Gerber OMEGA CP, Справочное руководство

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478 Chapter 43:
Fitting Text to Path
Fitting shapes to a path
You can also fit shapes to a path in addition to fitting text to a path. Try fitting text or shapes to
other shapes such as ellipses, rectangles even triangles. In the example below, the circle has
been used to create the path that the boxes fit around. When selecting, press and hold Shift
while clicking the object that will be the path, and then click on the shapes forming the path. If
you do not follow these directions, the objects will not Fit to a path.
To fit shapes to a path
1
Draw a circle 1”x 1”.
2
Draw a box .3” x .3”.
3
Select the box and then click Tools > Repeats/Merge.
4
Choose 8 X repeats.
5
Holding the shift key down select the circle first, then all the boxes.
6
Click Tools > Fit Text to Path.
7
Click OK to return to the work surface. Your result should look like the example
above. To remove Text to Path, Smart Edit and click Fit Text to Path off.
8
Click Cancel to return to the work surface without making any Fit Text to Path
changes.
Note: Remember to select the shape that you want for the path first, then the text or shapes you
are fitting to the path.
Using text as a path
The path does not always have to be a shape created on the work surface. You can use text once
it is converted to a shape with the Remove Text Smart Edit command in the Text menu.