Gerber OMEGA CP, Reference Manual

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50 Chapter 5:
Setting Up Composer's Work Surface
Turn on Use Select Menu's All/Cancel/Reverse to activate Composer's Select menu shortcuts
within Detail Edit, i.e. F2, Select All, F3, Cancel Selection, F4, Reverse Select.
Turn on Warning Beeps to activate audible warning beeps.
Turn on When Joining, Copy Partially Selected Shapes (Via Menu Command “Join
Selected Segments J” Only) to automatically copy detail selected segments and place them
back on top of the original segments. This functionality originally existed in GRAPHIX
ADVANTAGE but often creates open shapes without user knowledge.
Turn on Show Align Points Dialog to automatically display the Align Points dialog box,
which provides controls for placement of points and alignment of curve control points.
Turn on Show Break Apart Dialog to automatically display the Break Apart dialog box,
which provides a warning that each segment of each shape will become a separate shape.
Turn on Show Find Intersections Dialog to automatically display the Find Intersection
dialog box, which provides controls for retaining closed shapes.
Selection Rectangle Handle Size (in) (0): Use the slider control or enter a value between
0.040" and 0.200" to alter the on-screen size of the Detail Edit Selection Rectangle handle. The
shortcut key is 0.
Point Size (1): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0.040" and 0.200" to alter the
size of the Detail Edit point. The shortcut key is 1.
Printer Point Size (in) (2): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0.025" and 0.200" to
alter the size of the symbols that are used to draw points on a printer. The shortcut key is 2.
Selection Distance (in) (3): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0.025" and 0.200"
for the greatest distance that the mouse is from a point of line segment to select it. The
shortcut key is 3.
Snap to Distance (in) (4): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0.025" and 0.333" for
the greatest distance an object can be from a guideline or grid point and still snap to it. The
shortcut key is 4.
Super Nudge Distance (Shift) (in) (5): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0.001"
and 0.333" for the distance an object is moved when using the keyboard Shift + arrow keys.
(Normal Nudge distance is 1 pixel.) The shortcut key is 5.
Join Distance, for Join Selected J (in) (6): Use the slider control or enter a value between
0.100" and 1200.00" for the greatest distance two points can be apart and be joined with the
Join selected command. The shortcut key is 6.
Duplicate Point Distance (in) (7): Use the slider controls or enter a value between 0.000001"
and 0.020000" to set the maximum distance you can be away from another point, and still be
considered the same point. The shortcut key is 7.
Paste/Duplicate Offset Distance (in) (8): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0
and 1200.00" for the distance that a pasted object is offset from the original. A 0 setting results
in objects being placed directly on top of each other. The shortcut key is 8.
Minimum Move Distance (in) (9): Use the slider control or enter a value between 0 and
0.260" for the distance a mouse moves from the original button down location before the
move actually begins. The shortcut key is 9.