, Fax: +852-2368-7500, E-mail: [email protected]
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