Optimized yarn carrier home position YDopt

YDopt:

If YDopt is used when programming, the distances between the yarn carriers and the fabric selvedge are automatically optimized.

Especially appropriate for patterns with a high use of yarn carriers, for ex. stripe patterns.

Functioning principle:

1

Parking area for the yarn carriers that are knitting in the pattern row

: The yarn carriers are positioned staggered

2

Parking position (waiting area) for the momentarily non knitting yarn carriers

: The yarn carriers are positioned staggered

    1
    The yarn carriers are positioned staggered with a wide distance (parking position) in relation to the fabric selvedge.
    2
    The required yarn carriers are taken out of the parking position and start knitting.
    3
    While knitting, the active yarn carrier receives a new parking position and will be positioned much closer to the fabric selvedge.
    The parking position is optimized (YDopt).
    4
    After the last knitting row, the active yarn carrier is returned to the parking position.
    5
    The following, knitting yarn carrier is taken out of the parking position and also positioned at the fabric selvedge with YDopt.

YDopt in Setup

Column

Meaning

YD / YDI

Display of the tables used for staggering of the yarn carriers at the fabric selvedge

  • YD: Default table for yarn carrier staggering
  • YDIn: further indirect yarn carrier staggering of YDI1 - YDI20

 

Expanded table

Collapsed table

Track

Numbering of the yarn carrier rails / yarn carrier number (YDn)

  • CMS MC with 8 yarn carrier rails: Track 1- 8 (YD1 – YD8)
  • ADF MC with 16 yarn carrier rails: Track 1 – 16 (YD1 – YD16)

at the left...

Distance of yarn carrier from the left outer fabric selvedge

Minimum value: 0
Maximum value: 160
Step width:
0.5=1/32 inch=0.8 mm

at the right...

Distance of yarn carrier from the right outer fabric selvedge

Comment

Description

With YDopt, the corresponding YD values of the yarn carriers may not be changed.