Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 601

Clean out font exercise
This exercise allows you to practice making a clean out font. It requires the ART Path program.
First create the PLT files using one of the methods described in the paragraph "Input methods,"
or access a file already created. Next you must generate a clean out tool path, save the file as a
PLT file in the ART Path program, and then process it through Font Designer.
To set the directory
Use Windows Explorer to create the subdirectory:
To create the characters
1 Click Start > Programs > GSP OMEGA > Composer.
2 Click the Enter/Edit Text tool to open the Enter/Edit Text dialog box or click the
TOWS tool to activate Text on the Work Surface.
3 Enter a character height of 6" (152.4 mm).
4 Choose the desired font to be cleaned out.
5 Type all of the characters contained in the font.
6 If using Enter/Edit text, click F11/Composer to return to Composer. The characters
display in the work area.
7 Save all of the characters on screen in one file.
Note: Gerber recommends saving all the characters in a clean out font in one file. When the
PLT file containing the font characters is opened in the ART Path program, all the characters
are selected as a group and the clean out tool path is generated only one time. This greatly
reduces the time needed to generate a clean out tool path.
To generate a tool path in ART Path
1 Click Start > Programs > GSP OMEGA > ART Path32 to open the ART Path program.
2 Open the PLT file containing the font characters that were saved in the Composer
program.
3 Click File Save As to open the Save As dialog box. Name the file using a new name to
avoid overwriting the original file.
Note: Depending on the size of the characters and the type of router you may have to nest the
characters to fit on the router active area. See the OMEGA ART Path & Auto-Carve User's
Guide for more information on nesting shapes.
4 Marquee select all of the characters in the font with the Selection tool, as shown below.
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C:\Jobs\CLEAN OUT
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