Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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Use a single color in a gradient fill
Turn on Use a single color in a gradient fill in the Assign Colors dialog box to update all Spot
fills in a multiple gradient fill to the chosen color. When Use a single color in a gradient fill is
turned on, assigned tint values remain. Turn off Use a single color in a gradient fill to update
only the selected color in the gradient fill (designated by the black color stop triangle on the
position slider).
To update multi spot color gradient fills with Use single color in a gradient fill
1
In Composer, using the Color Selection tool double-click an object with a spot color
gradient fill to open the Assign Colors dialog box.
2
Turn on Use single color in a gradient fill.
3
Select a new color from the scrolling palette. All the colors in the gradient fill should
change to the selected color. Tint percentages remain the same.
4
Click OK to return to the Composer work surface.
Filling with Spectratone colors
Spectratone is a spot color multiplication system to generate more than 3000 spot colors by
overprinting one Gerber color foil onto another.
Filling objects with Spectratone colors
The basic procedures for filling objects are described in “Filling Objects with Colors for
Printing” and “Strokes — Adding Thickness to the Outline of Objects.” The key to a Spectratone
fill is to select Spot as the Color Type and Gerber Spectratone as the palette.
To assign a Spectratone fill
1
Select an object and open the Assign Colors dialog box.