JPH0978412A - Simulation of whole garment for weft knitting machine and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simulate the joint of sleeves, collar, pocket, etc., of a whole garment exclusively based on knitting data without performing the real knitting. SOLUTION: A three-dimensional image of a whole garment for a weft knitting machine is produced by defining the mutual relationship of each loop based on knitting data and the produced image is stored. Loops prepared in such a manner as to almost constantly keep the loop shape of the joint part of each part of the whole garment such as sleeve, collar and pocket are converted to a mesh. The mesh is deformed according to the knitting data while keeping the relationship of the loops at the joint part and the deformed mesh is deformed again to nearly uniformize the size of each mesh to complete the simulation of the final shape of the joined garment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simulation for a whole garment, and more particularly to a simulation for sleeves, collars, pockets and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In knitting a whole garment such as a sweater or a dress, both sleeves are knitted in a tubular shape in parallel with the front and rear bodies, and then both sleeves are connected to the body. Next, the body is knitted to the shoulders and connected, and the collar portion and the like are processed as necessary, and the knitting is completed. To design WHOLEGARMENT, it is necessary to be able to simulate the final shape after knitting at the design stage. However, it is difficult to simulate the sleeve shape, especially the final shape after attaching the sleeve to the body. The difficulty in simulating the sleeve shape is to find the direction of the sleeve, especially when the sleeve has swelling such as darts. Further, when the sleeve has a simple shape such as a T-sleeve, the orientation of the sleeve can be predicted, but when the sleeve shape becomes complicated, the orientation of the sleeve cannot generally be predicted. In order to simulate the shape of the sleeve, it has been proposed to calculate the tension applied to each thread of each part of the sleeve and obtain the sleeve shape from this. However, the tension calculation requires a large amount of calculation.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to simulate the final shape after knitting in WHOLEGARMENT, and particularly to simulate without calculating the thread tension.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in a method of simulating a hole garment shape based on knitting data, a mutual relation of each loop is determined based on the knitting data to create a three-dimensional image of the hole garment and According to the above, there is provided a method for simulating WHOLEGARMENT for a flat knitting machine, characterized in that the respective parts of the WHOLEGARMENT are connected so that the loop shape of the connecting part is substantially constant.

The present invention also relates to a storage means for storing a three-dimensional image of the whole garment and an image forming means for forming a three-dimensional image of each part of the whole garment by defining the mutual relation of each loop according to the knitting data. And a deforming means for connecting the respective parts of the WHOLEGARMENT so that the loop shape of the connecting part becomes substantially constant.

[0006] Preferably, the deforming means is deformed so as to replace the created loop with a mesh and the replaced mesh according to the knitting data so as to maintain the relationship between the loops at the connecting portion, and the deformed mesh is The mesh is constituted by means for re-deforming so that the size of each mesh becomes almost constant.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the final shape of the whole garment is simulated based on the knitting data.
A three-dimensional image (3D image) is used for the simulation. Here, the problem is that, for example, when the sleeve is attached to the body, it is not possible to know how the loop is deformed at the connection portion, and as a result, the direction of the sleeve, unless knitting is actually performed. The same thing occurs when the collar is connected to the body and the pocket is connected to the body. Therefore, in the present invention, the three-dimensional image of WHOLEGARMENT is created by determining the mutual relation of each loop according to the knitting data, that is, so that the loop of the next course has the correct mutual relation with respect to the loop of the previous course. Then, at the connecting portion, the loops are connected in accordance with the knitting data, and processing is performed here so that the loop shape after connection is substantially constant.

In connection of the loop at the connecting portion, for example, the loop is replaced with a mesh such as a rectangle or a triangle in order to simplify the processing. Then, for example, the loops replaced with meshes are connected to each other according to the knitting data. As a result,
For example, the sleeve is virtually connected to the body. In this connection,
The mesh is extremely deformed due to the transfer used for connection. Then, the deformed mesh is re-deformed so that the mesh size becomes substantially constant. Then, along with this, for example, the sleeve image is turned to a direction according to the actual garment, and the shape of the whole garment can be simulated.

In this way, the final shape of the WHOLEGARMENT can be simulated without calculating the tension applied to the yarn. The assumption used is that the loop deformed at connection is
When it is removed from the needle bed of the flat knitting machine, it tries to return to a substantially constant shape. Then, in the present invention, the final shape of the whole garment can be simulated according to only the knitting data without using the tension calculation using such a natural assumption.

