Gerber OMEGA CP, Справочное руководство

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120 Chapter 9:
Creating Shapes
Circles and ellipses
Use the Circle tool in the Toolbox to draw circles and ellipses. If the Construction tool is not
displayed, click the arrow at the lower right corner of the Construction tool or click and hold
anywhere in the tool to access the fly-out Construction toolbar. Click the Circle tool to make it
active.
To draw a circle
1
Click the Construction toolbar > Circle tool, then click on the work surface.
2
Drag to size the ellipse, then release the mouse button to set the circumference.
Tips: Press Ctrl while dragging to draw a perfect circle. Press Shift while dragging to define the
ellipse as drawn from the center rather than from the circumference. Press both Ctrl and Shift
while dragging to draw a circle from the center.
Use Shape > Absolute Size to precisely size the circle.
Use Shape > Absolute Move to precisely locate the circle on the work surface.
Turn on Layout > Snap to Guideline or Grid for more control.
Decorative borders
Use the Border tool in the Construction toolbar to add a decorative border around text, shapes,
or the entire design. This tool also provides an easy way to make a precisely-sized rectangle
because you can create a border with no thickness and define its size in the Decorative Border
dialog box.
If the Construction tool is not displayed, click the arrow at the lower right corner of the
Construction tool or click and hold anywhere in the tool to access the fly-out Construction
toolbar. Click the Border tool to make it active. Borders are created in the Decorative Border
dialog box.
You can refine the border using the following techniques:
♦
Set the radius
♦
Absolutely size the border
♦
Set the thickness of the border
♦
Size the border to the substrate (inset)
♦
Create a surround shape at a designated distance from selected shapes
To create a decorative border
1
Click the Construction toolbar > Border tool, then click on the work surface to set the
starting corner.
2
Drag to approximately size the border around the objects, then release the mouse
button to set the size and open the Decorative Border dialog box.