Working in the Assembly Tree

Icons in Section Assembly Warp and Weft

Tabs across the top indicate a choice of warp or weft assembly. Also.Warp Color and Weft Color tabs are available if color is to be assembled, and not inherited from the drawdown color.

The leftmost icon is a Refresh button. Clicking this button recalculates the order numbers, creating additional space to add or move groups if needed. The number of threads and the length are also recalculated; normally recalculation happens automatically as you update the assembly tree, but for example if you change the sett, the refresh will force a recalculation.

The Add Section button adds the selected section to the currently selected location in the Assembly Tree.

First, click within the Assembly Tree to select the parent level. Then, click the Add Group button to create a new group.

Copy and Paste selection (see Copying and Paste for Groups) are only available to click if the cursor is in the Assembly Tree (below the available sections).

Navigating and Scrolling within the Assembly Tree

Scroll bars are used for long entries:

Groups can be collapse or expanded by clicking the little mark on the left:

Adjusting the Divider between Available Sections and Assembly Tree

The divider between the Available Sections and the Assembly Tree can be dragged up or down. It's often useful to drag the divider up over the available sections to add more working space in the Assembly Tree.

Divider Dragged Up for more Space in Assembly Tree

Reordering Groups in the Assembly Tree

Before Reordering Groups

In the example above, the outermost group is dark blue and has no Order number—this is the root node. No other groups can be defined at this level.

The next level is shown in a lighter bluish-grey color. The first group at this level has an Order of 10, and two other groups at the same level share the same color with Order values of 20 and 30.

To change the position of a group within the Assembly Tree, modify its Order number. For example, to make the second light bluish-grey group (the group containing the Advancing section) appear first, change its order value from 20 to a lower value, such as 5.

After updating the order number, the tree is immediately reordered, and the order numbers are recalculated automatically.

Reordered Groups after Changing Order Number

Deleting Groups or Sections in the Assembly Tree

Click to select the group or section within the Assembly tree to be deleted, then press the delete key.