The present invention is not limited to connecting the sleeve to the body,
It can also be used to simulate the connection of collars and pockets to the body. You can also simulate three-dimensional shapes such as sleeves, collars, and pockets.

Embodiments are shown in FIGS. 1 to 12, but since a method of designing a whole garment is not well known, a description will be given including a designing apparatus, and FIGS. 2 to 8 show a whole garment designing process. Indicates.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a design apparatus, in which 30 is a bus, in which a bus for image data and a bus for other commands are integrally displayed. Reference numeral 31 is a frame memory for the front knitted fabric, for example, a frame for outer shape data of the knitted fabric,
It consists of four frames: a frame for the texture pattern, a frame for the intarsia, and a frame for the jacquard. Of these, the frame related to outline data is
The outer shape of the front knitted fabric, that is, the outer shape of the front body and the outer shape of the front part of the sleeve are stored. In addition, data that should be changed to be similar to the outer shape at the time of grading is stored in a frame of the outer shape data, and for example, the arrangement of rib stitches such as the hem rubber and the sleeve rubber of the sleeve, and when the rib structure is provided on the collar, the rib stitch of that portion is arranged. Remember the placement. Data relating to a tissue pattern such as a cable pattern is stored in the frame of the tissue pattern. Frame memory 3
In Fig. 1, the sleeves are arranged in parallel with the front body, and are stored in the state of being connected at the connection start portion. Design data regarding intarsia patterns is stored in the intarsia frame, and design data regarding jacquard patterns is stored in the jacquard frame. Frame memory 31
The configuration itself is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-119004. The type of storage element used in the frame memory 31 is arbitrary. The frame memory 31 stores each stitch in a size proportional to the aspect ratio in the vertical and horizontal directions, and each frame has a bit width capable of storing data to be stored in the frame, such as the type of stitch, the swing direction and distance. give.

32 is a frame memory for the back knitted fabric,
The structure is the same as that of the frame memory 31 for the first knitted fabric. A work memory 33 stores intermediate data in the calculation process in the work memory 33. 34 is a video RAM
35 is a monitor. The data in the frame memories 31 and 32 can be interpreted as color data and displayed on the monitor 35 as color data, for example. It should be noted that it is optional whether the design data is decomposed in the color space and displayed as color data, that is, color code, or other display method is adopted. Input / output 36 is used to drive the printer 37 and output a hard copy of design data. A compiler 38 converts design data into knitting data. That is, the design data at the end of the design is stored in the frame memories 31 and 32, which is converted into knitting data by the compiler 38 and supplied to the knitting machine.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an input / output, which is in charge of input to the design device, and includes a stylus 41, a digitizer 42 for inputting a pattern shape, a keyboard 43 for inputting numerical values and commands, and input of existing design data. A disk drive 44 for inputting and outputting the knitting data converted by the compiler 38 is connected. Reference numeral 50 denotes a pattern data creation unit, which includes, for example, a data creation unit 51 for the front body, a data creation unit 52 for the back body, and a data creation unit 53 for the sleeves. The sleeve data creation unit 53 stores the types of sleeves such as T-sleeves, set-in sleeves, and raglan sleeves, and stores the connection conditions for the front body and the back body for each type of sleeve. Then, with respect to the outer shape data of the knitted fabric input from the stylus 41, the digitizer 42, the keyboard 43, etc., the sleeve data creation unit 53 determines whether or not the connection condition between the sleeve and the front and back bodies is satisfied. For this purpose, the number of stitches on the front body and the back body and the number of sleeves near the armhole are used. When these numbers of meshes satisfy a predetermined connection condition, the inputted outer shape data becomes the pattern data as they are, and when they do not satisfy, the sleeve design data is changed. The design data of the sleeve is changed, for example, at the sleeve portion, and the number of wales of the sleeve is increased or decreased.

