Chapter 45: Repeating Objects ⎯ Text Or Shapes; Repeating In A Line, Matrix, Or Diagonal Pattern - Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual

Chapter 45:
Repeating Objects ⎯ Text or Shapes
Use Repeats/Merge and Advanced Repeats in the Tools menu to add multiple copies of text or
shapes to your job. The difference between Repeats/Merge and Advanced Repeats is:
♦ Repeats/Merge sets the number of X and Y repeats as well as the gap or distance
between each repeated object (repeats). In addition, it can also diagonally place your
repeats on the X-axis.
♦ Advanced Repeats sets the number of repeats and can put incremental (progressively
larger or smaller) spacing between each repeat. The size of each repeat can also be
incrementally changed as well as the direction and alignment of the repeats.
Repeats can be Smart Edited by double clicking on any of the repeats.
Note: The maximum number of repeats is 65535. You can enter a value between 1 and 65534
in either X and Y Repeats boxes.

Repeating in a line, matrix, or diagonal pattern

There are two settings in the Repeats/Merge dialog box that control repeats in a line, matrix, or
diagonal patterns:
♦ Gap: The space between the edges of repeated objects. The gap must be greater than or
equal to zero. Different gap values may be applied to the X and Y-axes.
♦ Center to Center: The space between the centers of repeated objects. If the value used
is less than the size of the original object, then the objects will overlap. Different Center
to Center values may be applied to the X and Y-axes.
The following illustrations show various repeat styles.
♦ Gap and Center to Center cannot be used at the same time; only one can be active.
♦ Specify the number of X and Y repeats for a matrix or a straight line of repeats.
♦ Create a diagonal repeat pattern along the X axis only. Only one Y repeat is allowed.
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