Algorithm for Computer Aided Design Curve Shape Form Generation of Knitting Patterns

The knitting industry CAD/CAM system's development needs a solution of some problems related to the computer representation of the designed objects. One of them is a generation of curve shape form knitting pattern and its transformation to knitting rows and stitches. This is an important problem for the FF knitting method because the knitted product's shape must be the same as the pattern's one. This paper suggests an algorithm for curve forms knitting patterns generation and its transformation to knitting rows and stitches. The algorithm's idea is to use the stitch size and geometry, applying the Bezier and B-spline methods. The proposed algorithm has been realized as an application, implemented with MS Visual C++ and can be used in knitting industry CAD/CAM systems.