An image processing unit 60 is a translucent synthesizing unit 61 for semi-transparently synthesizing and displaying the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric, and a pattern movement between the front knitted fabric, the back knitted fabric, and the front and back knitted fabrics. A movement processing unit 62 for processing, and a copy unit 63 for processing a pattern copy in the front knitted fabric, the back knitted fabric, or between the front and back knitted fabrics are also provided. Further, 64 is a sleeve display processing unit. In the frame memories 31 and 32, the sleeves are arranged in parallel with the front body and the back body, and are stored in a state of being connected at a connection start portion below the armhole. Then, the sleeve display processing unit 64 transforms the data in the frame memories 31 and 32,
Generates image data with sleeves completely connected to the front and back. Reference numeral 65 denotes a general image input processing unit which processes drawing by the stylus 41 for image data in the frame memories 31 and 32.

Reference numeral 70 denotes a rear body data reversing unit which processes the image data in the frame memory 32, and left and right reversing unit 71 laterally reverses the image data with respect to the left and right center lines of the rear body (center lines parallel to the height direction). Then, the front and back reversing unit 72 reverses the front and back of the stitch of the frame memory 32. Similarly, the swing direction reversing unit 73 reverses the swing direction of each stitch of the frame memory 32.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a memory for loop simulation, which stores a 3D image, stores images of both sleeves and a body at the start of the simulation, and finally stores a garment image in which knitting is completed by connecting the sleeves to the body. To do. 75
Is a loop simulation processing unit, 76 is a loop generation processing unit, 77 is a mesh creation processing unit, and 78 is a mesh deformation processing unit. The loop generation processing unit 76 is the compiler 3
According to the knitting data from 8, create a three-dimensional image of each loop of the sleeve and body, the relationship between the loops according to the knitting data, the loop of the next course overlaps the loop of the previous course,
Moreover, it is determined according to the swing of the loop. Further, the size of the loop may be changed according to the type of the flat knit, the rib, etc., and the change in the loop size due to the stitch value may be considered or ignored. In this way, the loop generation processing unit 76
Create a three-dimensional image of a collar, pocket, etc. Next, in connection with each part of the WHOLEGARMENT, in order to simplify the process, each loop is replaced with a rectangular mesh in the mesh creation processing part 77. Then, in the mesh deformation processing unit 78,
For example, the sleeve and the body are connected according to the knitting data. When the sleeve and the body are connected according to the knitting data, the loop of the connecting portion is extremely deformed. Next, the mesh is re-deformed so that the shape of each mesh becomes almost constant. Along with this, the sleeves change direction, and an image of the sleeves is formed according to the actual shape of the whole garment.

Further, the loop simulation processing section 75
Converts the 3D image in the memory 39 into a two-dimensional image and displays it on the monitor 35 via the video RAM 34. Furthermore, each loop replaced with a mesh is returned to the original loop shape so that the final shape can be displayed as a loop.

[0019]

[Design of Whole Garment] The design process of the tubular knitted fabric will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an input screen of the pattern data at the first stage of design. First, the user is required to specify the type of tubular knitted fabric such as a sweater or dress, and then the type of sleeve such as T-sleeve, set-in sleeve, or raglan sleeve is input. Similarly, the operator inputs the type of collar such as U neck or V neck. Then, the screen of FIG. 2 appears on the monitor 35, and the dimensions 1 to 12 in the figure are input from the keyboard 43, for example. Note that, instead of such input, the two patterns of the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric that are created in advance may be read by the digitizer 42. In these patterns, for example, the front part of the sleeve and the front body are integrated, and the rear part of the sleeve and the back body are integrated. Since the left and right sleeves are symmetrical in these knitted fabrics, the sleeve size may be input only for the right sleeve as shown in FIG. 2, for example. In Figure 2, the width of the body 1, shoulder width 2, neck width 3, shoulder fall 4, shoulder fall 5, arm arm vertical part height 6, armpit reduction 7, height 8, arm hole bottom corner The sleeve width is 10, the cuff width is 11, the sleeve length is 12 and so on.
The screen that appears next is a size input screen for the back knitted fabric, and most of the data is the same as the size for the front knitted fabric.
When inputting a more complicated sleeve shape, for example, change the outline of the corresponding sleeve with the stylus 41,
Along with this, necessary dimension data is added and input. Separately from this, for example, the keyboard 43 is used to input the vertical and horizontal sizes of the stitch to be used. As the size of the stitch,
For example, the size for the flat stitch is input. And if you assign the stitch size to each input dimension,
The number of stitches in each part of the knitted fabric is obtained.

