PATTERN SOFTWARE M1PLUS

Step by Step into the Future

User-friendly / Individual / Simple / Flexible

Time-saving / Intelligent

EVEN THE BEST IS GETTING

BETTER AND BETTER.
STOLL has been a synonym for flat knitting machines of the highest quality for
more than 140 years. This is especially
due to the fact that we have always reacted to the needs of our customers.
For example, this is how the worlds first
mass-produced computer-controlled flat
knitting machines (1975) and the CMS
Generation (1987) were developed. We
have also taken many suggestions from
our customers and the market demand
into account in the continuing development of our established pattern software.
The result is an extremely flexible pattern
software with many influencing options
for the programmer: M1plus.
The outstanding feature of the M1plus is its
Design Mode and its arrangement technol-

ogy. With this you can benefit from numerous built-in automatic functions, but also
work totally freely and flexibly. Safe to run
and optimised knitting time oriented. And
fast creation of different sizes for production is no problem with M1plus. Technical
views and fabric views let you control the
result of your design and give you an immediate technical and visual feedback now
even in Design Mode. Additional powerful
tools are available for the pattern design of
knit and wear garments.
Moreover, the M1plus ensures production
benefits by generating patterns for a highly
optimized knitting process.
All this makes the M1plus Pattern Software the key to the next step: the efficient
production of your knitwear.

M1PLUS
DESIGN

TECHNICAL CONTROL

Symbol view (expanded)

Symbol view

Fabric view

Technical view

AS MUCH SUPPORT AS NECESSARY, AS

MUCH FREEDOM AS POSSIBLE. M1PLUS
IS YOUR PERFECT PARTNER.
M1plus supports you the way you want
it to with numerous automatic functions which relieve you of the burden of
having to program standard procedures.

However, it also always enables you to

individually influence it. The best examples for this are the two editors Module
Arrangement and Color Arrangement,
as well as the new Drawing with Yarn

Carrier Colors. With these, you can

determine the ideal path to the finished
knitting programs completely based on
your own vision.

MODULE ARRANGEMENT: MANUAL MATCHING OF MODULES

You can include two or more modules in a Module Arrangement, and therefore
predefine their knitting order. This way the knitting and transfer rows of each
module can be brought together in the desired processing order. You can assign the
Module Arrangement to the entire pattern or only to certain rows. During the later
step of expanding, the modules are then expanded in the order you specified.
Module Arrangements are administered within the program like regular modules,
and can therefore be reused at any time.

Compiling modules
By selecting a pattern area, M1plus compiles all the modules occurring in it and
shows them in the Arrangement Editor
along with a ready-to-use proposal.

Module Arrangement Editor

with special relocating tool

Expanding to
your specifications

With this, the rows of each module can

be relocated relative to each other in an
especially simple way.

The result corresponds exactly to the order

you entered in the Arrangement Editor.

DRAWING WITH YARN CARRIER COLORS

A special color palette with 32 assigned yarn carriers is available to you 8 rails
with 4 yarn carriers each. Therefore, when automatic calculation is not desirable,
you can use the colors to determine which yarn carriers should be assigned to the
pattern areas. Practical: when you relocate the yarn carriers to another rail in the
yarn field dialog box, the colors for these yarn carriers are automatically applied
in the pattern.

Determine yarn
carriers yourself
With the help of yarn carrier colors,
you can determine the use of the yarn
carriers in the pattern.

COLOR ARRANGEMENT:
MANUAL DETERMINATION OF KNITTING SEQUENCES
You can predefine when a row must be separated into several subsequent knitting
rows for example as necessary for intarsia. With this, you can enter any desired
number of additional rows in the Color Arrangement. These are then entered into
the pattern during expansion. This way, for example, stowing the yarn carriers can
be controlled. Color Arrangements are managed within the program like regular
modules, and can therefore be reused at any time.

Compiling colors
By selecting a pattern area, M1plus
compiles all the colors occurring in it and
shows them in the Arrangement Editor.

Color Arrangement Editor

with special relocating tool

Expanding to
your specifications

With this, the color rows can be relocated

relative to each other in an especially
simple way. Even new needle actions can
be entered here in any order.

The result corresponds exactly to the order

you entered in the Arrangement Editor.

EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION OF THE

M1PLUS HAS A PURPOSE: YOUR SUCCESS.

Argyle Tool

Drawing functions

Argyle pattern elements can be created individually; all

technical requirements are fulfilled automatically.

Practical drawing functions

simplify pattern programming
(for example of splines and
inserting regions).

Automatic
technical editing
The Automatic Technical Editing
relieves you a lot of work: it
completes knitting techniques if
necessary, points out conflicts
and offers possible solutions. All
working steps can be performed at
the click of a mouse. All created
pattern states can be reloaded at
any time.

Shape Tools

Simple operation

Fast and simple shape creation, fast size changes and

practice-oriented shape dimensioning characterize the
advantages of the Shape Editor and ShapeSizer for
both Fully Fashion and knitandwear garments.

All modules used are stored

and saved with the pattern as
copies. As a result, the patterns
can be passed on without
problems.

