Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual page 469

5 Click Composite > Continue. The result appears in the working area.
The following illustration shows how the vinyl pieces are cut and placed. The shadow is cut as
one piece, and then the original is placed on top of the composite.
To create a vinyl-only job with butt-registered shapes
1 Create your design, then select the part to be shadowed.
2 Click Tools > Shadow to open the Shadow dialog box.
3 Choose the shadow type.
4 Set the size and location of the shadow.
5 Click Partial > Continue. The result appears in the working area.
The following shows how the vinyl shape and shadow pieces are cut separately and placed next
to each other similar to puzzle pieces.
To create a vinyl-only job with partials and relief
1 Create your design, then select the part to be shadowed.
2 Click Tools > Shadow to open the Shadow dialog box.
3 Choose the shadow type.
4 Set the size and location of the shadow.
5 Choose Partial.
6 Turn on Relief.
7 Choose either Surround or Direction.
8 Double-click in the Distance box and enter the desired value.
9 Click Continue. The result appears in the working area.
The following shows how the vinyl shape and shadow pieces are cut separately and placed
adjacent to each other.
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