The obtained number of stitches must satisfy the connection relationship between the sleeve and the front and rear bodies. FIG. 3 shows the case of a T-sleeve as an example. The connection conditions in this case are as follows:
Regarding B, the height H is common, and the angle θ with the horizontal line is common. This is the parts A and B in the knitted fabric
Means that the lengths are common. Next, the part C on the sleeve side
And the number of stitches of the portion D on the body side are, for example, 1: 2. Then, the body side and the sleeve side are continuously knitted into a tubular shape at the portions A and B, and the portion C is transferred to the portion D, for example, to be connected.

FIG. 4 shows the case of a set-in sleeve,
The heights H of the portions A and B are the same, and the angle θ with the horizontal line is the same as in the case of the T sleeve. Further, the number of stitches in the E and G portions of the sleeve 17 is set to, for example, 1/2 of the number of stitches in the F portion of the front body 16.

In any of the cases of FIGS. 3 and 4, the condition of the number of stitches concerning the parts A and B, which must satisfy the condition for connecting the sleeve and the body, is automatically calculated by using the input screen of FIG. 3 and the number of stitches of the portion C is not 1/2 of the number of stitches of the portion D in FIG. 3, the number of wales of the sleeve 17 is increased or decreased to reduce the ratio of the number of stitches to 1/2. Similarly, in FIG. 4, when the number of divisions of the portions E and G does not become 1/2 of the number of divisions of the portion F, the portion of G is increased / decreased by, for example, 1 wale, and the ratio of the divisions is reduced to 1/2. The same process is performed between the rear knitted fabric of the sleeve 17 and the rear body 19 shown in FIG.

5 to 8 show examples of display of the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric. In the upper left of FIG. 5, an example in which the front knitted fabric is displayed by combining the outer shape data, the texture pattern data, the intarsia pattern data, and the jacquard pattern data is shown. 81, 82, and 83 are intarsia patterns stored in the intarsia frame.
Numerals 5, 86 and 87 are organization patterns and are stored in the frame of organization pattern data, and 88 is a jacquard pattern and are stored in the jacquard frame. The relationship between such four frames is as shown in, for example, FIG. 6, and each frame may be displayed by, for example, semitransparent composition, or each frame may be displayed alone. Further, in FIG. 5, the connection starting portion between the right sleeve 17 or the left sleeve 18 and the front body 16 is shown, and the sleeves 17 and 18 are displayed in parallel with the front body. However, this is sleeve 1
Only the first half of 7 and 18 are displayed, and it is difficult to understand the overall impression of the tissue pattern 87, for example. Therefore, for the sleeves 17 and 18, the front and rear sleeves can be combined and displayed as shown in the upper right of FIG. The selection of such a display is performed through the menu, the processing is performed by the sleeve display processing unit 64, and the sleeve knitted fabric is displayed by reversing the left and right sides, for example, the left side of the right sleeve 17 on the right side of FIG. Half are back sleeves. Stylus 41
The design data can be corrected, for example, on any screen. The lower part of FIG. 5 shows a composite display of outer shape data of the knitted fabric and texture pattern data. Of course Figure 5
Similar to the upper half of the above, you can add intarsia data and jacquard data to the outer shape data and organizational pattern data and display it.
The processes of the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric are the same.

In FIG. 7, the right sleeve 17 and the left sleeve 18 are attached to the front body 16
An example of the display when connected to is shown. Such display conversion is performed by the sleeve display processing unit 64, and the right sleeve 17 is set to the front body 16 by two.
When it is deformed so as to be completely connected by the image processing in a dimension, for example, the tissue pattern 87 is deformed as shown in the lower part of FIG. 7.
Such a display is effective for confirming the connection between the sleeves 17 and 18 and the body parts 16 and 19, but is not suitable for the design of the sleeves 17 and 18. Therefore, the sleeves 17 and 18 are designed so that the sleeves are not connected to the body, as shown in FIGS.
The connection display of FIG. 7 is preferably used only for confirming the connection state between the sleeve and the body.

