design dobby

User Manual

Design DobbyRelease 2010

Textronics

CAD/CAM And Web Solutions For Textiles

Textronics incubated 20 years ago as a brainchild of a young and exuberant team of professionals with vast experience in the field of textiles and software has been successful in development, marketing and support of CAD/CAM systems for designing.

A suit of CAD/CAM solutions takes you from concept through design, handling the pre production requirements and integrates with your modern machine ensuring a smooth and efficient production of dobby, jacquard, printed fabrics or carpets-reducing time, saving cost and improving market response time. We also have product, which will enhance your presentation and help you manage your designs more effectively.

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How to Contact Us

With the assistance of our customers, we work continuously to improve the performance of our products and to make them easier to use. Why not contribute to this by using the forms provided at the end of this manual to pass on suggestions or report problems? Simply fill in a photocopy of the form you wish to use, and send it to the Textronics address given on the cover of this guide.

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Installation and Uninstallation...................................................................................................7Installation............................................................................................................................7Uninstalling the software......................................................................................................7

Design Dobby Menus...............................................................................................................17FILE MENU...............................................................................................................................17

New....................................................................................................................................18Open...................................................................................................................................19Search/open….....................................................................................................................20Import Deskpro Design.......................................................................................................20Import Bitmap.....................................................................................................................20Close...................................................................................................................................21Close All.............................................................................................................................21Save....................................................................................................................................21Save As ..............................................................................................................................21Export As............................................................................................................................21Save Simulation..................................................................................................................22Send Mail............................................................................................................................22Page Setup..........................................................................................................................23Print Color Chart.................................................................................................................30Print report..........................................................................................................................30Print....................................................................................................................................31Print Preview......................................................................................................................32Print Setup..........................................................................................................................33Exit.....................................................................................................................................33

EDIT MENU............................................................................................................................34Undo...................................................................................................................................34Redo....................................................................................................................................34Cut......................................................................................................................................34Copy...................................................................................................................................35Paste....................................................................................................................................35Insert...................................................................................................................................35Invert..................................................................................................................................35Preferences..........................................................................................................................35Color Pallete conversion.....................................................................................................41Unit Convesion...................................................................................................................41Cover factor........................................................................................................................42Color setting.......................................................................................................................42Customise Header...............................................................................................................42Report Formatting...............................................................................................................42

VIEW MENU...........................................................................................................................43Zoom Up.............................................................................................................................43Zoom Down........................................................................................................................43Tool Bar..............................................................................................................................43Status Bar............................................................................................................................43Design Information.............................................................................................................44Warp Weft Bar....................................................................................................................44Weave Toolbar....................................................................................................................44Ruler...................................................................................................................................44Dent Window......................................................................................................................44Extra Pattern Window.........................................................................................................45

DESIGN MENU.......................................................................................................................46Edit Draft Weave................................................................................................................46Edit Peg Weave...................................................................................................................48

Edit Weave.........................................................................................................................52Color Editor .......................................................................................................................56Leno Shaft parameter..........................................................................................................59

SHOW MENU..........................................................................................................................60 Single Repeat.....................................................................................................................60Graphical View...................................................................................................................60Design View.......................................................................................................................60Simulation View.................................................................................................................60Import Bitmap.....................................................................................................................60Fabric View........................................................................................................................60Color ways..........................................................................................................................61Weave book........................................................................................................................61Calculation sheet.................................................................................................................63 Clip book...........................................................................................................................65Yarn texture bar:.................................................................................................................66

PATTERN MENU...................................................................................................................68Pattern Editor......................................................................................................................68Pattern Entry.......................................................................................................................71Monogram Pattern Entry:...................................................................................................71Warp Editor........................................................................................................................72Weft Editor.........................................................................................................................72Draft Editor Numeric..........................................................................................................73Peg Editor Numeric............................................................................................................73Dent Editor Numeric...........................................................................................................74Pattern Manager..................................................................................................................74Draft Entry Numeric Grid...................................................................................................75Peg Plan Graphical Entry....................................................................................................76Draft Graphical Entry.........................................................................................................77 Selvedge Draft Entry.........................................................................................................79Selvedge Peg Graphical......................................................................................................79

GENERATE MENU................................................................................................................80Automize Warp/ Weft.........................................................................................................80Automize Color Ways.........................................................................................................82Automize Weave................................................................................................................84Generate Peg and Draft.......................................................................................................86Compound Weave...............................................................................................................86Double cloth Generation.....................................................................................................88Matching Blanket................................................................................................................89Multi Fabric Blanket ........................................................................................................90Multi Fabric & Matching Blanket......................................................................................91Blanket................................................................................................................................92Open Multi blanket file.......................................................................................................92Selvedge Balance................................................................................................................92Generate Warp/Weft Pattern...............................................................................................93Generate Warp/Weft...........................................................................................................94Pattern Generator................................................................................................................94Seer sucker parameter.........................................................................................................94Story Generator Parameter..................................................................................................94Linen parameter .................................................................................................................95Export Data.........................................................................................................................95

UTILITY MENU......................................................................................................................96Resize Pattern.....................................................................................................................96Modify Design....................................................................................................................97Swap Design.......................................................................................................................98

Rearrange Yarn...................................................................................................................98Shift Weave........................................................................................................................98Rotate Weave......................................................................................................................98Flip Weave..........................................................................................................................98Delete Pattern.....................................................................................................................99Shift all side pattern............................................................................................................99Shift Pattern........................................................................................................................99Mirror Pattern...................................................................................................................100Repeat Pattern...................................................................................................................100Even Warp Weft...............................................................................................................100Balance Pattern.................................................................................................................100Pattern Equalizer...............................................................................................................101Color Equalizer.................................................................................................................101Cloth Costing....................................................................................................................101Rearrange Peg draft..........................................................................................................102Create DB File..................................................................................................................103Create SF2 and SLF file....................................................................................................103Production Data................................................................................................................103

SIMULATION MENU..........................................................................................................104Edit Yarn:.........................................................................................................................104Library..............................................................................................................................107Color.................................................................................................................................108Yarn Library.....................................................................................................................109

WINDOW MENU..................................................................................................................110New Window....................................................................................................................110Cascade.............................................................................................................................110Arrange Icons....................................................................................................................110

HELP......................................................................................................................................110Getting On-Line Help.......................................................................................................111Using the Help index........................................................................................................111

POP UP MENU.........................................................................................................................111Draft..................................................................................................................................111Peg plan............................................................................................................................117Design...............................................................................................................................121Weave Book:....................................................................................................................126Color way.........................................................................................................................127Palette...............................................................................................................................127Design warp/weft Color Palette........................................................................................135

Introduction and Overview

Welcome to Design Dobby

Congratulations! In select this unique and versatile Computer Aided Textile Design (CATD) program; you will get new and monumental results in woven fabric designing.

Design Dobby is packed with fabric development features that are essential for textile designers. Easy to use and fun to experiment with, it’s designed so that you learn while you work.

From weave development to fabric simulation with a comprehensive color palette of 16.7 million shades and a range of yarn effects; Design Dobby is equipped to transform your mental images into solid form by generating color swatches and a numerical weaving instruction sheet from an online printer.

This guide provides all the information needed to work one design Dobby. Additionally there is an on-line Help facility. Do use these to clear up queries while working on Design Dobby.

Installation and Uninstallation

InstallationA wizard is included on your installation CD that makes installation straightforward. Before you begin, however, we strongly recommend you to read the following general description of the installation procedure.

The first step of the installation procedure is to find the dongle supplied with your software.During the installation procedure, or the first time you run an application, if you find any difficulties installing the software, please contact us at the Textronics address given on the cover of this guide.

The dongle is a hard lock key in the form of a plug, which is essential for the software to work. Before installation you must insert the dongle into the parallel port of your computer, where it will remain permanently. Preferably you should attach the dongle while your computer is turned off. You can then connect your printer cable to the end of the dongle if you normally use a printer on that port.

Next, start your computer under Windows. If you have any other applications running, you are strongly advised to close them before beginning installation. Now insert your installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.Procedure for Installation of the Design Dobby---

1. To launch the CD in this case you will have to open your Windows Explorer go to the folder of the application you wish to install, and double-click on the Dobby Setup.exe, which it contains. The installation process will first present a dialog window recommending you to close all other running applications. Read carefully then click next to proceed or Cancel to abandon the installation process.

2. Upon clicking next, you will be presented with the next window that will allow you to spe-cify the installation folder.Normally you would accept the suggested folder, but if you want to specify another click the Browse button to open the folder browsing dialog window.

3. Use the Drives drop-down arrow to select the desired drive, or click the Network button to install Textronics Dobby on a network drive. Use the Directories window to navigate to the desired folder or/and use the Path field if necessary to input a folder name you want to be created to store your Textronics Dobby application.

4. Click OK when ready or return to the previous window clicks Cancel to abort all changes. Click the Back button if you want to return one step back and change some of your previ-ous settings.

5. Upon clicking next, the installation process will begin, Before the end of the installation procedure, you will usually be asked if you want a desktop shortcut for easy start-up of Textronics Dobby.

6. When installation is complete you will be able to close the installation process (click the Finish button).

7. After the Installation Run the Sentinel Driver.exe For the Dongle Installation From the Design Dobby\Driver Folder

8. To run Textronics Dobby, click the Start button of Windows, choose Programs Applica-tions then Dobby from the menu.

Uninstalling the softwareIf you decide to uninstall Textronics Dobby from your computer, select Control Panel from your Start/Settings menu of the Windows status bar. In the next window that appears, double-click the Add/Remove programs icon. As a result you will get the following dialog box:

Fig: add remove programs properties

At the Install/Uninstall tab click to select the Textronics Dobby from the list. The Add/Remove button will become active. Click it to start the uninstall procedure.A warning message box will ask again for your confirmation. Click (Yes) button to continue the uninstallation.

Starting Design Dobby

Start Design Dobby as follows:

Click the Start button on the taskbar.

Click the programs menu.

Click on the Textronics group Or

Simply click on the Design Dobby icon to start Design Dobby.

The Design Dobby screen layout

This section briefly introduces each part of the Design Dobby screen. Design Dobby incorporates all of the standard graphical user interface features that make MS-Windows' 98 so easy to use, including windows, menus, submenus and dialog boxes. These are the tools for working on your design.The Design Dobby application window

The main Design Dobby window consists of the application title bar, menu bar, tool bar and main workspace. Within this workspace you have eight windows. It also provides two more sub windows, in case there are Extra Warp and Extra Weft.

The Design Dobby graphic shellThe entire working area of the screen has been divided into eleven well-defined windows. They are named Peg, Draft, Design, Dent, Extra warp, Extra weft for the distinct functions they perform in the making of a design.

The tool to be used while working on these windows is the pointed cursor of the mouse.

Fig: design Dobby graphical shell

Menu BAR

Title bar

Peg Plan Bar

pattern BarExtra Warp Bar

Extra WeftBar

Denting Bar

Status Bar

Drafting BarYarn palette Window

Design Window

Window

Working in the graphic shell

Knowing what each window in the graphic shell network does is certainly not enough. You even have to know how to operate these windows.

Let us learn that away:Select The Graphic shell option from the Show Menu. This will open the Graphic window.Select Draw Tool from Weave toolbar to activated the chosen window. A blinking cell appears in the window. This blinking cell is similar to cross you mark on paper, here the window being your paper.

Study the bottom of the screen. This is the Status window which records all the information of activate window i.e. the name and other relevant status data. We suggest that you rely on this window to check your workings.

Fig: Design Dobby graphical shell.

Now move the blinking cell, with the help of the mouse pointer, to the bottom left corner of the activate window.

Check the readings in the Status window, if they all record digit one then you can be assured that this is your point of origin.

The point of origin is the place from where all your operations will start.

Marking a cellJust as you’d draw a cross on your paper to draft your design, you have a procedure to mark a cell on the activated window. To mark:

Move the blinking cell with the help of the mouse pointer to the place where you want to mark a cell.

Your marking is now complete with the color draining out of the blinking cell.

Cell marking is possible in the Draft, Peg, Warp, Weft, Design and denting windows.

To unmark a cell, press right clicks.

The scrolling facility is provided in window to view portion of the screen that is out of view.

Design Dobby ToolbarDesign Dobby tool bar provides quick access to commonly used features. All features available on the tool bar can also be accessed from the menu bar. You can choose whether or not to display the tool bar by clicking the tool bar option in the Show menu.

Main Toolbar

The Main Toolbar contains Design management tools, as well as display options

New Design: Create a new design.

Open Design: Open a design, which you have already created and saved.

Save Design: Saves a selected design.

Print: Print a design/ calculation sheet on a selected printer.

Cut: Cut the selection in order to put it on the clipboard.

Copy: Copy the selection and put it on the clipboard.

Paste: paste the portion onto a selected area.

Undo: Undo the last action. Click repeatedly to undo more actions, going from the last to the first.

Redo: Redo the last undone action. Click repeatedly to redo more actions, until the last one, as needed.

Red frame effect: It shows single repeat bounded by the red frame.

Show graphical: It show design window in graphical form where we can see whether our weave and its binding are perfect r not

Show Design: It will show the repetition of color pattern on all Over.

Show fabric: Shows fabric view

Simulation: Actual size and look of the fabric according to the denting and count in the fabric.

Import BMP: Import any bitmap image.

Design Information: It shows your technical sheet which contains weight, cost, total ends, draft, peg, section etc.

