Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 165

Measure Mode Property Bar
Auto-Retract Measuring Tape ⎯ When the button is turned on (down position) the
tape is automatically removed from the screen on the second mouse click. When the
button is up, the tape measure and measurements remain on the screen after the
second mouse click. This button must be turned off (up position) to activate the
Convert Tape to Objects button.
Show Shape Points ⎯ When this button is turned on (down position) then selected
shapes display their handles.
Snap Measuring Tape ⎯ When this button is turned on (down position) the ends of
the measuring tape snap to visible shape points that are within the Snap to Distance.
Configure the Snap to Distance on the Detail tab of the Tools > Options dialog box.
Delete Last Point ⎯ Click this button or use the Backspace shortcut key to make
multiple measurements from the same initial start point.
Convert Tape to Objects ⎯ Click this button or use the Shift+D shortcut key to change
displayed measurements into printable objects. The tape becomes an arrow and the
measurements become Small Text. You can alter the font size and style of the
measurement objects by changing the defaults in the Enter/Edit Small Text dialog box
and clicking Preference.
Rubberband Black Line — Turn on (button down) to display the measuring tape as a
single black line (rather than the yellow measuring tape) so it does not obscure objects
on the work surface.
Using a saved measurement
You can use the measurement that was automatically saved to the Windows clipboard in any
dialog box field that allows you to use Ctrl + V to paste a value. For example, if you have a
letter that you want to fit exactly in a box, use the following procedure.
To use a saved measurement
1 Use Measure Mode to measure the height of the box.
2 Open the Enter/Edit Text dialog box or the TOWS toolbar.
3 Paste the saved measurement using Ctrl + V the Height box.
4 Enter a letter A.
5 Stack justify the objects to confirm that the box and letter are the exact same height.
Tip: This feature can be used in many other dialog boxes, such as Outline, Repeats, Borders,
Shadows, and Assign Colors - Linear fills.
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