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 MY D E S I G N
THE BEST IS GETTING
EVEN BETTER.
M1 IS NOW M1PLUS®.

Stoll has been a synonym for flat knitting machines of the highest
quality for almost 135 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 world’s first mass-produced computer-controlled flat knitting
machines (1975) and the CMS Generation (1987) were developed. We
have also taken many suggestions from our customers and the market
demand into account in the continuing development of our established
pattern software. The result is an even more flexible pattern software
with even more influencing options for the programmer: M1plus®.

First, the most important news: With M1plus® you can continue work-
ing as usual. That also means that patterns from the preceding version
are absolutely compatible with the new version. But now with the
new Design Mode and new Arrangement Technology, we have made it
possible to complete a pattern even faster. In addition, we have reengi-
neered the menu guidance system, made operation even easier and
implemented new functions. Naturally, the program still supports you
with numerous built-in automatic functions, but you can also work
with it totally freely and flexibly. And fast creation of different sizes
for production is no problem with the M1plus®.

Another highlight is our exclusive cooperation with ENEAS Informatica

in flat knitting. The options for linking ENEAS Informatica software to
the M1plus® using picture import and export as well as a special inter-
face for shapes offers you a high degree of freedom regarding design,
fabric simulation and presentation.
WE GO A STEP
FURTHER SO YOU
CAN MAKE
PROGRESS FASTER.

There are two ways to begin working out a pattern program: In the new
Design Mode or in the familiar Technical Mode. Starting programming
in the Design Mode has a special advantage: You only work with the
compact symbol view. No complex calculation processes take place in
the background during this. Also, at this stage you don’t have to worry
about whether the modules contained in the pattern fit together.
Therefore, you can first concentrate solely on your design and finish
it more quickly, even with the most complicated patterns. With this
method, module expansion and the separation of the intarsia rows take
place in a concluding step. After that, the fabric and technical views are
available to you. A big hit: All editing steps carried out can be saved
and reloaded anytime, forwards and backwards. Of course, you can still
also program with the M1plus® by beginning in the Technical Mode and
working with all available views there simultaneously.
 M1plus ®

DESIGN MODE TECHNICAL MODE

Symbol view 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 programming of standard procedu-
res. 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.

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 auto-
matically 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.
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 Arrangement Editor with special Expanding to your specifications

By selecting a pattern area, M1plus® relocating tool The result corresponds exactly to the order
compiles all the modules occurring in it With this, the rows of each module can you entered in the Arrangement Editor.
and shows them in the Arrangement Editor be relocated relative to each other in an
along with a ready-to-use proposal. especially simple way.

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 Arrangement Editor with special Expanding to your specifications

By selecting a pattern area, M1plus®
compiles all the colors occurring in it and
shows them in the Arrangement Editor.
relocating tool The result corresponds exactly to the order
With this, the color rows can be relocated you entered in the Arrangement Editor.
relative to each other in an especially
simple way. Even new needle actions can
be entered here in any order.
EVERY SINGLE FUNCTION OF
THE M1PLUS® HAS A PURPOSE:
YOUR SUCCESS.

Shape Editor ShapeSizer

Entry of the shape and the related knitting parameters for narrow- Fast and simple shape creation, fast size changes and practice-
ing, widening, fading out etc. oriented shape dimensioning characterize the advantages of the
“ShapeSizer” for both Fully Fashion and Knit & Wear garments.

New drawing functions Simple operation

Practical drawing functions simplify pattern programming Thanks to the clear buttons, toolbars, dialog boxes and menus,
(for example of splines and mirrors). program operation with the M1plus® has become even easier.

Simple pattern handling
All modules used are stored and saved with the pattern as copies.
This also applies to shape and technical modules as well as
arrangements. 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 ® Knit & 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 & Wear articles; you can also

STOLL-KNIT 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

AND WEAR®
drawing functions available to you for this purpose.

Knit & Wear articles with intarsia
The new Color Arrangements are especial-
ly advantageous for Stoll-knit and wear®.
With them, you can also easily get a grip
on intarsia patterns.
Cutting the shape before expanding
You can now already cut out the shape
before expanding. The advantage is simple:
The pattern is still compact, and can there-
fore be edited more easily – including the
shape. Especially practical for size changes.
Fair Isle technique
With the Fair Isle technique, the pattern
can be “folded up” in such a way that a
diamond shape results. The structures
within the Fair Isle segments run vertically,
and can therefore be edited more easily.