Color Matching: Create an exciting range of color combination.

Weave book: It is a weave bank, from which you can insert weave to your design.

Clip Book: For cut and paste pattern and save it in he clip book and use it in the future.

Blur: For smoothen the fabric view.

It is for refreshing the simulation.

Show opened Documents: This helps to show all the opened documents at a time on the screen.Show opened Documents: This helps to show all the opened documents at a time on the screen.

It allows to generate the weave in the design according to the peg & draft Information.

Allow to create Blanket Design Creation.

Click the Zoom In tool to zoom in on the image in controlled steps.

Click the Zoom Out tool to zoom out of the image in controlled steps.

Weave Toolbar:

Normal draw: It helps to draw in Design Window.

Rectangular Selection: Click on the Rectangular selection icon to select a rectangular area and produce a pattern

Magic selection: This tool helps to select and change particular color pattern weave from Weave book.

Inverts weave: It is for inverting the weave. This value reverses the original Design weave.

Rotates weave: Rotate the current design weave and make the result become the new design.

Original Rotated by 90° Clockwise

Rotates 90 anticlockwise weave: Click on this function to rotate a selection or design 90°Anticlockwise.

Original Rotated by 90° Anti Clockwise

Rotates 180 weave: Click on this functions to rotate a selection or a design 180°.

Original Rotated by 180°

Flip vertical weave: It flips whole weave or selected part of weave vertically.

Original Vertically Flip

Flip Horizontal weave: This defines to convert selected area of design or weave to horizontally flip.

Original Horizontally Flip

Shift Left. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Shift Right: This tool shifts the weave towards right direction. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be shifted.

Shift Up: This tool shifts the weave to up. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Shift Bottom: This tool shifts the weave to down. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Combine selected area: It for combining a object in the weave.

Release selected area: This icon helps you to remove the selection.

Generate Peg & Draft: This additional function has been provided, in case if you user does some manipulation in the design in the weave form, then it helps to generate peg and draft according to your weave in the design weave.

Warp Weft Toolbar

These tools is only for the pattern

Arrow Tool: This is allows to give the selected part information.

Draw Tool: It helps to draw Warp and weft pattern in pattern Window.

Draw Tool: It helps to draw Warp pattern and weft pattern design window.

Draw Warp and Weft: Helps to draw the warp and weft pattern simultaneously

Filling Tool: Fills a stripe in warp or weft fringes with the selected color from the palette.

Delete tool: It helps to delete the area color wise with weave and without weave from the design.

Mirror warp pattern: This function gives mirror effect in warp pattern or in selection area. If there is a selection area the selected area will be mirror.

Mirror weft pattern: This function gives mirror effect in weft pattern or in selection area. If there is a selection area the selected area will be mirror.

Warp Repeat: This function gives you repeat pattern in Warp direction.

Weft Repeat: This function gives repeat pattern in weft direction.

Horizontal flip Color Pattern: This defines to convert selected area of color pattern to horizontally flip.

Vertical flip Color Pattern: This defines to convert selected area of color pattern to Vertically flip.

Shift Left Pattern: This will shift one thread from the end of warp threads to the start of it.

Shift Right Pattern: This will shift one thread from the start of warp threads to the end of it.

Shift Up Pattern: This will shift one thread from the end of weft threads to the end of it.

Shift Down Pattern: This will shift one thread from the start of weft threads to the end of it.

Copy Pattern: Copy Pattern allows one part of the color rhythm in either the warp or weft, to be copied to another location.

Pattern box: It helps to insert or draw Warp and weft gradational and normal pattern in Design.

Copy warp pattern into weft pattern: By choosing this key user can copy the warp colors into the weft colors.

Copy weft pattern into warp pattern: By choosing this key user can copy the Weft pattern into the warp pattern.

Copy as per reed ratio: Weft pattern is adjusted automatically considering the EPI / PPI pick ratio.

Remove unused yarn: Allows removing selected yarns from the warp or weft palette.

Removed pattern till end: Allows to delete selected pattern with weave from the design.

Picker allow to pick the color from the import document.

Rearange yarn as per the pattern accending order

Design Dobby Menus

The Design Dobby application window contains only one type of menu, which is the drop down menu in the menu bar. When you select a drop-down menu in Design Dobby, some commands are black, while others are "grayed out". This means that only the commands that are in black are available for selection at given time. The availability of a menu command depends on the status of what you are working with i.e. they work in conjunction with some of the other commands. In this chapter, you will learn how to use Textronics various menus.

File MenuThe commands in the File menu pertain to file functions such as recalling, saving a design from or in the library, as well as creating a new design after clearing the screen. Use this menu to prepare a weave instruction sheet for the active design, printing the weaving instruction sheet or a color print out, and exiting from Design Dobby.

The File menu contains commands, which operate on a project as a whole, and in particular which enable you to:

Create new design

Create or open a project.

Search/ open a project.

Import a Bitmap file.

Close the current project.

Close all open designs

Save a Design in Dob. format.

Export design simulation view or fabric view

Page setup for design printing and settings

Print your design.

See the print preview

Set the printer by print setup.

Fig: Design Dobby File Menu

NewTo create a new project from scratch, choose New from the File menu, click the corresponding Main toolbar button or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+N.

Fig: create New Design.

Units: In Design Dobby, the default unit of measurement for type is Inches. To use an alternate unit of measurement, enter the unit (inches or cms) after the value in the Unit text box. The value you enter is converted to the default unit of measurement.

Density: Enter the number of warp and weft threads in a one Inch/Centimeter. Permitted values for warp and weft densities are between 5 and 100 threads per centimeter.

Pattern Size: Enter the number of Ends in one warp repeat and the same thing for pick. The number of warp and weft threads in one repeat of warp or weft should be between 1 and 10000.

Reed: After that, choose the Average dents you are going to use while making a fabric.Next indicate the Reed space on which you are going to prepare a fabric.After indicating the Reed space, you also have to indicate the Finish width of the fabric.

Total Ends: This shows total ends in a design.

Grey Width: Allows user to field Grey width of a design.

Selvedge: Not only are these information's necessary before creating a new design, you also have to specify the Dents of Selvedge used while preparing the fabric.And lastly the Selvedge Ends per Dent.

Design Style: select the design style.

Weave: In the Weave command user can select type of weave or open weave from Weave folder.Total Ends: Allow showing total No. of ends in a design.

OK: After providing all these essential information just click the Video button OK.

OpenUse the Open command in the File menu to open a file containing an existing dobby or a simulation of a fabric. Alternatively, click on the corresponding Main toolbar button, or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+O.

Open DesignTo find the dobby file you wish to use, you may need to click the Up One Level button several times to climb up the folder tree. Alternatively, click the down arrow of the Look in field to show the folder tree and then click the part of the tree where you want to go to. Double-clicking a folder shows its contents and allows you to move down the folder tree.

Thumbs: Thumbnails view displays the Designs a folder contains on a folder so you can quickly identify the Designs. The complete folder name is displayed under the thumbnail.

Fig. Design Dobby Dialog Box

Wallpaper: To see a preview of the dobby file you wish to use, check the wallpaper, and then click on one of the files displayed.

Search/open…This facility is available to view the designs by searching as per putting your design data, like yarn library, yarn name, design name, design style, yarn type, approved design, non approved design etc. and then give path where designs saved. If user all searched files store in other folder it can do. Click on this button and select folder for store-searched files by drag and drop.

Fig. Design Dobby search/open Dialog Box

Import Deskpro DesignThis command lets you import the deskpro designs & allow to convert it in to dobby File.

Import BitmapThis command lets you import a Bitmap image into the active new window.

CloseTo close the file you are working on select Close from the File menu or click the Close button at the upper right corner of each open window of your Design. You will be given the opportunity to save the Design before it closes. Alternatively use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F4.

Close AllTo close all the files you are working on, select Close All from the Window Menu. You will be given the opportunity to save the design before it closes.

SaveTo save a Design you are working on, choose Save from File menu, or click on the Save button on the Main toolbar. Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+S.Note: That if you previously saved your Design with the same name in the same location, the current version will replace the previous version on your disk.If you are saving your design for the first time, the Save command operates likes the Save As command. For more information, please refer to the Save As command, in the File menu section of this manual.

Save As To save a Design for the first time, or to save an existing Design with a new name, click Save As in the File menu. To move to the folder where you wish to save your work either click the Up One Level button to climb the folder tree or double-click a folder to show the folders it contains.Alternatively click the down arrow of the Save in field to show the folder tree and then click the part of the tree where you want to go to. If you wish to create a new folder in which to save your Design, you must first double-click the folder in which the new folder is to be located. The folder appears in the Save in field at the top of the dialog box. Now click the Create New Folder button to create the new folder. It appears with a default name ‘New Folder’ highlighted in blue. Type the name of your choice directly on the keyboard, replacing the default name.Now double-click the folder in which you wish to save your Design, so that its name appears in the Save in field.

Export AsAllows User to save the design (solid), Fabric View or Simulated Fabric View a required size or repeat mode.

As well as user can send this format to a client by an e-mail system.

Save SimulationTo save a Design Simulation you are working on, choose Save Simulation from File menu.

Send MailThe Send command lets you send an image in an e-mail message. This command uses your computer's current e-mail program. To send a project you are working on, choose Send... from File menu

Page SetupIn the page setup zone, you have the following options,

Print option ParametersText Color wayGraph setup

Print option

Fig. Design Dobby Page setup Dialog Box

In this user gets option to set design for print.

Print selection:

Keep radio button on in fabric mode or in graph mode. This will provide facility to print fabric or graph of selective design.

Fabric option:

Actual fabric: This option is provided for print the realistic fabric swatch

Finish fabric: This option is provided for print the realistic finish fabric swatch.

Repeat mode: It is for printing the design in repeat mode (single or multiple repeat)

Single fabric: This facility provides to print the single fabric open at that time.

Matching

Dobby can print several selected color ways on the same sheet, this option being very useful when you want to test several color ways on the same fabric.

In the page setup dialog box, put the matching number, and then make the selections in the various tabs of the dialog box, as explained in the Print Design section of this manual.

In case you have defined and selected two printable color ways, the print preview could look like this:

Multi fabric

This facility provides to print multi design at a single time

Multi-fabric and matching

Dobby can print several selected designs with his color ways on the same sheet.

This option being very useful when you want to test several design with color ways on the same fabric for that, go to page setup dialog box and activate the radio button Multi fabrics and Matching.

NOTE:For actual printing always activate print actual fabric and deactivate print finished fabric in page set up.

Page mode:

This option helps to print design in different layout with actual size of origin or it matching.

Print size in inches:

Width: Enter a value for the printed design input width in this field by clicking and typing directly in it, or sing the arrows next to the field.

Height: Enter a value for the printed design input height in this field by clicking and typing directly in it, or using the arrows next to the field.Margins (inches): Offset value for printing left & Top: Enables the user to define the starting position of printing {top (Y) and left (X)} of the design so that the design can be placed ideally to meet the users needs.Spacing between matching Horizontal & Vertical: Define space between two designs /printed swatches (Multi designs or matching) Horizontal spacing (X) and vertical spacing (Y).

Orientation: User can define here page setup type i.e. Landscape or Portrait by keeping radio button on.

User Define Layouts

By this option user can open different types of design in a selected layout Format.By using this option---

• open multifabrics , Then Select your page layout From the page setup.• Then Drag &drop the designs from the design matching window.• Then select another designs & again Drag & drop the required designs• This option helps to create the layout with the required designs & their matching in a

required design layout format.

Parameters

Fig. Design Dobby Page Setup Dialog BoxSelect: Mark the required option check boxes for printing a product sheet along with the design.

Yarn palette: Mark the Check box, to print the color chips of the same design on a single sheet.

Print Yarn Name: Mark the Check box, to print the yarn HSV or RGB name of the same design on a single sheet.

Pinking shears: Mark the Check box, for design to have a saw-tooth like border effect.

Show yarn: Mark the Check box, to print a yarn along with the design.

Design pattern: Mark the Check box, to print a design pattern along with the design.

Design repeat: Checkmark this option to print a design repeat with the design.You can go to page set up and Checkmark this option Design Repeat. This will allow you to print the design repeat below the design.

Print name: This facility provides the user to position the name of the design along with its matching number within the fabric swatch. At different positions like top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right etc…

The procedure to be followed to print the name is:• Open the page set up dialog box.• Activate print name option.• Select the position for the name to be printed in the position dialog box by selecting

the default position you can print the design name on top of the design. • To print the design name within the design select the position Top left, Top Right • To select the font size for printing design name, select from the given font (size)

option i.e. 3,4,5, 6,etc…• Press Apply button to save current setting.• Give the print command to print the fabric.

Party name: This facility provides the user to position the name of the Party within the fabric swatch. At different positions like top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right etc… The procedure to be followed to print the name is

• Open the page set up dialog box.• Activate print Party name option.• Select the position for the name to be printed in the position dialog box by selecting

the default position you can print the party name on top of the design. To print the party name within the design select the position Top left, Top Right etc.

• To select the font size for printing party name, select from the given font (size) option i.e. 3,4,5, 6,etc…

• Press enter to save this setting.• Give the print command to print the fabric.

Date: Mark the check box, to print current date on the fabric swatch.

Remark: Mark the check box, to print approved or not approved information on the fabric swatch.

TextThis option helps to print design with the company logo. User can open the logo from file.Check mark in header & footer, to input the text characters.

