Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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Chapter 17:
Filling Objects with Colors for Printing
The Assign Colors dialog box which opens when you click the Fill button in the main toolbox
allows you to create objects that have many different fill effects. If the objects to be filled are a
combination of objects and/or small text and images, then a message box will appear alerting
the user that they have a mixed selection and to click the appropriate push button to continue:
Shapes/Small text, Images or Cancel. The appropriate dialog box will then display.
Where does the color come from?
Select colors for an object from a Spot or Process palette found in either the Assign Colors dialog
box or through the toolbar palettes. For more information on these individual palettes, refer to
“Making and Editing Palettes”. There are special types of spot palettes, such as Gerber
Spectratone. For more information on Spectratone refer to "Making and Using Spectratone
Chart Colors". There are also special process palettes, such as PANTONE Colors and EDGE
match. You can find information about them in "Assigning PANTONE Colors" and "Choosing a
Fill Color that Matches Printer Output". The section "Matching Colors with Color ID Option"
provides information on the Color ID system, which is an accurate way to match a source color
to a Gerber palette color.
Assigning attributes for printing
The Assign Colors dialog box allows you to choose various attributes for your job when
printing.
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Fill Type: None, Clear, Solid, Gradient, Linear, or Radial
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Color Type: Spot or Process foil
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Foil Palette
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Color
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Spot Color Tints
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Overlap/Overprint
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Primer
Depending upon the attribute you choose, additional choices may be available. With certain Fill
Types, like Clear, there are no other attributes available. The following sections provide detailed
information about these attributes.
Tip: To save the Assign Colors settings as the preference, click Menu > Save Preferences. The
Assign Colors settings, as well as the Halftone settings are saved as the default. The next
time you open the Assign Colors, you can return to the preferenced settings by clicking Menu >
Restore Preferences.