Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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396 Chapter 36:
Digitizing Artwork
5
When prompted digitize the design’s lower left corner using button 1. Be sure the
point is outside the bottom and leftmost points of the design.
6
At the next message prompt digitize the design’s upper right corner using button 1. Be
sure the point is outside the top and rightmost points of the design.
Note: After you digitize the upper right corner, the digitizing marks will disappear
from the Composer workspace.
Now that the baseline and frame of the design are digitized, you can begin digitizing shapes.
Digitizing the fleur-de-lis
The procedures and diagrams that follow show points marked for digitizing and include the
puck instructions for each point. On your design, mark the shape points with button numbers
as shown before you begin to digitize.
To digitize the center petal
Center Petal
1
Position the puck over the point of the shape labeled with the S and digitize the first
point with button 1.
2
Move the puck to the next point in the direction indicated by the arrow and click
button 1.
3
To make the next straight line segment click button 1 again.
4
The next point marks the beginning of a smooth curve. Turn on the Start Curve
Smooth by clicking button 2 (F11) and digitize the point on the curve by clicking
button 1.
5
Digitize the points along the curve segment with button 1 until reaching the point at
the top of the shape. Click button 4, End Curve Abrupt (F12), and then digitize the
point at the top of the shape with button 1.