Fig. Design Dobby Page Setup dialog Box

Colorway Click colour way command, which display colorway of select design.Dobby can print several selected designs with his color ways on the same sheet.

This option being very useful when you want to test several design with color ways on the same fabric for that, go to page setup dialog box and activate the radio button Multi fabrics and Matching.


Graph setup for graph printing.This facility provides the user to print the Design or Peg or Draft or all graph. The user can define graph size (cells) in x-wise and y-wise. If user want to be print the graph with in minimum page it can be automatically set up for print using best-fit option.


Peg: Select this radio button to print peg plan of the design on a paper.

Draft: Select this radio button to print draft of the design on a paper.

Design: Select this radio button to print design (combination of peg and draft) on a paper.

All: Select this radio button to print peg, draft and design (combination of peg and draft) on a paper.

Best fit: Check box facility given for print you all data in single page.(to avoided multiple page for printing long peg plan or long draft.)

Division: Enter the Cells/Unit for X direction i.e. ends, and for Y direction i.e. picks.

X cell size: Enter the size of one Graphic cell in Pixels/Cell for X directions.

Y cell size: Enter the size of one Graphic cell in Pixels/Cell for Y Directions.

Apply: Click Apply command to accept the current changes to the setting.

Cancel: Click Cancel command for not accepting the setting and to close the dialog box.

Close: To close the page setup you are working, click the Close button.

Print: Click print command to print the requested data.

Save BMP: This command allows user to save the design in BMP format.

Print Color ChartThis allow user to print the color chart with the required Hue.

Print reportThis option shows the printer information.

PrintThe Print command in the File menu is the final command to choose. When you click OK, the design will be sent to the printer, which is selected from the Printer Setup dialog box.

Fig. Design Dobby Print Dialog Box

Copies: If you want to print more than one copy of a design, type the number of copies you want in the entry box.

Print Setup: This allows you to access the standard Windows Printer Setup dialog box.

Print Quality: This allows you to change the Resolution of the printer at this final stage rather than going into the detailed printer setup dialog box.

Print PreviewChoose Print Preview from the File menu to see how your design will appear when printed using the current print settings. A new window appears on your screen. Positioning the pointer over the print preview will change the pointer into a magnifying glass. When you click on the print preview with the magnifying glass, you will zoom in on it.

Fig. Design Dobby Print Preview Dialog Box.

The following buttons are situated on the top of the screen:

Print: Click on this button to open the Print dialog box, allowing you to print the design as it is shown in the preview.

Zoom in: Click on this button to zoom in on the print preview.

Zoom out: Click on this button to zoom out from the print preview.

Close: Click this button to close the print preview window.

Print SetupThe Design Dobby System comes to you with a default printer installed and configured in the windows control panel. A part from it the Windows Control Panel display a varied selection of printers. These options are all user definable and any changes that you make will be saved until the next change. In case, you would like to substitute the default printer with one of your choice you have to function as follows:

Go over to the Print Setup menu item, in the File menu and click.When the dialogue box appear on the screen only the active printers will be displayed, but if you’d like to output from another printer, than you just click on the drop down button. You will now be exposed to the message box.

Select the printer of your choice by clicking on it. After that, just click on the command Properties.

Fig. Design Dobby Print Setup Dialog Box.

As you click on that command, it specifies the properties of that printer, that is, it provides you the different types of Page size, Paper sources, and Orientation.

If you want, you also able to, choose the orientation i.e. Portrait or Landscape size or Paper source from the Print Setup menu itself.

ExitTo close Design Dobby, choose Exit from the File menu. If the current file has not been saved, a dialog box appears, giving you the opportunity to save it before exiting.

EDIT MENU

The Edit menu contains functions that enable you to edit your current project, to work with selections and to undo the changes you have made to your design. The edit menu contains commands, which operate on a project as a whole, and in particular which enable you to:

UndoActivate this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the Main toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z, to undo your last action on your design in the active window. You can undo more actions than your last one. Click on Undo as many times as you would like to undo actions, starting to undo your last action all the way down to your first action.

RedoUse this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the Main toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Y, to recover your last Undo action. You can recover more undo actions than your last one. It is possible to recover as many Undo actions as you have made, starting with your last undo action all the way down to the first.

CutUse this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the Main toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+X, to cut a selection from the design and put on the clipboard. The area, from which the selection is cut, will be filled with the blank data. Cutting a selection from the design performs the following actions to cut a selection from the active design onto the clipboard:

Click on one of the Selection tools in the Drawing tools toolbar to make it the active drawing tool and create a selection.

Click on the Cut tool in the Main toolbar to cut the selected area from the design onto the clipboard.

You can paste a cut selection from the clipboard into the same (active) design or into another one by using the Paste function in the Edit menu.

CopyUse the Copy function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the Main toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+C, to copy a selection from the design and put it on the clipboard. Copying a selection from the design: perform the following actions to copy a selection from the active design onto the clipboard:

Click on one of the Selection tools in the Drawing tools toolbar to make it the active drawing tool and create a selection.

Click on the Copy tool in the Main toolbar to copy the selected area from the design onto the clipboard.

You can paste a copy selection from the clipboard into the same (active) design or into another one by using the Paste function in the Edit menu.

PasteUse the Paste function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the Main toolbar, or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+V, to copy a selection from the clipboard into the active design. Note: That you first have to put a selection on the clipboard, using the Cut or Copy functions in the Edit menu, before you can paste it in to the active design.

InsertYou can paste the selection in the threading, the design, or the peg plan/draft. To do that, follow these steps:

Go over to menu item Insert under the Edit menu. But before that locate the cursor position with the help of mouse pointer, to the area where you want to insert the pattern.

Once you select Insert menu, it provides you the place where you want to insert the weave pattern.

InvertIt is for inverting weave of the design.

PreferencesThe preferences function in the edit menu allows you to change the properties of your design.

On edit preferences following dialog window will open, that dialog box having the following tab.

Calculation tab

Design Dobby provides you the facility of adding the Company Logo, Address, Telephone No., Email Address, Shrinkage percentage, weight in Kgs/100 meters or Lbs / 100 yards.Go to the menu item Preferences of Edit menu and click.As you click, the Preferences dialog box appears on the screen. By default, the Calculation command is always ON.

Now, you can add the Company Logo, address, percentage, weight in Kgs / 100 meters or Lbs / 100 yards.

In the calculation tab, you can define the following settings:

Company Logo: In this field inter the company Logo by entering directly with keyboard. This field will automatically print in calculation sheet and fabric swatch while printing.

Address: In this field inter the business address by entering straight with keyboard. This field will automatically print in calculation sheet on printing of calculation sheet.

Telephone No.: In this field enter the Telephone no. by entering straight with keyboard. This field will automatically print in calculation sheet on printing of calculation sheet.

Fig: Design Dobby preferences calculation tab dialog box.

Email Address: In this field inter the Email Address by entering straight with keyboard. This field will automatically print in calculation sheet on printing of calculation sheet.

Swatch width: The user can specify the required width and can see the swatch above the calculation sheet.

Swatch height: The user can specify the required height and can see the swatch above the calculation sheet.

Cloth Type

Worsted: Calculate the weight of warp and weft of a fabric in worsted systems in calculation sheet.

Synthetic: Calculate the weight of warp and weft of a fabric in synthetic systems in calculation sheet

Weight Unit

Kgs/100mt: Show the weight of warp and weft of a fabric in kgs/100mt (kilogram) systems in calculation sheet.

Lbs/100yard: Show the weight of warp and weft of a fabric in lbs/100 yard (pound) systems in calculation sheet.

Yarn Name Style:

A.B.C.: The A.B.C. represents print the yarn name in A.B.C. format in calculation page.

Yarn name: The yarn name represents Print just name of yarn in calculation page.

Page Format: Allows printing the Fabric Swatch, Production Header, Warp Header, Weft Header, Pattern Info, and Warp Section Info in the Calculation sheet.

Color Patch: Allows printing the colored Yarn in the Calculation sheet.

Loom production: This facility is provided for calculate production of fabric in Meters/Day. For that you have to specify the Rpm of the machine and efficiency in %.

Rpm: Specify the rpm of the machine, which you want to calculate the production of that machine in Meters/Day.

Efficiency%: Specify the Efficiency% of the machine, which you want to calculate the production of that machine in Meters/Day

Meters: This information is Click in the meters field and enters a value.

Wp shrink (warp shrinkage): The warp shrinkage represents the percentage of loss of length between the threads on the loom and the fabric in. Click in the field and enter a value for this factor in %.

Wt shrink (weft shrinkage): The warp shrinkage represents the percentage of loss of width between the threads on the loom and the fabric in. Click in the field and enter a value for this factor in %.Simulation tab

Screen X Dpi: Click in the Screen X Dpi fields, to enter a straight up density in pixel per inch for screen.

Screen Y Dpi: Click in the Screen Y Dpi fields, to enter a straight density in pixel per inch for screen.

Printer X Dpi: Click in the printer X Dpi fields, to enter a straight up density in pixel per inch for normal printing to printer.

Printer Y Dpi: Click in the printer Y Dpi fields, to enter a straight density in pixel per inch for normal printing to printer.

Actual X Dpi: Click in the actual Y Dpi fields, to enter a straight up density in pixel per inch for actual printing to printer.

Actual Y Dpi: Click in the actual Y Dpi fields, to enter a straight density in pixel per inch for actual printing to printer.

Ruler Dimension: This option help to change design Format in Inches OR Centimeter.

Yarn Count: This option helps to change yarn count in the design.

Shadow: This option allows changing the brightness and contrast of the design to visualize the actual simulation.

Apply Shadow: Click in the Apply Shadow, to applying shadow effect for actual printing to printer.

Miscellaneous tab

Graph Setup

Design Dobby Allows the user to customize the Graph Window to suite your Graph Count.

X and Y Division: User can manually Setup the graph.

Thickness: Tick marks this option to set thickness in graph.

Shaft limit: Select the no. of shafts and the max. no. of shaft is 250.

Auto dpi: Always on that tab for accuracy in size

Save Fabric As: Tick mark in fabric mode or simulation mode to save your fabric.

Path

Design Dobby allows set the path to store data in a directory.

Color Pallete conversionAllow to convert the .plt into cdr format.

Unit ConvesionHelps in conversion of Count of the required yarn.

Cover factor

Color settingBy this option User can set the Dobby in a required printer setting to see the output result in the printing

Customise HeaderCustomise Header option allow user to create new calculation report in a required data format .This helps to select the data which is needed in the calc. sheet by an arrow key.& save in a required name. like this user can creat their report sheet in a various format.

Report Formatting

This option allow to set the sequence of the Customise report format in a proper sequence.

VIEW MENU

The View menu group’s functions that allow you to control the elements displayed on your screen while working, to specify a Dent and Extra Warp weft window factor and the way it functions, to choose if you want to display or not the Design Information the Rulers or other various parts of the application.

Fig: Design Dobby View Menu.

Zoom UpSelect Zoom In from the View menu, click the corresponding button in the Drawing toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut (Pg Up on the keypad), to zoom in on the design in the active window.

The zoom value on the Title bar tells you how close you have zoomed in (the figure to the extreme right)

Zoom DownSelect Zoom Out from the View menu, click the corresponding button in the Drawing toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut (Pg Down on the keypad), to zoom out of the design in the active window.The zoom value on the Title bar tells you how far out you have zoomed (the figure to the extreme right).

Tool BarTool bar provides quick access to commonly used features. All feature displayed on the tool bar can also be accessed from the Menu bar. You can choose whether or not to display the tool bar by enabling the Tool bar option in the View menu.

Status BarThe status bar runs along the base of the application window. The left side of the status bar is a message area. The message area sometimes displays fleeting information about the status of a command; you are executing or instruction on operating of the currently active tool.

Design InformationYou may want to check design document information, to compare two different documents, or to check a specific item, which helps you to print or save the design document correctly.Design Dobby provides method for viewing information about a active design file. To view the information about an active design on your screen, just click on the Information.

Fig: Design Dobby Design Information Dialog Box.

Warp Weft BarTo hide or show the Warp Weft bar you will normally use this toggle.

Weave ToolbarTo hide or show the Weave bar you will normally use this toggle.

RulerTo hide or show the Ruler you will normally use this toggle. When visible, rulers appear along the top and left side of the active window. Markers in the ruler display the pointer's position when you move it. Changing the ruler origin (the (0, 0) mark on the top and left rulers) lets you measure from a specific point on the design. The ruler origin also determines the grid's point of origin.

Dent WindowTo hide or show the Weave bar you will normally use this toggle.

Extra Pattern WindowTo hide or show the Weave bar you will normally use this toggle.

How to CreateAs you set the Parameter, the Graph window appears on the screen. Till now, you are aware of how to work on peg plan, draft, warp and dent windows. Similarly, create a base for your designs by working on those commands. Then start working on the Extra warp/weft designs. Before starting, first decide what type of motif you are planning to prepare and create the peg plan and draft for it manually. But in any Extra Warp/Weft design you have to keep in mind that you always have to Skip One warp/weft while preparing a peg plan, draft. As you prepare the peg plan and draft, the design appears on the Design Window, take the mouse pointer on the Extra warp/weft window.Design Dobby provides the facility of creating Extra Warp/Weft to work on some motif types [Dobby] of designs. Before working on Extra warp/weft designs, you have to first set the Parameters just like you set before starting any designs.

To execute this:

Activate the Extra Warp window by clicking it with the mouse pointer.