FIG. 8 shows an example of semi-transparent composite display of front and rear knitted fabrics, where the solid line shows the front knitted fabric and the broken line shows the back knitted fabric. In this display, the design data of the rear knitted fabric is displayed in a horizontally inverted manner, and the front knitted fabric and the rear knitted fabric are displayed in a semitransparent composition.
By doing so, the pattern 90 of the front knitted fabric and the pattern 9 of the back knitted fabric
The positional relationship with 1 can be confirmed. Further, patterns such as intarsia and jacquard or texture patterns can be moved or copied inside the front knitted fabric, inside the back knitted fabric, or between the front knitted fabric and the back knitted fabric. For example, in the case of FIG. 8, the pattern 92 of the copy source of the first knitted fabric is copied as the pattern 93 of the copy destination of the second knitted fabric.

When the design of the tubular knitted fabric is completed as shown in FIGS. 2 to 8, the design data of the front knitted fabric is stored in the frame memory 31, and the design data of the back knitted fabric is stored in the frame memory 32. Next, considering that it is a tubular knitting,
For example, each course of the front knitted fabric is made to correspond to an odd-numbered knitting course, and each course of the back-knitted fabric is made to correspond to an even-numbered knitting course, for example. It is well known that data designed by dividing into four types of outer shape, texture pattern, intarsia, and jacquard can be converted into knitting data. Here, for the design data of the back knitted fabric, it is necessary to convert the designed data as seen from the back side. For this conversion, the rear body data reversing unit 70 is used, the design image is left-right mirror-reversed by the left-right reversing unit, and the front and back eyes are reversed by the front-back reversing unit 72. Similarly, the swing direction reversing unit 73 reverses the swing direction of the stitch. For example, if a pattern corresponding to the letter F is present in the back body, the pattern of F is reversed right and left in the left and right reversing unit 71, and the relationship between the front stitch and the back stitch in flat knitting, ribs, cable patterns, etc. Invert at 72. The swing direction of the rib or cable pattern is reversed by the swing direction reversing unit 73. Then, the inverted data is input to, for example, the compiler 38 and converted into knitting data. The converted knitting data is supplied to the knitting machine, for example, as a floppy disk via the disk drive 44 and is actually knitted.

[0027]

[Loop Simulation] FIGS. 9 to 11 show the process of loop simulation. The compiler 38 decodes the data in the frame memories 31 and 32 and converts it into knitting data. The loop simulation processing unit 75 draws each loop according to this data and stores the sleeve image 100 and the body image 102 in the memory 39. This image is a 3D image and is a cylindrical image. In the upper part of FIG. 9, a sleeve image 100 before connection to the body is schematically shown. A body image 102 and a sleeve image 100 after connection are shown in the lower part of FIG. Note that FIG. 9 schematically shows an image 101 of the sleeve loop of the connection portion.

The image of each loop is created by defining the mutual relation between the loops according to the knitting data. What is used here is knitting data, which means knitting each loop by a virtual flat knitting machine in the design apparatus. The loop image is generated by the loop generation processing means 76. The created sleeve image 100 is connected to the body image 102. Here, in order to simplify the process, the mesh creating means 77 replaces each loop with, for example, a rectangular mesh shown in FIG.

In FIG. 10, 103 is a sleeve loop,
104 and 105 are body loops. The sleeve and the body are connected by the loop 101, and accordingly, the mesh of the loop 101 is extremely deformed as shown in the upper part of FIG. However, when the loop 101 is disengaged from the needle bed, the tension in the thread will tend to restore it to its original shape. Therefore, the mesh deforming unit 78 deforms the loop 101 according to the knitting data, and re-deforms the deformed loop so as to return to the original rectangular shape. When it is re-deformed, the loop 101 becomes, for example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 10, and this is performed until the length and width of the loop return to substantially constant values. For example, an allowable range is set for the length and width of the loop, and the loop is settled within this range. Re-transform. Alternatively, this is to relax the loop deformed by the connection to its original shape. As the loop 101 is deformed to the shape in the lower part of FIG. 9, the sleeve image 100 changes its orientation and is reoriented to the orientation of the actual garment.
As a result, the orientation of the sleeve can be simulated.

In displaying the simulation image, meshes may be displayed, or each mesh may be returned to the loop shape corresponding to the shape of the mesh and then displayed. Further, in this way, the connecting portion, the reducing portion, and the increasing portion of each portion of the WHOLEGARMENT can be simulated three-dimensionally, so that the three-dimensional deformation accompanying them can be realistically simulated. For example, when the shape of the sleeve cap is asymmetrical in the front and rear and the sleeve cap on the rear side of the sleeve is long, the sleeve is closer to the front side, and three-dimensional swelling can be expressed. Furthermore, not only the simulation of sleeves, but also the simulation of collars and pockets can be performed realistically, including the three-dimensional swelling.

