Gerber OMEGA CP, Справочное руководство

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Chapter 6:
Using Layers
When working with complex signs it is often difficult to organize and control all of the
objects on the work surface. Small objects can get “lost” behind larger objects. Selecting and
editing objects can become cumbersome as the number of shapes increases. Layers provide a
way to manage complicated jobs.
You can choose to work with layers. Working with layers is like drawing on overlapping
pages in a book where job elements are separated onto their own pages. Each layer can be
selected, displayed, or locked to prevent further design changes. Layers can be rearranged in
front or behind other layers, and output separately. For example, all images can be placed on
one layer and all text can be placed on another layer. Each of these layers can then be treated
independently while remaining part of the same job.
Using layers, you can create a single job that contains variations of a design in one PLT file.
For instance, you can keep the designs for building, entrance, and vehicle signage in the same
file on different layers.
Vinyl only jobs can now be designed more easily using layers and the capabilities of OMEGA
2.5 or higher:
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To Front and To Back commands allow each vinyl-only job element to be placed where
they need to be.
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Stacking order permits jobs with multiple vinyls to display correctly when objects
overlap. The same vinyl color can be in front and in back of other objects. (Previously
Composer attempted to put smallest shapes in front of larger shapes even if the final
order was not correct. In addition, multiple shapes of the same vinyl color could not be
both in front and behind other objects.)
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When using layers, the same vinyl color can reside on different layers, offering display
and stacking flexibility.
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Vinyl only text combines automatically.
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Vinyl-only objects of the same color such as shapes or imported objects must be
combined to knock one shape from another.
Tip: If printed shapes are added to a vinyl only job, OMEGA displays in a Print Order mode
rather than a Vinyl Only mode. Vinyl-only objects will knock out automatically, but you loose
the To Front and To Back stacking flexibility mentioned previously.