The blinking cell appears on the screen. Take it to the point of origin, from where the design starts.

Define the first Extra warp at the point of origin by clicking the Left Click.

Now, skip the one cell and draining a one cell and press the Left Click, each time draining a cell to define an Extra warp.

By skipping one cell each time, work with your Extra warp, till your design gets completed.

Similarly execute the Extra Weft. This is the way to prepare an Extra Warp/weft design manually.

DESIGN MENU

Fig: Design Dobby Design Menu.

Edit Draft Weave

This indicates the number of shafts used to produce a given design & the order in which the warp ends are threads pass through the mail eyes of the heald shafts.

The drafting window is at the bottom left of the graphic shell and the horizontal in nature. The vertical movement of the curser increases the shafts to a maximum of 250.The end value is incremented, for the movement towards the right of the origin, up to a maximum of 10,000 ends. Actually it depends upon the setting of the parameters.

This window operates by marking a cell, indicating that a particular number of shafts are to be used for the simulating design. Use left button for marking a cell & to delete the cell use right button of mouse.

Fig. Design Dobby Edit Drafting Dialog Box.

This button opens your Drafting data file. The file extension is dft

This button saves your Drafting data. The file extension is dft.

To undo a modification you have made to your Design, click on Undo in the edit draft. You can undo action only once, by selecting repeatedly this function.

Use this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the History Management to recover your last Undo action. You can recover last one. It is possible to recover as many Undo actions as you have made, starting with your last undo action all the way down to the first.

Use this pen to make the position of thread on shafts.

This tool selects a section from drafting part. This selection can be used later in some tools. You can also move the selection-using mouse by holding down the left button.

The Apply selection tool will paste the selected area on its position and then deselects the selection.

The delete select tool will deselect the already selected area.

The View tools let you change how your graph is displayed by adjusting the magnification and the parts of the image that are visible.

The Zoom In tool lets you zoom in on the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more detail with each successive use by increasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

The Zoom Out tool lets you zoom out of the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more of the overall graph with each successive use by decreasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

This Option Mark out the No. of shaft.

Allows To mirror the selected draft.

This is used for Compress ungrouped warp or weft pattern. E.g. 3(AB).

Click on the Vertical Flip icon to Flip the current pattern.

Shaft Information: Height: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by changing value.

Width: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by changing value.

Resize: This fixes value of weave information.

Repeat Parameters: This value is use to increase a number of drafts repeat in width. Use this function to insert or to overwrite after the selection of the draft.

Insert: It helps to user to insert or add draft in selected area.

Overwrite: It helps to user to overwrite draft in selected area.

Repeat: After changing the values for horizontal repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in one direction according to these values.

Tool Information: This Display the Name of current tool in use.

OK: After providing all these essential information just click the command Ok.

Cancel: This closes Edit Draft Window.

Edit Peg WeaveWhat's the main point of edit weave dialog box? Simply to create, correct, save and apply your changes to the weave peg plan of your dobby design.

The Peg Plan window is at the left of the graphic shell and the Vertical in nature. The vertical movement of the cursor increases the picks to a maximum of 10,000 picks. The end value is incremented, for the movement towards the right of the origin, up to a maximum of 250 ends. Actually it depends upon the setting of the parameters.

Fig. Design Dobby Edit Peg Weave Dialog box.

Clear or new peg: To create a new graph from scratch, choose New from Edit Peg plan. User can create new peg in this.

Open: This button opens your Drafting data file. The file extension is peg.

Save: This button saves your Drafting data. The file extension is peg.

Undo : To undo a modification you have made to your Design, click on Undo in the edit Peg plan. You can undo action only once, by selecting repeatedly this function.

Redo: Use this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the History Management to recover your last Undo action. You can recover last one. It is possible to recover as many Undo actions as you have made, starting with your last undo action all the way down to the first.

Negative: Invert the weave data by changing black point to white and vice versa. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be changed.

Shift left: This tool shifts the weave to left. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.



Shift Down: This tool shifts the weave to down. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Horizontally Flip: This tool flips the weave horizontally. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Vertically Flip: This tool flips the weave vertically. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Rotate 90° ClockwiseThis tool rotates the weave 90 degree. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be rotated.

Rotate 90° Anti Clockwise: This tool rotates the weave 270 degree. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be rotated.

Rotate 180°: This tool rotates the weave 180 degree. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be rotated.

Zoom Information: The View tools let you change how your graph is displayed by adjusting the magnification and the parts of the image that are visible.

Zoom In tool lets you zoom in on the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more detail with each successive use by increasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

Zoom Out tool lets you zoom out of the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more of the overall graph with each successive use by decreasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

Draw Tool: The first tool in the edit category is the pen tool, which will give you the ability to draw or erase points from your weave design.

Selection Tool: This tool selects a section from peg data part. This selection can be used later in some tools. You can also move the selection-using mouse by holding down the left button.

Apply Selection: The Apply selection tool will paste the selected area on its position.

Remove SelectionThe delete select tool will deselect the already selected area.

Show Guideline: This Option Mark out the No. of shaft.

Horizontal mirror: Allow mirroring peg plan horizontally.

Vertically mirror: Allow mirroring peg plan vertically.

This is used for Compress ungrouped warp or weft pattern. E.g. 3(AB).

Shaft Information

Height: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by changing value.

Width: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by changing value. Resize: This fixes value of weave information.

Repeat Parameters: This value is use to increase a number of peg weave repeat in width and height. Use this function to resize weave data.

Repeat: After changing the values for horizontal repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in one direction according to these values.



Edit Weave

Fig. Design dobby Edit Weave Dialog Box.

Clear Weave: To create a new graph from scratch, choose New from Edit Peg plan. User can create new peg in this.

Open Weave: This button opens your Drafting data file. The file extension is weave.

Save Weave: This button saves your Drafting data. The file extension is weave.

Undo: To undo a modification you have made to your Design, click on Undo in the edit Weave plan. You can undo action only once, by selecting repeatedly this function.

Redo: Use this function in the Edit menu, the corresponding button in the History Management to recover your last Undo action. You can recover last one. It is possible to recover as many Undo actions as you have made, starting with your last undo action all the way down to the first.

Invert: Invert the weave data by changing black point to white and vice versa. . If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be changed.

Shift Left: This tool shifts the weave to left. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.



Shift Bottom: This tool shifts the weave to down. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Flip Horizontal: This tool flips the weave horizontally. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Flip Vertical: This tool flips the weave vertically. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Rotate 90° Clockwise: This tool rotates the weave 90 degree. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be rotated.



Zoom Information: The View tools let you change how your graph is displayed by adjusting the magnification and the parts of the image that are visible.

Zoom In: The Zoom In tool lets you zoom in on the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more detail with each successive use by increasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

Zoom Out: The Zoom Out tool lets you zoom out of the graph in controlled steps. It allows you to see more of the overall graph with each successive use by decreasing magnification to the nearest 100% increment.

Draw Tool: The first tool in the edit category is the pen tool, which will give you the ability to draw or erase points from your weave design.

Selection Tool: This tool selects a section from weave data part. This selection can be used later in some tools. You can also move the selection, using mouse by holding down the left button.

Combine Selection: The Apply selection tool will paste the selected area on its position and then deselects the selection.

Remove Selection: The delete select tool will deselect the already selected area.

Satin Generator:Click on the Generate Satin menu to select the page with the options to create a satin weave.

To create a new satin weave, proceed as follows:

The Size field: Enter a value for the size of your satin weave. A Satin weave is always square, so one size for the number of warps and for the number of wefts (value from 1 to 288).The Step size field: Enter a step size value for your weave. The step size is the distance between two warp points lying next to each other. Valid step sizes depend on the size of the weave.

The warp satin /weft satin radio button: Click on a radio button to select a warp or a weft satin.

A preview of the specified weave enables you to visualize the changes. When you’re satisfied with the result, click on the Save As…button. The Save as dialog box appears on your screen enabling you to save your weave as a DSN file.

Fig. Design Dobby Satin Generator Dialog box.

Twill Generator

The Size field: Enter a value for the size of your twill weave. A twill weave is always square, so one size for the number of warps and for the number of wefts.The Strengthening fields: Enter a strengthening value for the warps in this field. The strengthening value is the numbers of warp points that are added to the weave directly following the warp points.

The Progressive number field: Enter the appropriate progressive number in this field. The progressive number is the amount of wefts the next warp line is moved up.

The Z/S-ribbed twill radio button: Click on a radio button to select a Z-ribbed twill or an S-ribbed twill. A Z-ribbed twill moves the progressive number up, an S-ribbed twill moves the progressive number down A preview of the specified twill weave enables you to visualize the changes. When you’re satisfied with the result, click on the Save As…button. The Save as dialog box appears on your screen enabling you to save your weave as a DSN file.

Fig. Design Dobby Twill Generator Dialog box.

Show Guideline: This Option Mark out the No. of shaft.

Horizontal mirror: Allow mirroring peg plan horizontally.

Vertically mirror: Allow mirroring peg plan vertically.

Draw Weave LineAllow To Draw Weave As you define Step. Just Drag the line in a weave Window it will draw the weave as uyou want.

Weave Information

Height: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by changing value.

Width: By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by changing value.

Resize: This fixes value of weave information.

Repeat Parameters: This value is use to increase a number of weave repeat in width and height. Use this function to resize weave data.

Resize: After changing the values for horizontal repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in one direction according to these values.



Color Editor Define Yarns:

Fig. Design Dobby Dyed Yarn dialog Box.

Fabric effect window

To see the fabric effect, you click on the Update command which lying in the color selection box. The effect is depicted

HSV/RGB

User can create dyed yarn by using HSV and RGB value.

Pantone

Design Dobby Provides a pantone yarn library.

Search option help user to search the yarn from the library.

Color Mixer:

Fig. Design Dobby Color Mixer Dialog Box.

Color mixer gives user more options to create new colors by combining two colors with steps of minimum 3 colors to maximum of 256 colors.

The steps can be controlled through the "Slider" control provided at the bottom of the color mixer dialog as shown in the figure below.

The generated colors can be saved to "*.clr "format respectively through save button provided on the color mixer dialog.

To use the color mixer:

Drag and drop the first color in the higher empty square.

Drag and drop the second color in the lower empty square.

The mixing of color is automatically computed.

Vary the number of Shades to increase or to decrease the precision of the graduation.

Move the vertical mixer up or down to change the center of the average.

Choose a color and drag and drop it anywhere you want.

Mixer: Click on the color mixer icon to mix two different colors. It can be useful to create a degradation in a pattern with a different color way.HSL: Lets you choose a color model to use for creating the gradient. For example, if all hues in the gradient are similar, but there is a wide range of lightness and darkness, you might want to use the HSL model to create the gradient.

Rainbow: Creates palette colors of multiple colors.

New: This help to create new dyed yarn library.

Fig. Design Dobby New Library Name Dialog Box.

Draw: This window displays a yarn effect on the fabric effect window.

Update: This command allows you to transfer Edited color into the yarn palette.

Save: Saves the yarn created in the yarn library.

Save As: Design Dobby provides the facility of storing the researched yarn under a New Library, if you want.

After providing all these information, if the yarn name you have keyed in already exists, a message box appears. You want to overwrite on existing yarn. Click Yes. Otherwise give a new yarn name for the researched yarn and press save.

Leno Shaft parameterAllow to Define the Leno shaft of the design.

SHOW MENUUse the commands in the Show menu to view the design weave created. Design Dobby, provides the facility for the user to view the designs in many ways according to his or her choice. That is, you have a provision of commands such as Real fabric, Simulating fabric, Graphical View, Color ways and Weave book to serve this need.

Fig: Design Dobby Show Menu.

Single RepeatIn displaying the design in Weave or Integer mode you may need to see the base repeat of your design. By choosing the red frame effect button a red rectangle will be drawn around the base repeat of the design.

Graphical ViewTo Change the designs display mode to Graphical mode.

Design ViewTo Change the designs display mode to Design mode.

Simulation ViewTo Change the designs display mode to Simulation Effect mode.

Import BitmapAllow opening a scan image.

Fabric ViewTo Change the designs display mode to Fabric Effect mode.

Color waysTo create, rename or delete the colorings from one design in Multi Page format you’ll use this dialog.Here you can rename your selected color way. You can also see this item by right clicking on the Coloring thumbnail on Color ways window.

Add Color Way: By using this button you can add coloring to the design file in multi page Format. You can also see this item by right clicking on the Coloring thumbnail on Color ways window.

Remove Color WayBy using this button you can delete coloring to the design file in multi page Format. You can also see this item by right clicking on the Coloring thumbnail on Color ways window.

Rename: Color Way

Weave bookThis weave book function gives you access to all designs created. This allows you to play around and create an exciting range of permutations and combinations, design effects that you have never even dreamt before.

Denting Window: User can define the denting.

Search: This option helps to search the weave from library.

Zoom In: The Zoom In tool lets you zoom in on the weaves in controlled steps. It allows you to see more detail with each successive use by increasing magnification

Zoom Out: The Zoom Out tool lets you zoom down on the weaves in controlled steps

Highlight Single Repeat : This tool draws a red rectangle around the main repeat of the weave

Import Weaves: Click the OPEN button to load the weaves in the Weave book.

Show Grid: To hide or show the Grid view you will normally use this toggle.

Fig. Design Dobby Weave dialog Box.

