Adding A File To An Open Plt File (Importing) - Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual

4 The default setting is to open files onto a single layer. Turn on Keep Layers to maintain
layers that exist in the job.
5 Turn on the Preview checkbox to view the chosen file.
6 Click Open.
Tip: Right click a file in the Open dialog box to display the context menu, which displays
common commands.
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Choose Select from the context menu to automatically open the chosen file.
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Choose Plot to send the job to GSPPlot.
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Choose ImageRIP to send the job to Gerber ImageRIP.
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Choose Properties > Preview tab to see a preview of the job.
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Choose Properties > Job Information tab to view the vinyl, foils, fonts, and images
used in the job.

Adding a file to an open PLT file (Importing)

Use Import in the File menu to add a file − PLT or other format − to an already open PLT file.
You can also use Import to open a file with a format other than PLT into Composer as described
in "Importing and Exporting Files."
Embedding images when importing files
When importing an image file you have the option to embed images or to maintain the image as
a linked file. The factory default is to link images. You can set this option as the default using
the Preferences button in the Import or Open dialog box. If you import an existing Gerber plot
(PLT) file, the state of images in the file is maintained (embedded or linked). The Embed Image
checkbox in the Open and Import dialog boxes is only for opening or importing image files.
You can change individual linked images to embedded using the check box in the Image Fill
dialog box. You can not change an embedded image to linked. If you want to link an embedded
image you must delete it and reimport it as linked by turning off the Embed Images checkbox.
Importing files with layers active in Composer
When working with layers, OMEGA assumes that all jobs have at least one layer. Depending
on the file type you are importing, the following applies:
♦ For a file type that does NOT support layers, a layer is automatically added to the file
upon import. Depending on the options that are chosen in the Import dialog box the
following occurs:
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Turn on Keep Layers to import the file into Composer
with a single layer which has the same name as the file.
For example, Horse.BMP.
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Clear Keep Layers and choose Flatten layers to: New
Layer to import the file into Composer with a single layer
which has the same name as the file. For example, Horse.BMP.
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Clear Keep Layers and choose Flatten layers to: Current Layer to import the
file onto the current active layer.
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