Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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554 Chapter 50:
Designing and Building Your Own Fonts
keycodes. Save each character to its own PLT file according to “Saving the characters.”
Follow this sequence until all of the characters of the font have been saved.
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Follow the directions in “Building the font,” for details on using Font Designer to
build the font.
Tips for digitizing connecting characters
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When digitizing, start with the left side of the character, then digitize the right side.
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If the character connects to other characters, be sure to leave open points at the
connection points. The connection points are where the character joins other
characters. In the example below, the points labeled a, b, c, and d are the connection
points.
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When digitizing the character, points a and b should be the same distance apart as the
length of the baseline, as shown. See “Editing the Baseline” for more information on
changing the size of the baseline.
Heightline
Baseline
Width of character
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End caps are used when a character does not connect to the character that comes
before or after it. In the example below, the open points (a, b, c, and d) are where the
end caps are inserted.
End cap
End cap
Character before adding end caps
Character after adding end caps
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Digitize left and right end caps for each font built. Save the end caps using the
keycodes that correspond to the open and closed parenthesis for information see the
section "Saving the characters." The open (or left) parenthesis, which is for the left side
end cap, equals
KEY40 . The closed (or right) parenthesis, which is for the right side end
cap, equals KEY41 .