Extra warp and weft:

Design Dobby provides the facility of creating Extra Warp / Weft to work on some motif types [Dobby] of designs. Before working on Extra warp /weft designs, you have to first set the Parameters just like you set before starting any designs. Inserting the Extra Warp and Extra Weft weave by the use of weave window is same as that of the Weave Insertion seen in the topic of Weave Window. Just you have to enter the parameters of the extra warp or extra weft from the window provided at the bottom of the Weave book

Fig. Design Dobby Extra Warp and Weft dialog Box.

Select the Color for the Extra Yarn in the yarn palette If you wish to go for the Extra Warp then click on the Extra Warp Specify the information of the extra ends and the ground ends Select the Extra Yarn by specifying the sequence in the Yarn Palette Give the denting for the extra ends Likewise follow the same procedure for the Extra Weft Now select the desired weave in the weave book for the extra and follow the same

procedure for insertion as in the Topic of the Weave Window.

NOTE: The single undo action is there while working in the weave window. For this you have to

click on undo button.

Transfer Weave:

To transfer the Weave from the Weave book to the Graph:

Click and select the element in which you want to transfer the weave.

Select the weave you want to transfer from the list of loaded weaves in the Weave book.

Click the Transfer button to transfer that selected weave in the active graph. This will draw the selected weave in the active graph.

You can further modify the weave manually to suit your requirement before saving it.

Calculation sheetDesign Dobby gives you the opportunity to literally play around with colors, effects, yarns, weaves and fabrics, to create designs that to date you could only dream of and its sophisticated technology certainly doesn't stop at just that. It's sound business and marketing sense is evident from the complete calculation sheet it generates, specifying the warp, weft total weight in kg or lb the cost per meter or per Yard. This simple operation makes the weaving of the fabric a lot easier for user.

Select the Calculation menu item in the Show menu by clicking.

As you click on it, it displays the Internet explorer in that Design Dobby displays the calculation sheet.

Note: If you want more information regarding Internet explorer, then just clicks on the Help menu.

Fig. Design Dobby Calculation Sheet Dialog Box.

For printing calculation sheet

Go over to the Calculation item in the Show menu and click. Or just click on the icon of Calculation sheet, which lies on the tool bar. This opens calculation sheet. Then select the print menu item in the file menu and click. Or just click on the icon of printing which lies on the tool bar.

As you click, it displays the dialogue box of Print menu, Give the information about the name of printers, and state the properties of Printer as we have done in Print set up menu with regard to point No. 2 & 3.After giving this information, you have to state how many pages you want to print or to print all pages. By default the radio button All is always On.

You also have to give the information about the copies, i.e. no. of copies you want to print.

This done, press command button OK to print.

If you want to see the preview before printing on the printer, just click on the menu item Print Preview, which comes under the menu File. This way you can see the page size and how the calculation sheet looks, when you print. In this Print Preview, there are commands called as Print, Zoom In, Zoom Out and Close.

If you click on the Zoom command, you can see the preview clearly, after seeing the preview just click on the Print command to print the Calculation Sheet. To come out from this menu, just click on the Close command.

Design Dobby also provides you the facility of adding the Parties name, address, and Shrinkage percentage, weight in Kgs/100 meters or Lbs / 100 yards.

Go to the menu item Preferences of Edit menu and just click.

As you click, the Preferences dialogue box appears on the screen. By default, the Calculation command is always ON.

Clip bookThis allows you to save the Pattern Objects to be used discretionally. User can keep on adding new forms for usage in creation of new designs by combining different motifs. When you copy or cut a selection, it will be sent to a storage area called a Clipboard. You can retrieve the stored selection and merge it with the same Pattern Object or with other Object.

Clear Pattern Objects: If you decide you won’t be using the current forms anymore, you can clear it from the clip book.

Open Clip book: This button opens your clip data file. The file extension is Clip book file.

Save: This button Saves your clip data file. The file extension is Clip book file.

Copy Pattern: To copy the contents of the current selection to the Clip book, the contents of the selection will remain in the selected area and a copy of the selection will be placed on the current Clip book.

Remove Pattern Object: To Delete selected pattern object from the clip book.

Flip : To Flip selected pattern object from the clip book.

Mirror Repeat: To Mirror selected pattern object from the clip book.

CLIPBOOK EDITOR: This facility helps the user to edit the pattern from clip book pattern .User can make pattern by scrolling, this values indicate in the x & x1 option.

Copy: Allows adding edited pattern into the clipbook.

Flip: To flip selected pattern object from the clip book Editor.

Yarn texture bar:It for selecting the yarn texture for a particular shade. It always takes the shade from your existing yarn palette.

Name: By write the name in the dialog box we ca search the type of shade we are looking for.

Select the specific yarn and apply it into the color chip and then see the simulation.

For selecting the type of shade select it from the dialog box.

*Note: the effect of the texture is only be viewed in simulation window

PATTERN MENU

Fig. Design Dobby Pattern menu.

Pattern EditorThis dialog is so important for a dobby designer. Warp and weft Patterns can be entered in this dialog directly as strings. Use this dialog to edit and manipulate either warp or weft patterns. As you see in the figure there are several tools for modification on these patterns.

There is another way you can translate the numerical data to make it compatible with the Warp and Weft window. This basically operates by keying in the numerical format, in specified ways, and getting a direct graphic translation in the Warp Weft window.

Fig. Design Dobby Edit Pattern Dialog Box.

Warp=Weft Pattern: This facility allows you to copy a Warp Pattern to Weft at the touch of a button, if your design has an identical warp/ weft Pattern.

Warp=Weft Color: This facility allows you to copy a Warp Colors to Weft at the touch of a button, if your design has an identical warp/ weft Pattern.

Shift Left Pattern: This will shift one thread from the end of warp threads to the start of it.

Shift Right Pattern: This will shift one thread from the start of warp threads to the end of it.

Flip Pattern: This option will flip the warp pattern from beginning to the end of the pattern repeat.

Mirror Pattern: This option will add the mirrored pattern to the end of the designs pattern repeat.

Extract Pattern: This is used to ungrouped warp or weft pattern E.g.: ABABAB.

Compress Pattern: This is used for grouping warp or weft pattern. E.g.: 3(AB).

Copy as per reed pick ratio: Arranging warp and weft pattern in square balance.

Edit pattern icons: -

Even Weft: This is a permanent setting for convert odd Warp/Weft pattern numbers to even Warp/Weft pattern numbers.

Open: - To open save pattern file.

Yarn: - To open save Yarn file.

Swap: - Value use to interchange warp yarn to weft yarn as well as Warp pattern to weft pattern.

Apply: After providing these entire essential information just click the command Apply.Close: - This closes edit pattern window.

Pattern EntryWarp and weft Patterns can be entered in this dialog directly. Use this dialog to edit and manipulate either warp or weft patterns. As you see in the figure there are several tools for modification on these patterns.

Fe g: Design Dobby pattern Entry dialog box.

Monogram Pattern Entry:

This function allows to fill Selvedge pattern.

To open save Selvedge pattern file.

This button saves your data. The file extension is.sel

Allows to clear the pattern.

Extract PatternThis is used for Extract grouped warp pattern

MB Mono BorderMP Mono PattiML Mono letter

Warp EditorThis is the other way you can translate the numerical data to make it compatible with the warp window. This basically operates by keying in the numerical format, in specified ways, and getting a direct graphic translation in the Warp window.

Weft EditorThis is the other way you can translate the numerical data to make it compatible with the weft window. This basically operates by keying in the numerical format, in specified ways, and getting a direct graphic translation in the Weft window.

Draft Editor NumericThis is the other way you can translate the numerical data to make it compatible with the draft window. This basically operates by keying in the numerical format, in specified ways, and getting a direct graphic translation in the draft window. To do this:

Go over to main item Draft, that appears in the list box under the main menu Design and click.

The pattern entry dialog box appears on screen.

Enter the numerical format in the entry field below Enter Pattern

In this case the format is 1.2.3.4. Once the format is fed, click the command button Apply

And shift your eyes to the draft window where the graphical display appears.

In the cases where your Warp is repetitive, long manual entry can be rather complex and this is true of text entry also. So we’ve simplified the text entry, feed in a format like [1.2.3.4.] 10 to repeat the unit 10 times. Make sure you use square brackets, situated on the keyboard above enter the key.

Peg Editor NumericThis is the other way you can translate the numerical data to make it compatible with the Peg window. This basically operates by keying in the numerical format, in specified ways, and getting a direct graphic translation in the Peg window. To do this:

Go over to main item Peg that appears in the list box under the main menu Design and click.

The pattern entry dialog box appears on screen.

Enter the numerical format in the entry field below Enter Pattern

In this case the format is 1.3. Shafts for first pick and 2.4. For second pick. Once the format is fed, click the command button Apply.

Once the format is fed, click the command button Apply

And shift your eyes to the Peg window where the graphical display appears.

Fig. Design dobby Peg Edit Dialog Box.

Dent Editor NumericUser can easily apply denting in the Design.

Pattern ManagerClick on Pattern manager command in Design Menu to invoke the Pattern Manager Dialog box.After defining the pattern in Edit Pattern window, User can change pattern by using pattern manager function. This option gives information about color pattern. User can make the pattern in this option, user gets an additional facility to make the pattern in the compress or expand form.

For replacement of color, choose color from the yarn palate in the pattern manager dialog box.

Components of Pattern Manager are described below:

Warp Window:

Add: This helps to add new color.

Remove: This helps to remove the color.

Wp.Wf: This facility allows you to transport a warp effect to the weft effect at the touch of button, if your design has an identical warp, weft & yarn.

Apply: This applies your pattern & color.

Weft Window: Add: This helps to add new color.

Remove: This helps to remove the color.

Wf WP: This facility allows you to transport a weft effect to the warp effect at the touch of button, if your design has an identical warp, weft & yarn.

Apply: This applies your pattern & color.

Draft Entry Numeric Grid

Compress/Expand: This is used for Compress ungrouped warp or weft pattern. E.g. 1(1.2.3.4).This is used for Extract grouped warp or weft pattern E.g. 1234

To open Draft: Click the OPEN button to load the draft in the Draft Entry Box.

Save: This button saves your Drafting data. The file extension is dft.

Add Row: Allows To add rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Row: Allows To add Coloum in Draft Entry.

Add Coloum:Allows To add rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Coloum:Allows To add Coloum in Draft Entry.

Apply: After providing all these essential information just click the command Apply.

Cut: It helps to cut selected Draft Entry.

Copy: As you select copy command, the selected Draft gets copied and stored on the clipboard.

Paste: Allow to paste copy draft in a selected part.

Delete: Allow to Delete Selected part.

Clear: It Helps to clear all Draft Entry.

Peg Plan Graphical Entry


Pencil Tool Allows to Edit The Peg Plans.

To open Peg: Click the OPEN button to load the Peg in the peg Entry Box.

Save: This button saves your Peg data. The file extension is Peg.

Adds Row: Allows adding rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Row: Allows adding Column in Draft Entry.

Add Coloum: Allows adding rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Column: Allows adding Column in Draft Entry.

Apply: After providing these entire essential information just click the command Apply.





Invert: Allow To Invert the selected part

InsertPick: Allow To Insert the Pick

Delete Pick: Allow To Delete the pick


Draft Graphical Entry


Pencil Tool Allows to Edit The Peg Plans.

To open Peg: Click the OPEN button to load the Peg in the pegEntry Box.

Save: This button saves your Peg data. The file extension is Peg.

Add Row: Allows To add rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Row: Allows adding Column in Draft Entry.

Add Coloum: Allows adding rows in Draft Entry.

Delete Column: Allows adding Column in Draft Entry.

Apply: After providing these entire essential information just click the command Apply.

Miss Dents: Allow To Add miss Dent in this window.






Inver Dent: Allow To Insert the dent in a Drafting

Mirror Dent: Allow mirroring a selected Draft.

Selvedge Draft EntryBy this user can insert the selvedge draft pattern of the design

Selvedge Peg GraphicalBy this user can insert the selvedge Peg entry of the design

GENERATE MENU

Fig: Design Dobby Generate Menu

Automize Warp/ WeftDesign Dobby provides the facility of Atomizing Warp/Weft, if the user provides the essential information. By Atomizing Warp / Weft, you can make the changes in warp or weft and this way you can make some of the best designs.Before Automizing the warp/weft, you have to bring the existing design, which you need to Automize we assume that you are aware of how this is done by now.

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Save: Allows saving Design.Save All: Allow to Save Generated design in the Generate dialog Box.Save Selected: Allow to save separately Selected design From the Generate Design dialog Box.

Once the design is open on the screen, check that all the elements, along with the yarn palette and fabric window are present before you. Now start Atomizing the warp/weft. For that,

Go over to generate menu and click on menu item Automizing warp/ weft.

As you click, the Automizing warp /weft dialogue box appears on the screen.

Select the desired element i.e. warp or weft or Checks. By default, the Checks radio button is always on.

Pattern Size was always defined in Range of Ends. Facility provided to specifying repeat size in Inches & Cm

You can also add the yarns in the yarn palette. We assume that you are aware of how this is done by now.

You can indicate the colors, the ground colors by increasing or decreasing the numbering in the box or by choosing the color number from the yarn palette.

After giving all the information, indicate the technique in which you have to Atomize the warp / weft i.e. whether you want warp or weft or checks in regular pattern or in irregular pattern or in graded pattern or in mirror balance pattern or in counter. By default, regular pattern is always selected by a tick mark.

This system provides you the facility of changing the stripe width of pattern by increasing or decreasing the numbering in it.