WORKING STEPS

Expanding following the Design Mode
You expand the modules; the intarsia
separation will be carried out during this
stage. All assigned Module and Color
Arrangements will be considered.
Automatic Technical Editing
The Automatic Technical Editing relieves
you of a lot of work: It completes knitting
techniques if necessary, points out techni-
cal conflicts and offers possible solutions.
Reloadable pattern states
With the new toolbar, all working steps
can be performed at the click of a mouse.
All created pattern states (forwards and
backwards) can be reloaded at any time.
THE PRINCIPLE IS
SIMPLE: THE BEST
OF EVERYTHING.

Shaper
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 be transferred to the M1plus® using a specially
developed interface.

Designer
The “Designer” package is ideal for pattern drafting. It transforms
your drafts into machine rows. And it simplifies the arrangement
of each pattern area using various functions, for example rotating,
mirroring, copying and automatic repeat.
It’s always our goal to offer you the best of everything. And looking
for competent partners who perfectly complement our range of
products is a part of this. Therefore, we are cooperating with ENEAS
Informatica for the M1plus®. This cooperation is exclusive and unique
for the flat knitting sector.

ENEAS offers you outstanding possibilities in design, and in the simu-

lation 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.

Mask Dip/Change Yarn

Following a color reduction in “Mask Dip” you can realistically vary
the coloring of your knitting pattern. Structure and stitch appearance
are maintained exactly. Coarse or fine? With “Change Yarn” you
can show your pattern draft on the screen in various gauges or with
different yarn types.

Page Studio 3D Viewer

With “Page Studio” you can prepare the fabric for presentation in a With the help of this 3D simulation, you can dress your knits on a
broad range of color variations. model or view them from all sides. Even the smallest cast of folds
is accounted for here. Special bonus: With an additional program
you can even present your drafts on a virtual catwalk.

GERMANY H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG, Stollweg 1, D-72760 Reutlingen, Tel. +49-7121-313-0
Fax +49-7121-313-110, Email contact@stoll.com, www.stoll.com
FRANCE Stoll France, 85-87, Avenue Henri Barbusse, F-92140 Clamart
Tel. +33-1-4108-8383, Fax +33-1-4108-8500, Email stollfrance@wanadoo.fr
ITALY Stoll Italia srl., Via Dei Maniscalchi, 9/A, 41012 Carpi (MO)
Tel. +39-059-651899, Fax +39-059-654923, Email stollitalia@stoll.it
USA, Stoll America Knitting Machinery, Inc., 839 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY 11530, USA
CANADA Tel. +1-516-227-2600, Fax +1-516-227-2607, Email: info@stollamerica.com
Printed 09/07.
JAPAN Stoll Japan Co. Ltd., Minato-Ku, Shibaura 4-16-23
Aquacity Shibaura, JP-Tokyo 108-0023, Tel. +81-3-3769-3690
Fax +81-3-3769-3694, Email info@stolljapan.jp
INDIA Stoll India Pvt. Ltd., A-18, Sector 58, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar
U.P. 201 301., Tel. +91-120-3298033/2586454, Fax +91-120-2586455
Email sales@stoll-india.com
CHINA, HONG- Chemtax (Stoll) Company Limited, 6/Fl. Guangdong Textile Centre
KONG, TAIWAN 22 – 26 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
THAILAND Tel. +852-2368-6269, Fax +852-2368-7500, Email stoll@chemtax.com

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.

Hardware recommendations The pattern software runs on PCs and laptop computers with the following recommended configuration:

PC
• Processor: Intel Core2Duo E4300 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
• Hard disk: Hard disk with 120 GB capacity, with SATA interface
• Floppy disk drive: 3.5", 1.4 MB
• Main memory: 2 GB, DDR2
• DVD multi-recorder: with +/- formats and DVD-RAM,
e.g. LG GSA-H42N
• Graphics card: Dual-head (2 monitor outputs),
1600 x 1200 resolution each on both outputs, e.g. Matrox P650
• 2 monitors: With at least 1600 x 1200 “true” resolution each,
e.g. NEC MultiSync LCD 2070VX
• Serial port: For online serial or KMC adapter, if applicable
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with
the latest updates (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
Laptop
(basic configuration for limited, mobile operation)
• Processor: Intel Centrino Duo T2300 or AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50
• Hard disk: 80 GB
• Main memory: 2 GB, DDR2
• DVD multi-recorder: with +/- formats and possibly DVD-RAM
• Laptop display: 1400 x 1050 resolution (SXGA+ for reduced,
mobile use)
• Serial port: For online serial or KMC adapter, if applicable
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with
the latest updates (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)