Sintral check/calculation of
knitting time and yarn use
With the Sintral check, the entire
pattern is completely simulated
to ensure knittability. Knitting
time and yarn consumption
calculation is an important tool
for production planning. In addition, you can further optimize
your patterns with a knitting
time comparison.

M1PLUS AND
STOLL-KNIT AND WEAR
Knit and wear articles are an important
topic of the future.
Therefore, the new M1plus now also offers all functionalities for STOLL-knit

and wear as standard. With this, you

can not only use all features of the new
M1plus for the programming of knit
and wear articles; you can also continue
to work with existing patterns. The entire

pattern draft can be realized much more

easily in the new Design Mode than in
the Technical Mode. There are also new
time-saving drawing functions available
to you for this purpose.

Knit and wear articles

with intarsia

Cutting the shape

before expanding

Fair Isle technique

The new knit and wear-arrangements

You can now already cut out the shape

With the Fair Isle technique, the pattern can be folded into a diamond

are especially advantageous for

STOLL-knit and wear. With them,

before expanding. The advantage is

simple: the pattern is still compact,

shape. The structures within the Fair

Isle segments run vertically, and can

you can also easily get a grip on

and can therefore be edited more eas-

therefore be edited more easily.

intarsia patterns.

ily including the shape. Especially

practical for size changes.

THE PRINCIPLE IS SIMPLE:

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING.
Its always our goal to offer you the best
of everything. And looking for competent
partners who perfectly complement our
range of products is a part of this.

Therefore, we are cooperating with

ENEAS Informatica for the M1plus. This
cooperation is exclusive and unique for
the flat knitting sector.
ENEAS offers you outstanding possibilities in design, and in the simulation

and presentation of your fabric patterns.

When generating the pattern, the ENEAS
Shaper (optional) simplifies your work
with many practical functions. Using a
special interface, this program smoothly
connects to the M1plus, and is therefore
the perfect addition.

Shaper

Page Studio

3D Viewer

The Shaper is a shape design program

with which you can generate shapes
and also easily and quickly carry out
graduations. These shapes can then also

With Page Studio you can prepare

the fabric for presentation in a broad
range of color variations.

With the help of this 3D simulation,

you can put your knits on a virtual
mannequin or view them from all sides.
Even the smallest cast of folds is

be transferred to the M1plus using a

accounted for here. Special bonus: with

specially developed interface.

an additional program you can even

present your drafts on a virtual catwalk.

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Comprehensive module database with module explorer
for fast and simple selection of the desired modules.
Automatic transfer of a pattern using the 1 x 1 technique
for knitting on one of our multi-gauge class machines.
Support for doubling.
Convenient Find and replace function.
Image import function for automatic conversion of BMP
and TIF files to knitting data.
Convenient help system.

Single pattern preparation, two-part knitting also on

our compact class and multi-gauge class machines.
Online function for fast transfer of the programs to
the knitting machine.
Support when programming knitting sequences.
Connection to shaping programs via DXF files.
Transfer of programs from one machine type to another
by clicking the mouse.
Open system thanks to Windows operating system.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

CPU: Intel Core2Duo or equivalent
Hard disk: 120 GB SATA
RAM: 2 GB (recommended: 4 GB)
DVD drive
Graphics/monitor: 1400 x 1050 (recommended:
dual head with 1600 x 1200 resolution or higher
on each output)

USB 2.0
Serial port for serial KMC adapter, if applicable
Internal or external 3.5" floppy disc drive, if applicable
Windows 7 32-bit (recommended: Windows 7 64-bit) or
Windows 8 32-bit (recommended: Windows 8 64-bit)
with Internet connection for installation

Printed 06/13
kdgroup.com

GERMANY

H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG, Stollweg 1, D-72760 Reutlingen, Phone: +49-7121-313-0
Fax: +49-7121-313-110, E-mail: contact@stoll.com, www.STOLL.com

FRANCE

Stoll France, 85-87, Avenue Henri Barbusse, F-92140 Clamart

Phone: +33-1-4108-8383, Fax: +33-1-4108-8500, E-mail: stollfrance@wanadoo.fr

ITALY

Stoll Italia srl., Via Dei Maniscalchi, 9/A, 41012 Carpi (MO)
Phone: +39-059-651899, Fax: +39-059-651870, E-mail: stollitalia@stoll.it

USA,
CANADA

Stoll America Knitting Machinery, Inc., 250 West 39th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10018 USA, Phone: +1-212-398-3869, Fax: +1-212-921-7639
E-mail: info@stollamerica.com

JAPAN

Stoll Japan Co. Ltd., Minato-Ku, Shibaura 4-16-23

Aquacity Shibaura, JP-Tokyo 108-0023
Phone: +81-3-3769-3690, Fax: +81-3-3769-3694, E-mail: info@stolljapan.jp

INDIA

Stoll India Pvt. Ptd., C-25, Sector 63, 201 301 Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91-120-4690850/2406368, Fax: +91-120-4690851
E-mail: contact@stoll-india.com

CHINA, HONG
KONG, TAIWAN,
THAILAND,
VIETNAM

Chemtax (Stoll) Company Limited, 6/Fl. Goldsland Building

22 26 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: +852-2368-6269, Fax: +852-2368-7500, E-mail: stoll@chemtax.com

www.STOLL.com