By numbering it in this manner, you can indicate the multiplication factor in which you keep your design pattern.

You can choose between displaying the 16 Designs, 9 Designs or 4 Designs at a time depending on your requirements, by selecting the appropriate Design from the generate window.

Then click on generate radio button to create new patterns.

Automize Color WaysThe Color Ways menu contains commands allowing you to develop new colors Matching. To display all Matching, choose Color Ways from the Generate menu.

Design Dobby provides the facility of Automizing Color Matching for develop new Matching in your same colors by changing the hue and maintain the saturation and brightness of yarn’s colors if the user provides the colors difference number which is require in two difference Matching.

The Color Matching command in the Generate menu lets you adjust the color, Tint and Tone components of a design, without or with affecting design brightness. The scroll bar controls change the color, tint and tone values just as the Design Tune dialog box. You can experiment with the controls to generate special color matching effects.

When you choose the Color Matching command from the Generate menu or click the Color Matching icon on the tool bar, the Automatic Color Ways dialog box will appear. Adjusting Color, Tint and Tone is as simple as clicking on a scroll bar arrow or dragging a scroll box.

Color:

To change the Color of a design, you simply click & drag the rotate slider on the color wheel or for auto color change click the start button at the bottom end of the Automatic color ways dialog.

You can specify the angle of rotation and the delay time and then sit back and enjoy the different color ways. The Color rotate bar measures the color attributes of a design in degrees according to the HSV color wheel. The default for an uncorrected design at no hue shift is zero degrees.

Tint

The Tint scroll bar measures tint in terms of percentages. To adjust Tint, you simply drag the scroll box or click on the bottom scroll arrow. Negative percentages wash out the colors relative to the original design, with -100% resulting in a pure gray tone design. Positive percentages increase the intensity of colors in the design.

Tone

The Tone scroll bar measures value in terms of percentages. To adjust value, you simply drag the scroll box or click on the right scroll arrow. Negative

Percentages darken the colors relative to the original design, with -100% resulting in a pure black tone design. Positive percentages increase the brightness of colors in the design. Adjusting Color, Tint and Tone component values

To correct for color shifts caused by input devices, or to create special color or intensity effects for your designs, you can adjust the Color, Tint and Tone of indexed color Design.

To change the current Color, Tint and Tone components for the active design:

Open a design in which the Color, Tint and Tone need to be adjusted.

Choose the Color Matching command from the generate menu or click the Color ways icon on the tool bar. The Automatic Color Ways dialog box will appear, with the Color at 0’, Tint and Tone at 0 %.

First, adjust the color. The value shown in the scroll bar is the degree of rotation around the hex cone.

To increase the color with a positive value move counterclockwise around the color wheel, click on the right scroll arrow or drag the Slider to the right. The color values will rotate by specified degrees depending on how large an adjustment you make.

To decrease the color with a negative value move clockwise around the color wheel, click on the left scroll bar arrow or drag the scroll bar to the left. The color values will rotate by specified degrees, depending on how large an adjustment you make.

Next, adjust the Tint and Tone for the design.

To increase the tint or tone percentage, click the right scroll bar arrow or drag the scroll bar to the right. The further you move to the left, the more intense the existing colors in the design will become.

To decrease the tint or tone percentage, click the left scroll bar arrow or drag the scroll bar to the left. The further you move to the left, the less intense the existing

colors in the design will become. If you decrease the saturation to the limit (-100%), you will obtain a gray tone design.

Note: Gray tone will not be affected by color adjustments.

After you preview the design, save the design by just clicking on the Add video button. To see and save more color matching, repeat steps 3 and 4.

You can add 20 color matching under the same file name and directory, by adding the extensions from Color Ways 1 to Color Ways 20.

Auto SwappingThe Auto Swapping menu contains commands allowing you to develop new color ways. To display new Matching, choose Auto Swapping from the Utility menu.

Design Dobby provides the facility of Atomizing Warp/Weft Color Swapping for develop new Matching in your same colors by replace to other warp\weft position, if the user provides the essential orders. By Color Swapping, you can make the changes in warp or weft colors and this way you can make some of the best color ways.By Color Swapping, you can make the changes in warp or weft colors and this way you can make some of the best color ways.

Another exclusive feature of color matching allows the user to SWAP the colors of the design for generating new matching using the existing design colors. Click on the SWAP Tab window in the color ways dialog box. Click on the next radio button to view the swapped matching click on add to add the selected

matching in color ways book.

Fig. Design Dobby Auto Swapping Dialog Box.

Automize WeaveDesign Dobby provides the facility of Atomizing Weave, if the user provides the essential information. By Atomizing Weave, you can make the changes in draft and peg repeat and this way you can make some of the best dobby designs.

Facilities to create weave structures extended by way of. Creating Peg plans automatically by keeping the draft same.

Creating drafting automatically by keeping the peg plan same.

Creating Drafting and peg plan automatically.

Fig: Design Dobby Automize weave dialog box.

To do this Select Automize weave from Generate menu.

Select the option for Automize Peg, Draft or both as per your choice.

Input the range of ends to Automize on.

Select the Mirror option if you need weave structures with diamond or mirrored effect.

Adjacent Ends would specify the parameters for the number of draft heralds to be together in a sequence.

Specify shafts you want the Automize to work on.

“Steps” is the step between each adjacent sequence mentioned earlier.

Repeat is within the generated draft sequences would you wish to have the same sequences repeated or not. If yes then how many times.

Copy & Skip work in conjunction to allow user to work on odd / even ends in case Copy ‘1’ and Skip ‘1’ values are kept.

Click on generate and enjoy the power of Design Desk create some amazing weave structures and effects online automatically and continually.

Float Check

Design Dobby has an intelligent facility to check the excessive floats in the weave. To operate find float menu you have to go over to the menu item Float Checker under the menu Utility and just click on that

Horizontal: This radio button is if you want to check the float in Horizontal direction.

Vertical: This radio button is if you want to check the float in Vertical direction.

Generate Peg and DraftThis function mainly used to generate the peg plan / draft automatically for any type of complicated designs which you have made.

The Generate menu enables to monitor the display of drafting order and lifting order on your imports weave structure, which you make in Design Graphic Shell in Design graph window and modify the display of graph.

Now, go to the Generate menu and click on the menu item Generate Peg plan / draft.

As you click, it automatically generates the peg plan / draft for your design which you have already imported.

This way you are able to generate the peg plan / draft automatically for any type of complicated designs which you have made.

Compound WeaveYou can create a complex single weave by end and end combination of different weaves, or pick and pick combination of different weaves, or both.

Fig. Design dobby Weave Create dialog Box.

To create the weave by end and end combination:

Create a graph for New Weave of the required repeat by New command in File Menu. The repeat of the complex weave depends on the repeat of the individual weaves you want to combine e.g. If you want to create a weave by combining plain and 5 end satin weave end by end. Repeat of the complex weave will be 20 ends X 10 picks that will set automatically.Set the no. of warp wise weave entry and weft to be used for combination of weave. . i.e. Warp=2; Weft=1

Load the individual weaves in the Weave Book. i.e. Plain weave and 5 end Satin weave in our example.

Now set the focus of plain weave on Weave Book.

Select the first weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case Plain weave and click on the first warp cell of compound weave generator.Now set the focus of satin weave on Weave Book.

Select the second weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case 5 ends Satin weave and click on the second warp cell of compound weave generator.Then click on Generate button to generate weave.

To create the weave by pick and pick combination

Create a graph for New Weave of the required repeat by New command in File Menu. The repeat of the complex weave depends on the repeat of the individual weaves you want to combine e.g. If you want to create a weave by combining plain and 5 end satin weave pick by pick. Repeat of the complex weave will be 10 ends X 20 picks that will set automatically.Set the no. of weft wise weave entry to be used for combination of weave. i.e. Warp=1; Weft=2

Load the individual weaves in the Weave Book. i.e. Plain weave and 5 end Satin weave in our example.Now set the focus of plain weave on Weave Book Select the first weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case Plain weave and click on the first Weft cell of compound weave generator.Now set the focus of satin weave on Weave Book.Select the second weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case 5 ends Satin weave and click on the second weft cell of compound weave generator.Then click on Generate button to generate weave.NOTE: Similarly you can combine two weaves end-by-end and pick-by-pick at the same time.

To combine weaves in both directions at the same time

Create a graph for New Weave of the required repeat by New command in File Menu. The repeat of the complex weave depends on the repeat of the individual weaves you want to combine e.g. If you want to create a weave by combining plain and 5 end satin weave. Repeat of the complex weave will be 20 ends X 20 picks.

Set the no. of warp and weft wise weave entry to be used for combination of weave. i.e. Warp=2; Weft=2

Load the individual weaves in the Weave Book. i.e. Plain weave and 5 end Satin weave in our example.

Now set the focus of plain weave on Weave Book

Select the plain weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case Plain weave and click on the cell of first warp -first weft and second warp -second weft of compound weave generator.

Now set the focus of satin weave on Weave Book.

Select the plain weave to be transferred in the Weave Book, in this case Plain weave and click on the cell of first warp - second weft and second warp - first weft of compound weave generator.

Then click on Generate button to generate weave.

NOTE: In above examples we have combined only two weaves and hence used Skip Position value one. If you want to combine three weaves end-by-end or pick-by-pick

Double cloth Generation

How to Create the double cloth• Open the Designs to create double cloth design• Apply the parameters like Warp/ weft sequence & width of the design .• Select the Doucle cloth type to create the design.• Then click on the generate option .• This will generate design in main window of the design dobby.

Matching BlanketWhen you are using color ways in your design, blanket is one of the most useful views that you can get from your design. A blanket actually is a kind of fabric that has been generated by combining all color ways of your design. Suppose that you have N color ways in your design. Then your blanket has N repeats height an N repeats width. The colors for warps in each of these repeats is exactly the same colors of warps in the corresponding color way. For example the colors for warp in repeat number 2 are the colors of color way number 2 in warps.

Also the colors for weft will be selected in the same manner from the weft color ways. Now it’s easy to imagine that you can find your fabric's main repeat and its different color ways from 1 to N on the diameter of the blanket. And also you can find all possible combinations of warp and weft color ways in your blanket.

No of warp blocks: The number of warp blocks must be set here. The default value for this field is the number of available color ways for the design.

No of weft blocks: The number of weft blocks must be set here. The default value for this field is the number of available color ways for the design.

List of color ways: In this list box you can see all the available color way names for the design. Here you can choose the desired color ways you want to participate in the blanket. The checked ones are selected in the blanket and the others will be discarded.

Show names: As mentioned before, you can find your different Color ways on the diameter of the blanket. If you check this check box, then you can see the color way name of each repeat on its top left corner on the diameter.

Fig. Design dobby Matching Blanket Dialog Box.

Generate Blanket: Press this button after making change in the values of warps and wefts information to generate new blanket.

Add: After you preview the design, switch on Add video button to Add the design by just double clicking on the blanket design swatch.

Create Design: Here you can Save the blanket as a *dob format.

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Save: Allows saving Design.Save All: Allow to Save Generated design in the Generate dialog Box.Save Selected: Allow to save separately Selected design From the Generate Design dialog Box.

Multi Fabric BlanketBlanket menu is mainly used to see the different combinations of designs. By using this menu you can open a maximum of 16 designs at a time. For this:

Go to the Blanket menu item under Show Menu and click. As you click, the Select files for Blanket dialogue box appear on the screen.

Select a maximum 16 designs at a time and say Open by clicking on the Open command. As you say this, the blanket dialogue box appears on the screen.

When you select 16 designs you are in effect viewing 16x16=256 combinations of designs.

Fig: Design Dobby multi Design blanket window.

Multi Fabric & Matching BlanketAllow to save multi fabric matching designs blanket.

BlanketAllow to open new designs to create new blanket design or open blanket design for changes.

Open Multi blanket fileAllows to open the blanket design

Selvedge BalanceThis function enables you to change the origin of the design or selection to a new position.

To start with this menu:

Go over to menu item Selvedge Balance under the menu called Utility click on that. As you click, Selvedge Balance window dialogue box appears on the screen.

Simply click on left or right buttons where you want start design from selvedge.

Generate Warp/Weft PatternAllows creating Double cloth of the design.

• Open 2 Designs which you want to make Double Cloth • Then go to Generate menu & Select pattern Generater option • It Will open Pattern Generater option , In this Mention No. of Group Value between 2 design ,

Then Click on Generate Pattern. • If You want to see Fabric Back face or Front Face, Select Invert Tool From Toolbar.

Generate Warp/WeftAllow to save the wp & Wf pattern in a compress form in a Xls. format.

Pattern Generator

Allows to create Double cloth of the design.

• Open 2 Designs which you want to make Double Cloth • Then go to Generate menu & Select pattern Generater option • It Will open Pattern Generater option , In this Mention No. of Group Value between 2

design. use pattern & color options.

• Then Click on Generate Pattern. • If You want to see Fabric Back face or Front Face , Select Invert Tool From Toolbar.

Seer sucker parameterAllows to change the detail & shrink %of seer Sucker effect.

Story Generator ParameterStory generator option allow to create similler color pattern from any CAD. User have to open cad design . then select mode to generate pattern.

Linen parameter User can use this facility to set the slub effect in the design.

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UTILITY MENU

Resize PatternThis function allows you to increase or decrease the warp or weft or both pattern of current design by percentage value or by manually.