[0031]

[Actual knitting] Fig. 12 shows the knitting process of the garment. For example, in order to facilitate the setup on the knitting machine, the heights of the cuffs and the sleeves of the body are aligned, and the carriers C1 to C3 are assigned to the right sleeve 17, the left sleeve 18, and the body, respectively, and are knitted in a tubular shape. Since the length of the sleeves 17 and 18 seen from the armhole is usually larger than the length of the body, the knitting stop portion 25 is provided in the knitting process of the body so that the knitting start can be made common. Then, when it reaches the side-reduced portion at the lower end of the armhole, for example, the carrier is set to C2 only, and the sleeves 17, 1
8 and the body are knit together in a tubular shape. After this, back body 1
For example, the carrier C2 is assigned to the knitting of 9 and the carriers C1 and C3 are assigned to the knitting of the left and right front bodies of the collar, and the knitting at the connecting portions of the sleeves 17 and 18 is performed on the body 16 and 19 sides. Then, the sleeves 17 and 18 are connected to the front and rear bodies. When these connections are completed, the shoulders of the front and rear bodies are connected and turned down to complete the whole garment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a tubular knitted fabric designing apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing input of pattern data in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing the connection of the sleeve to the body in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing the connection of the sleeve to the body in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing a screen display in the example.

FIG. 6 is a characteristic diagram showing a screen display in the example.

FIG. 7 is a characteristic diagram showing a screen display in the example.

FIG. 8 is a characteristic diagram showing translucent composition and copying between a front body and a back body in an example.

FIG. 9 is a characteristic diagram showing the connection of the sleeve loop simulation image in the embodiment to the body.

FIG. 10 is a characteristic diagram showing mesh deformation at the connection portion in the example.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an algorithm of loop simulation in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a characteristic diagram showing a knitting process of WHOLEGARMENT in the example.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 Whole garment 60 Image processing unit 16 Front body 61 Semi-transparent composition unit 17 Right sleeve 62 Movement processing unit 18 Left sleeve 63 Copying unit 19 Rear body 64 Sleeve display processing unit 65 General image input processing unit 30 Bus 70 Rear body data inverting unit 31 frame memory (front) 71 left / right reversing unit 32 frame memory (rear) 72 front / back reversing unit 33 work memory 73 swing direction reversing unit 34 video RAM 75 loop simulation 35 monitor processing unit 36 input / output 76 loop generation processing unit 37 printer 77 mesh Creation processing unit 38 Compiler 78 Mesh deformation processing unit 39 Loop simulation 81 to 83 Memory for intarsia pattern 85 to 87 Organization pattern 40 Input / output 88 Jacquard pattern 41 Stylus 90 Pattern (front body) 42 Digitizer 91 Pattern ( 43) Keyboard 92 Pattern (copy source) 44 Disk drive 93 Pattern (copy destination) 50 Pattern data creation part 94 Knitting stop part 51 Front part data creation part 95 Neck part 52 Rear part data creation part C1 to C3 Carrier 53 Sleeve Data creation part 100 Sleeve image 101 Connection part loop 102 Body image 103 Sleeve loop 104, 105 Body loop

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for simulating a hole garment shape based on knitting data, wherein a mutual relationship between loops is determined based on the knitting data to create a three-dimensional image of the whole garment, and the whole garment is formed according to the knitting data. A method for simulating WHOLEGARMENT for a flat knitting machine, characterized in that each part is connected so that the loop shape of the connecting part is substantially constant. 2. A storage means for storing a three-dimensional image of the whole garment, an image creating means for creating a three-dimensional image of each part of the whole garment by defining a mutual relation of each loop according to the knitting data. A hole garment simulation device for a flat knitting machine, which is provided with deforming means for connecting the respective parts of the garment so that the loop shape of the connecting part becomes substantially constant. 3. The transforming means transforms the created loops into meshes, and transforms the replaced meshes according to the knitting data so as to maintain the relationship between the loops at the connecting portions. The garment simulation apparatus for a flat knitting machine according to claim 2, further comprising means for re-deforming so that the size of the mesh becomes substantially constant.