Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 571

3 Open the PLT file in Composer and align each character on the baseline and scale it to
the baseline and height line according to the paragraph, "Aligning and scaling in
Composer."
4 Save each character to its own PLT file according to the paragraph, "Saving individual
characters."
5 Follow the directions in the paragraph, "Building the Font," for using Font Designer to
build the font.
Modifying an existing font to create clean out characters
You can build a new font by modifying an existing Gerber font with Composer's detail editing
tools, then follow this procedure to build a clean out font. You must open the ART Path
program and generate a clean out tool path, then process the font through Font Designer.
To create clean out characters
1 Access a font from the Composer program.
2 Make a note of the height from the Height text box located in the Enter/Edit Text
dialog box. You need to enter this height when accessing the completed font.
3 Save all of the characters in the font as one file.
4 Click Start > Programs > GSP OMEGA > ART Path32 to open the ART Path program.
5 Open the saved PLT file.
6 Click File > Save As to open the Save As dialog box where you can choose a new name
for the file and a folder to save it in.
Note: It is recommended that you create a unique name for the file so that the original file is not
overwritten.
7 Click OK and the newly named file appears in the ART Path work space.
8 Select all the characters ensuring that all inner or unattached shapes are selected.
9 Generate a clean out tool path for all of the characters in the font at one time. Refer to
the OMEGA ART Path-Auto-Carve User's Guide.
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