The Resize pattern function in the Utility menu allows you to increase or decrease to the pattern area. Selecting this function will pop up Pattern Change dialog window as shown here:

Resize pattern use for the Warp, Weft or both fields to type in the value you would like to enlarge or reduce the pattern area, or the value to scale your design with. These values you can add a percentage, e.g. 50%. The unit you are currently using can be defined using the Pattern by option in the pattern change by percentage.

Modify DesignDesign Dobby provides the facility of Modifying Design Attributes. As we have discussed earlier, about the setting of parameters, menu modify design attributes are also similar to that. This helps you to modify the parameters i.e. EPI/PPI, No. of shafts, Average denting, Reed space, Finish width, Selvedge dents, Selvedge ends/dent etc. while working on design.

Fig. Design Dobby Modify Design Dialog Box.

To start with this menu:

Go over to menu item Modify Design Attributes under the menu called Utility click on that.

As you click, Modify Design Attributes dialogue box appears on the screen.

Work on that as we have discussed in the New command of file menu in respect of setting of parameters.

Swap DesignThis function is use to create new design from the existing design by shuffling the warp and weft colors.

Rearrange YarnHelps to remove unused yarns from the pallete

Shift WeaveThis function allows shifting the weave in required direction.

Shift Left: This tool shifts the weave to left. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.


Shift Up: This tool shifts the weave to up. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change. Shift Bottom: This tool shifts the weave to down. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Rotate WeaveRotate 90° Clockwise: This tool rotates the weave 90 degree. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will be rotated.



Flip WeaveFlip Horizontal: This tool flips the weave horizontally. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Flip Vertical: This tool flips the weave vertically. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Pattern Fill BoxFacility provided to insert user-defined pattern in the document while working with design window document.

It is another way of creating pattern and draws or inserts it into your design. It is generally used for creating gradation pattern and then insert them by click on the insert button and then press the draw or it can easily using tool draw warp pattern.

Delete PatternAllow To Delete Warp/Weft Pattern in a design.

Shift all side patternThis Function allows shifting the pattern in a required direction with the weave.

Shift PatternWarp Pattern Shift Left: This tool shifts the warp pattern one thread to left. Note that the left most thread moves to the right end of the pattern.

Warp Pattern Shift Right: This tool shifts the warp pattern one thread to right. Note that the right most thread moves to the left end of the pattern.

Weft Pattern Shift Up: This tool shifts the warp pattern one thread to up. Note that the up most thread moves to the down end of the pattern

Weft Pattern Shift Left: This tool shifts the weft pattern one thread to down. Note that the down most thread moves to the up end of the pattern

Mirror PatternYou can change the orientation of an image by mirroring it in the image window. You can mirror Design by warp wise or weft wise to create unique effects. The Mirror Pattern menu functions enable you to mirror your design, or selections in various ways.

Mirror Warp: The Mirror Warp function in the Repeat Pattern sub-menu enables you to fold the design, or a selection, horizontally as Right side (folding on a vertical line).

Mirror Weft: The Mirror Weft function in the Repeat Pattern sub-menu enables you to fold the design, or a selection, Vertically as Right side (folding on a vertical line).

Repeat PatternWarp Repeat: To repeat the series of warp threads from beginning to end use this menu.

Weft Repeat: To repeat the series of weft threads from beginning to end use this menu.

Even Warp WeftDesign Dobby has an intelligent facility to convert odd Warp/Weft pattern numbers to even Warp/Weft pattern numbers. To operate this option menu you have to go over to the menu item Even Warp \Weft under the menu Utility and just click on that.In this we have three sub-menus

Warp: This command converts the odd warp pattern entries in current design to even warp entries.

Weft: This command converts the odd weft pattern entries in current design to even weft entries.

Both: This command converts the odd warp and weft pattern entries in current design to even warp and weft entries.

Balance PatternDesign Dobby provides the facility of balance your design pattern as considering density of warp and weft.

Pattern EqualizerThis facility allows you to transport a warp effect to the weft at the touch of a button.In this we have three submenus

Warp: This command copies Warp Pattern to Weft Pattern. This is useful if you want to convert stripe design to check design.

Weft: This command copies Weft Pattern to Warp Pattern. This is also useful if you want to convert stripe design to check design.

Color EqualizerThis facility allows you to transport a warp Yarns to the weft at the touch of a button.In this we have three submenus.

Warp: This command copies Warp Color to Weft Color. This is useful if you want to convert stripe design to check design.

Weft: This command copies Weft Color to Warp Color. This is also useful if you want to convert stripe design to check design.

Cloth CostingProvies information of cloth costing.

Rearrange Peg draftAllows user to rearrange the draft and peg.

Create DB FileThis allows to saving the design in floppy or in some data carrier. The file saved is of DB format which can be easily detected by staubli and run the design.

Create SF2 and SLF fileWe can also create SF2 and SLF file which is detected by CCI sampling machine

Production DataAllows To Add Additional Information f design in a calculation sheet.

SIMULATION MENUIn order to correct, save and apply color and other physical properties of warp and weft yarns. Choose Edit Yarns… from Simulation menu.

You can do the following items in this part:

Edit Yarn:Here you can describe your yarn’s global parameters. These parameters are listed below: Name: Display the name of the yarn.

Code: The code for the yarn

Count: The count of the yarn. The unit of this parameter must be set in Unit part

Ply: Determines the number of plies in the yarn.

Color: Determines the number of colors used in the yarn.

Price: The price of yarn per Kg

Unit: to specify the count type i.e. whether it is measured in Denier, Cotton count, Metric count or Tex count.

Apply To All Warps: Apply warp yarn information to weft yarn.

Apply To All Wefts: Apply weft yarn information to warp yarn.

Customized Yarn

First if the yarn is simple and can be described with simple parameters you can describe it in this mode. There are different parameters that can be used for this purpose. All parameters have been categorized and explained here:

Color percentage

Helps you determine the distribution percentage of the selected effect style by feeding the numerical value in the numerical entry box.

Twist: Sets the number of twists per meter.

Haziness: Specify the haziness of fiber by keying the desired numeral in the box.

Shadow: You can select your desired yarn from warps and wefts simply in the warp and weft bars at the bottom of the dialog. So if you want to describe each yarn used in the fabric you must select each yarn from warps and wefts list one by one and set the parameters for it entirely.

Noise: Specify the Noise of fiber by keying the desired numeral in the box.

Length: Sets the length of yarn.

Color: Determines the number of colors used in the yarn.

Fancy effect: This specially created feature introduces a fancy effect if the relevant boxes of color number, length, and count are filled in.

Twist Info.: You can select the twist direction between S, Z and None

Set To All: Apply information to all yarn used in warp and weft

Set: Apply information to selected yarn in warp or weft.

Predefined Yarn

If the yarn is fancy and cannot be described with simple parameters you can find your desired yarn in predefined yarns list. Double click on your desired yarn to select it as your yarn pattern. Each yarn has a number of colors. And you are able to set each color separately to cover all your need.

Note: If your yarn is not a predefined yarn now, and you want to change it to

predefined yarn you must press the Set button in the parametric yarn page once.

All the yarns in the predefined list are traditional bitmap files. So you can edit these files or create your own files in any graphic editor in order to create your desired yarns.

Fig. Design Dobby Edit Yarn Dialog Box

Yarn effect window: Displays Yarn effect, with the selected color in the weft or warp, when you click on the Update command.

Zoom Percentage: The View tools let you change how your Yarn is displayed by adjusting the magnification and the parts of the Yarn that are visible.

LibraryHere you can have your favorite yarns in a library for future use.

Fig. Design Dobby Edit Yarn Dialog Box

You can use this facility through these 2 buttons:

This button opens a yarn from library a changes the active thread into this yarn.

This feature saves the current active yarn on the selected yarn in the library.

ColorChanging RGB/ HSV values:For changing the color of active color you can go to User Defined Color part and set the color by altering the RGB values directly. For some reasons you cannot have a pure black color with RGB value equal to (0, 0, and 0).

Yarn LibraryDesign Dobby provides the facility to give different yarn effect to your design pattern as per selecting the warp and weft color.

First select the yarn from the predefined Yarn or Yarn Library.

Then Drag the Yarn in warp or weft pallete.

WINDOW MENU

Fig. Design Dobby 3D Tool Dialog Box

The Window menu contains commands allowing you to manage the application windows, and to work with multiple windows at the same time.Design Dobby helps you to organize the application workspace by tiling or cascading design windows and arranging icons.

New WindowTo open a new window with the same contents as the active window, select New Window from the Window menu

CascadeThis command will overlap the documents windows in a cascading pattern, leaving the title bars of all the documents still visible. The document window at the top of the stack is the active window.

To make a document window lower in the stack the active window, click on the title bar. The selected document window will “pop” to the top of the stack as the active window. Tile

To display all open windows edge to edge, with each window extending horizontally from one side to the other of the screen, choose Tile Horizontal from the Window menu.

Arrange IconsIf you have been working on a large number of different windows, you may have minimized a number of them to icons. Click Arrange Icons in the Window Menu for arranged them to be in a row at the bottom of the screen or open in tiled format.

Help

The Help menu allows you to access the built-in help information while you work with Design Dobby. You can view the entire help index or view the topics grouped according to menu, commands and procedures.

Fig: Design Dobby help menu.

Getting On-Line HelpThis Guide to Operations is a complete reference for Design Dobby complex functions. For online information you can use Help. Working with Design Dobby, Help is always at your fingertips. A built-in Help system provides information about the Design Dobby menus, keyboard commands, and common procedures.

Using the Help indexWhen you're curious about multiple topics, or when you have a specific topic to search for, you can start with the Help index. To access the Help Index, choose the Index command from the Help menu.

Design Dobby Help window, which contains the Help Index, will appear. You can choose from three main topics: Menu Commands, Keyboard Commands & Procedures.

Pop Up Menu

DraftThis Window helps user to see the available draft. User can also change draft by using Pencil tool. The main advantage of this window is its ease to use.

Right Click on it, it shows:

Resize/ repeat Draft:

Fig. Design Dobby Resize/Repeat Draft Dialog Box.

Draft information: -

Width: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by changing value.

Height: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by changing value.

Repeat Parameters

This value is use to increase a number of weave repeat in width and height. Use this function to resize weave data. Resize

After changing the values for horizontal repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in one direction according to these values.

Repeat

After changing the values for horizontal repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in one direction according to these values.Cut

It helps to cut selected Draft.

Fig. Design Dobby Cut Draft Dialog Box.

To operate:

• First activate the window that you want to execute the cutting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.

• As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window.• Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you

want to CUT until it changes into a red screen.

• This red screen denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press the right mouse button on selected window.

• As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.• Then select the Cut Menu.

• As you select Cut, the selected portion gets cut & it paste on the clipboard. If you want that pattern, you are able to paste that pattern by giving the curser position to, whenever you want to paste.

Delete

Learning to delete weave or pattern units from the draft warp & weft windows is as important as studying how to create these.

Fig. Design Dobby Delete Draft Dialog Box.

To delete:

• First activate the window that you want to execute the deleting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.


want to DELETE until it changes into a red screen.• These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press

the right mouse button on selected window.• As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.Then select

the Delete Menu.• Once you select delete menu, it deletes the entire image, which you have already

selected.Insert

This function allows the user to insert ends in the Design Pattern.

Fig. Design Dobby Insert Draft Dialog Box.

It helps to insert the pattern in selected area with required position.It allows inserting draft from library or from clip book.

Copy

As you select copy command, the selected portion gets copied and stored on the clipboard. This way you can copy any draft.

Paste

First activate the window that you want to execute the copying effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.

Fig. Design Dobby Paste Draft Dialog Box.

To Operate


want to COPY until it changes into a red screen.• These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press

the right mouse button on selected window.• As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.• Then select the Copy, the selected portion gets copied & stored on the clipboard.• Then again right click to paste it. Before past, fill the information in dialogue box,

like past repeat, paste from clipboard or from Lib, insert, over write.Paste repeat: With the help of paste repeat user can easily repeat the number of the draft in the draft design.

Paste from clipboard: User can paste the draft design from clipboard.

Paste from lib. : User can paste the draft design from lib.

Insert: To add draft.

Overwrite: To overwrite the draft.

Mirror/ Flip: Allow to Mirror and flip the draft in the design.

Remove Selection

Allow removing the selection of draft.

Mirror:

Your design may have a pattern or draft that is mirror image of a draft or pattern unit you have already created.

Fig. Design Dobby Mirror Draft Dialog Box.

• To get the mirror image of the unit at the press of a button, do as follows:• First activate the window; you want to execute the Mirror effect in, by clicking on it

with the mouse pointer. • As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window.• Press left mouse button and drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you want

to MIRROR until it changes into purple screen.• These purple screens denote the blocking of your pattern, now release the left mouse

button and press the right mouse button on selected window.• As you right click on it with the mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.• Then select the Mirror menu.• After selecting it copy and paste the image as we have done in copy/paste a draft

pattern

Remove Selection

Allow removing the selection of draft.

Pointing

By this option Pointed Draft will generate.

Peg plan

This Window helps user to see the available peg plan. User can also change Peg Plan in this by using mouse pointer or Pencil tool. The main advantage of this window is its ease to use.

Right Click on it, it shows:

Resize/ repeat:

Fig. Design Dobby Resize/ Repeat Peg Plan Dialog Box.

Peg plan information: -

Height: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by changing value.

Width: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by changing value.

