Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 330

316 Chapter 28:
Exporting Files from Composer
Assigning Cutter Path Shapes for use with ImageRIP Pro/Plus by Onyx
In order for ImageRIP Pro or ImageRIP Plus by Onyx (or other RIP software) to drive a printer
or plotter using OMEGA-created files, you must export the plot file as an EPS file using the
Export to Hot Folder command. If your job will be plotted, you must assign cutter path shapes
to the OMEGA cut objects in order for them to be recognized by the RIP software. Turn on
Make Cutter Path Shapes before exporting the file in an EPS format.
Cutter Path Name
Once you have turned on Make Cutter Path Shapes the Cutter Path
Name field is available for editing. Accept the default name of
CutContour or enter a new name. Be aware that the name must
match the Cutter Path Name in ImageRIP Pro or ImageRIP Plus by Onyx or other compatible
software. (You can edit the Cutter Path Name in ImageRIP Pro or ImageRIP Plus in the
following location: Edit Quick Set > Advanced Options dialog box on the PostScript Files page.)
Defining Cutter Path Shapes
The EPS – (GSP) Encapsulated Postscript File filter's Export Options dialog box offers several
ways to define the Cutter Path Shapes: Filled shapes, Stroked shapes, or Neither. The filled or
stroked shapes are assigned a color name in the Cutter Path Name field that is recognized by
most RIP software. The example in this topic uses the name "CutContour."
If the Neither option is chosen the Cutter Path Shape is created in Adobe Illustrator (or other
design software) as an invisible path, much like a template. This invisible path is neither filled
nor stroked, but is recognized by some RIP software as a Cutter Path.
Since some RIP software requires both a pre-defined Cutter Path Name and a pre-defined color
value to identify a cutter path, you can now define the CMYK color value of the Cutter Path fill
or stroke in OMEGA. For example, a RIP might require the color name to be "Cutter Path", and
the CMYK value to be 100% cyan. Previously, OMEGA used a hard-coded light grey for the
Cutter Path fill or stroke color.
To define the Cutter Path color in OMEGA, click the Color button
in the Export Options dialog box to open the Color Edit dialog
box. Enter a CMYK color value. The Name field is not used in the
Color Edit dialog box; the Cutter Path Name field in the Export
Options dialog box is used instead. The defined CMYK color will
have its values exported when the EPS file is created.
Include Fills for Cutter Path Shapes
Turn on Include Fills for Cutter Path Shapes to enable OMEGA cut-only shapes to be output as
filled and cut shapes when printing though ImageRIP Plus or ImageRIP Pro by Onyx. When
this check box is cleared the cut-only shapes will not display in ImageRIP Plus or ImageRIP Pro
although they will plot.
Include Layer Information
Turn on Include Layer Information to export any layers in the OMEGA file. Turn off to flatten
existing layers into a single layer.