Use of MS paint for jacquard graph designing and printing

Abstract

The possibility of using MS paint, the drawing accessory of MS window, as a simple jacquard graph designing software to prepare graph design with required weave marks and to take the graph print in required graph count from the given jacquard design has been explored. The steps involved in preparing jacquard design, applying weave marks and converting the jacquard design of raster pixel form into graph paper form have been evolved. Usefulness of different menus and tools for preparing the required weave marks, graph count, different marks, blanks, and its overlapping have been studied. It is observed that without making any additional programming, the paint tool is directly useful not only to edit the scanned vector design in raster pixel form but also to apply weave marks to prepare weave design for electronic jacquard weaving or electronic card punching. The analysis also describes how to convert the weave design into graphical form and take the graph prints of the design for mechanical card punching machine.