Repeat parameter:

After changing the values for horizontal and vertical repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing Repeat button your weave will repeat in two directions according to these values. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Resize


Repeat

After changing the values for horizontal/ Vertical repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in two directions according to these values.

Cut

It helps to cut selected peg plan.

Fig. Design Dobby Cut Peg Plan Dialog Box.

To operate:

• First activate the window that you want to execute the cutting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.

• As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window.

• Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you want to CUT until it changes into a red screen.

• These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press the right mouse button on selected window.

• As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.• Then select the Cut Menu.• As you select Cut, the selected portion gets cut & it paste on the clipboard. If you

want that pattern, you are able to paste that pattern by giving the curser position to, whenever you want to paste.

Insert

This function allows the user to insert ends in the Design Pattern.

Fig. Design Dobby Insert Peg Plan Dialog Box.

• Insert menu, provides the place to insert the pattern. It allows inserting Peg from library or from clip book.

• User can shift the Data Towards right or Left side.Paste

Fig. Design Dobby Paste Peg Plan Dialog Box.


As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window.

Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you want to COPY until it changes into a red screen.

These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press the right mouse button on selected window.

As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.

Then select the Copy, the selected portion gets copied & stored on the clipboard.

Then again right click to paste it. Before pasting fill the information in dialogue box, like Paste repeat:

With the help of paste repeat user can easily repeat the number of the Peg in the Peg design.

Paste from

Clipboard: User can paste the Peg design from clipboard.

Library: User can paste the Peg design from lib.

Insert: To add draft.Overwrite: To overwrite the draft. Mirror/ Flip

Allow to Mirror and flip the Peg in the design.Delete


Fig. Design Dobby delete Peg Plan Dialog Box.

To delete:First activate the window that you want to execute the deleting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.


Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you want to DELETE until it changes into a red screen.

These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press the right mouse button on selected window.

As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box.

Then select the Delete Menu.

Once you select delete menu, it deletes the entire image, which you have already selected.

Copy

As you select copy command, the selected portion gets copied and stored on the clipboard. This way you can copy peg plan.

Repeat

Allows to repeat the peg plan.

Horizontal Mirror

Allows to mirror the selected peg plan horizontally

Vertical Mirror

Allows to mirror the selected peg plan vertically.

Design

Resize/ repeat:

Fig. Design Dobby Resize/ Repeat Design Dialog Box.

Weave information

This option provides facility to change resize/ repeat information. Height: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Vertical direction by Changing value.

Width: - By using this, graphic cell can increase or decrease in Horizontal direction by Changing value.

Repeat parameter:

After changing the values for horizontal and vertical repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing Repeat button your weave will repeat in two directions according to these values. If there is a selection area in your design then only the selection area will change.

Resize


Repeat

After changing the values for horizontal/ Vertical repeats in Repeat Parameters section by pressing repeat button your weave will repeat in two directions according to these values.

Copy

As you select copy command, the selected portion gets copied and stored on the clipboard. This way you can copy any draft.Cut

It helps to cut selected peg plan.

Fig. Design Dobby Cut Design Dialog Box.

To operate:

First activate the window that you want to execute the cutting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.


Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you want to CUT until it changes into a red screen.

These red screen denotes of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press the right mouse button on selected window.

As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box. Then select the Cut Menu. As you select Cut, the selected portion gets cut & it paste on the clipboard. If you

want that pattern, you are able to paste that pattern by giving the curser position to, whenever you want to paste.

Delete


Fig. Design Dobby delete Design Dialog Box.

To delete:

First activate the window that you want to execute the deleting effect in, by clicking on it with the mouse pointer.

As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window. Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you

want to DELETE until it changes into a red screen. These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press

the right mouse button on selected window. As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box. Then select the Delete Menu. Once you select delete menu, it deletes the entire image, which you have already

selected.

Paste

Fig. Design Dobby Insert Design Dialog Box.

To Paste:


As you click the blinking cell appears on the selected window. Press the left mouse button & drag your cursor over the entire pattern, which you

want to COPY until it changes into a red screen. These red screens denote of your Pattern, now release the left mouse button & press

the right mouse button on selected window. As you right click on it with mouse pointer, it gives you the floating box. Then select the Copy, the selected portion gets copied & stored on the clipboard. Then again right click to paste it. Before pasting fill the information in dialogue box,

like

Paste repeat:

With the help of paste repeat user can easily repeat the number of the Warp and Weft in the design.

Paste from

Clipboard:User can paste the no. of Warp and Weft from clipboard.

Library :User can paste the no. of Warp and Weft design from lib.

Insert

To add the Parameters in design.

Overwrite

To overwrite Parameters in design.

Mirror/ Flip

Allow to Mirror and flip the no. Of Warp and Weft in design.Insert

Right click on the selected window, it gives you the floating box, select the insert menu item Once you select Insert menu, it provides you the place where you want to insert the pattern as well as it provides you an other option like,

Fig. Design Dobby Insert Design Dialog Box.

Insert menu, provides the place to insert the pattern. It allows inserting Peg from library or from clip book.User can shift the Data Towards right or Left side.Invert

shows negative of weave. This value reverses the original Design pattern.

Repeat

Allows to repeat the peg plan.Horizontal Mirror

Allows to mirror the selected peg plan horizontallyVertical Mirror

Allows to mirror the selected peg plan vertically.

Draw Warp

By selecting this option user can draw the warp pattern in the design with the selected color.Draw Weft

By selecting this option user can draw the weft pattern in the design with the selected color.Select Rectangle

Allow to select a rectangular area and produce a Pattern.Magic Selection

This tool helps to select and change particular color pattern weave from Weave book.

Weave Book:

Delete: This allows deleting the selected weave from the library.

Edit: User can change the selected Weave by using this option. By selecting this option Edit Weave dialog box is open.

Show Rectangle: This tool draws a red rectangle around the main repeat of the weave

Show Grid: To hide or show the Grid view you will normally use this toggle.

Color way

Both: This option helps to update change in color in both the warp and weft palette at a time.

Modify: User can change the selected color way by using this option. By selecting this option Auto swapping dialog box.

Name: Allow User To Rename the Color way.

Add: Allow adding new color way in a colorwaybook.

Delete: Allow to delete the selected color way.

Show Tiles: Allows showing matching in folded effect, plinking Effect etc.

PaletteThis palette can be used to show you the available colors. Also you can load your own set of colors in this palette.

The main advantage of this palette is its ease to use. You can easily use the palette by dragging the colors from it and dropping them to the warp and weft threads at the bottom of the screen.

Note that if the thread is multi color then the new color will apply to the active color for the target warp or weft thread. So you should select your active color before dropping new color. You can view the palette in two shapes in this program: You can view the palette in two shapes in this program:

Fig: Full size Palette

Changes the size of palette to full size or minimized size.

You can open a palette from file with format *.pal.

With these buttons you can browse the colors to the left (0 to 1087).

With these buttons you can browse the colors to the right (0 to 1087).

Library: Select the palette want to use

Color Name: To help the search yarn from the library.

Unit: to specify the count type i.e. whether it is measured in Denier, Cotton count, Metric count or Tex count.

Count: The count of the yarn. The unit of this parameter must be set in Unit part

Ply: Determines the number of plies in the yarn.

Twist: Sets the number of twists per meter.

Design Dobby 2005 is a powerful tool for design, simulation and modification of dobby designs. You can find different modes for design, different tools and facilities, simulation, various types of reports and presentation in this software. Adding to the ease of use of the software all of these features have been described in detail.

Also our support team is ready to help you through your design phase. Right click on color pattern it shows picker. This tool allows colors to be selected directly from the fabric and to be re-used or modified.

By double clicking on the color yarn, it shows Edit color Dialogue box with RGB value 0r HSV value of that colors. User can change color shade by moving slider.

Name

Selecting this option, it opens following Dialog box.

No Name: It shows Yarn palette with out any information.

Serial No.: It display yarn palette with the serial number.

Name: Show either numerical or alphabetical value.

RGB: RGB values will be shown.

HSV: HSV values will be shown.

Arrange Yarn By

Selecting this option, it opens following Dialog box.

Default: It shows the value that was store during saving.

Name: Show either numerical or alphabetical value.

Hue: Arrange by according the hue value.Display:

This option allows arranging current palette in order to 32 or 64 or 128 color at a time.

Open

You can open a palette from file with format *.pal.Save as

Save the created yarn in yarn library.

Print

Allows printing the palette .The Print command in this is the final command to choose. When you click OK, the Palette will be sent to the printer, which is selected from the Printer Setup dialog box.

Copies: If you want to print more than one copy of a design, type the number of copies you want in the entry box.

Print Setup: This allows you to access the standard Windows Printer Setup dialog box.

Print Quality: This allows you to change the Resolution of the printer at this final stage rather than going into the detailed printer setup dialog box.

Fig. Design Dobby Print Dialog Box.

Print Preview

Choose Print Preview to see how your palette will appear when printed using the current print settings. A new window appears on your screen. Positioning the pointer over the print preview will change the pointer into a magnifying glass. When you click on the print preview with the magnifying glass, you will zoom in on it.

Edit Color

Define Yarns:

Fig. Design Dobby Dyed Yarn dialog Box.

Fabric effect window:

To see the fabric effect, you click on the Update command which lying in the color selection box. The effect is depicted

HSV/RGB : User can create dyed yarn by using HSV and RGB value.

Pantone

Design Dobby Provides a pantone yarn library. Search option help user to search the yarn from the library.

Color Mixer:

Color mixer gives user more options to create new colors by combining two colors with steps of minimum 3 colors to maximum of 256 colors.

The steps can be controlled through the "Slider" control provided at the bottom of the color mixer dialog as shown in the figure below.

The generated colors can be saved to "*.clr "format respectively through save button provided on the color mixer dialog.

To use the color mixer:

Drag and drop the first color in the higher empty square.

Drag and drop the second color in the lower empty square.

The mixing of color is automatically computed.

Vary the number of Shades to increase or to decrease the precision of the graduation.

Move the vertical mixer up or down to change the center of the average.

choose a color and drag and drop it anywhere you want.

Mixer: Click on the color mixer icon to mix two different colors. It can be useful to create a degradation in a pattern with a different color way.

HSL: Lets you choose a color model to use for creating the gradient. For example, if all hues in the gradient are similar, but there is a wide range of lightness and darkness, you might want to use the HSL model to create the gradient.

Rainbow: Creates palette colors of multiple colors.

Draw: This window displays a yarn effect on the fabric effect window.

Update: This command allows you to transfer Edited color into the yarn palette.

Save: Saves the yarn created in the yarn library.

Save As: Design Dobby provides the facility of storing the researched yarn under a New Library, if you want.

After providing all these information, if the yarn name you have keyed in, already exists, a message box appears. If you want to overwrite on an existing yarn. Click Yes. Otherwise give a new yarn name for the researched yarn and press Save to get out

Fig. Design Dobby Yarn Save Dialog Box.

Rename: Give facility to change name of yarn.

Delete: Helps to remove yarn from palette.

Edit commercial info

Allow to edit the yarn information

Search Yarn

Allow to search yarn from the selected palette

Create New Library

Allow to generate new library.

Design warp/weft Color Palette

Open Yarn User can import warp and weft yarn data from any existing saved design file into the yarn palette.

Delete Yarn This command is used to remove the selected yarn into the warp/weft yarn palette.

Display Name: This option allows arranging current palette in order to 32 or 64 or 128 color at a time.

NameThis box contains the names of all the yarns that have been previously created. You can choose between displaying the Names to show yarn with Yarn Name.

Serial No.It display yarn palette with the serial number.

RGB valuesYou can also view the yarns as per their RGB values. You can print the yarns with their RGB values along with their names. Right click to view menu and then select the option display and view your yarns with their names, RGB values. You can then print the same from the menu along with the name of the yarn.

HSV valuesYou can also view the yarns as per their HSV values. You can print the yarns with their HSV values along with their names. Right click to view menu and then select the option display and view your yarns with their names, HSV values. You can then print the same from the menu along with the name of the yarn.

Yarn CountIt display yarn Count.

Display Yarn 7-14-25 : Allows to display the number of yarn selected in a color pallete

Edit Color: This command gives you access to the Edit Color for edit your current yarn.

Change Yarn Parameter: This box contains the count of the yarns palette. You can choose displaying the Count , Unit, Ply, Name Etc.

Seer Sucker: This command gives you seer Sucker Effect in a current yarn.

Selvedge Yarn: User has a facility to define a selected yarn as a selvedge yarn by selecting this option.

Lock Yarn: By Selecting this option allows to lock the yarn so while creating the matchings this yarn will remain same in the matching.

Copy Yarn Paste: As you select copy, the selected Matching gets copied and stored on the clipboard. Then again right click on copy option it will paste transfer.

Paste Yarn: This command gives you can paste it in to the active Yarn Library. The yarns you select from the Recall Yarn dialog box get transferred to the yarn palette.

Yarn Harmonic: Three colors or hues are said to be harmonic if they are all equally spaced on the color wheel. Harmonic colors are said to be color coordinated, and work well together in principles of design and art.

How To Do?Right click on a color and select Harmonic color option. This show color co-ordinates of selected color.

Color Nearest: Allows bringing nearest color of selected yarn from yarn library (Path Which is indicated in Preferences)

How To Do?Right click on a color and select nearest color option. This show nearer color selected color.

Color match Pantone Allows matching the color with pantone

Remove Same Color Allow to delete unused color in the design

Linen Apply linen effect to a selected yarn .