Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 474

460 Chapter 41:
Adding Shadows
10 Turn on Relief.
11 Choose Surround.
12 Enter a negative Distance of -.100.
13 Click Continue. The result should look like the following example.
To add an overlap to the shadow
1 Select the square with the Color Selection tool.
2 Click Overlap On in the Fill tool bar.
Note: Overlapping ensures that the burgundy-filled original shape will print over the negative
relief edge of the blue-filled partial shadow. The combination of a negative relief shadow and an
overlap ensure good color to color print registration.
3 If you want to print and cut the box and its shadow as separate pieces, click on View >
Wireframe to view the cut/print lines for the design. If you want to create print-only
output and not cut the design, select both the box and its shadow and click Arrange >
Cuts Off.
4 Click View > Wireframe to determine the print lines. Red lines indicate print only.
Exercise 3: Creating a shadow on text
All shadows inherit the current fill and vinyl colors (the Current Style shown on the Status bar).
It is best to change the current fill to the desired shadow color before you create the shadow. To
create a shadow on text requires several steps:
♦ Select a fill color for the text
♦ Create the text
♦ Select a fill color for the shadow (to change the current style color).
♦ Create the shadow