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1. To Reliably create this ReAction tree you should generate the outline as 2 separate operations You could then select only the outside outline and apply the shadow to only those results Text Generated Text selected and 1 7ext selected again Outside outline and outline apptied at selected and larger vatte shadowed ReAction flows consistently when changes are made to the entire outline result Cancel What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 31 These examples use many separate outlines with 20 separate colors The work to create this job the first time can assigned to each outline pass These will regenerate reliably because no be captured and reused reliably for any text partial results are used as input to the next operation ReAction Action to Edit 1 Text NEON THICK 2 Outline 3 Outline 4 Outline 6 Outline 7 Outline 8 Outline 9 Outline 10 Outline Ai A ubhlima v If you create text outline it once then shadow the outline then go back in and change the number of outlines to 3 you will get the shadow on all the outlines Number of Outlines Number of Outlines Outline Distance inches Outline Distance inches If a block of text includes 3 lines then 3 different operations are applied to each line of text each block of text gets separated into its own block with that operation applied What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 32 Settings Editor GSPREGEDIT EXE GSPRegedit exe a new simple user interf
2. 3 Create a spool file for the final job to be printed Open the spool file with this utility What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 33 4 The numbers next to the colors are pixel movement adjustments for the colors in the job 1 moves the entire color plane 1 pixel to the right 1 moves the entire color plane to the left As an example you might print color 1 with O offset then adjust the rest of the colors to match to color 1 based upon the test print 5 NOTE the movement amounts should be small and there is no checking for very large changes 6 Leave White Space ON 7 To test the adjustments either run the short SPL file from step 1 with the adjustments or click on GENERATE REG PRINT WITH OFFSETS to see if the registration improved Adjust further or output the final job 8 Once satisfied with the adjustments create a SPL file for the entire job open it with this utility put in the adjustment numbers and either SAVE THE FILE with the adjustments and output via GQMegr or simply OUTPUT CHANGES to output directly from this utility If you do OUTPUT CHANGES the original SPL file will remain unchanged What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 34 Barcode Symbologies included in OMEGA 3 0 Linear Bar Codes 1D CodaBar 2 Widths Code1 1 Code 2OF5 Data Logic Code 20F5 IATA Code 2OF5 Industry Code 20F5 Interleaved Code 2O0F5 Matrix Code 2OF5 Standard Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 93 Code 93 Full ASCII Code128 Code128A Cod
3. A GSPCOMPOSER ZIP diagnostic file is included in the following folder e c Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Diag What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 22 TEXT ENTRY Color Retention Different vinyl or fill colors assigned to individual characters or lines of text are now retained when text is smart edited e Text regeneration now retains colors assigned to lines of text or even to individual characters e Text colors can be assigned from the on screen vinyl fill palettes using the pointer or from a new fill box in the TOWS toolbar or from a new fill box from the text entry dialog box Assign solid colors to text by using the regular shape and color selection tools in Composer then clicking on the palettes Assign solid or gradient fills by using the TOWS Text Selection Tool then clicking on the e Any vinyl spot or process color palettes in Composer to assign solid colors OR e anew fill dialog box tool in the TOWS toolbar to assign gradient and other fill types Assign solid or gradient fills by using the Text Entry Dialog Box then clicking on a new fill dialog box tool in the text entry dialog box Note that Text Color is now a text attribute just like Font or Height Therefore the text change symbol appears whenever text color is changed Text color changes are shown in the color boxes in the text entry dialog box and in the color boxes in the bottom right corner of Composer when th
4. DELETING with ReAction Instead of graphically deleting items such as outlines or shadows turn them off using the ReAction dialog box instead If you delete an outline or shadow or other smart edit object graphically it will regenerate the next time the ReAction tree is regenerated If you delete it using the ReAction dialog box it will not regenerate the next time If you like a particular effect and do NOT want it to change ever you should select it and EDIT gt CONVERT TO OBJECTS or right click and use the ReAction gt Convert to Objects item located there This removes all ReAction Smart Edits so these objects will not regenerate Convert to Image can create very large images if automatic regeneration is on If using convert to image and expect to scale a job to be very large You should either keep automatic regeneration OFF keep the resolution very low in the and or convert the image to objects before scaling Non uniform sizing Scaling height or length only e The following functions will track non uniform sizing and maintain them through the ReAction process e Text border polygon warp distortion effects special stripes layers overlap contour e Text still properly tracks non uniform sizes the way it used to by using Fixed Length e Borders and Polygons track any size change properly and provide a push button in the dialog box to restore the border or polygon to the one originally recreated removing any changes that may have bee
5. all text would take on the color of the first line of text when text was regenerated Change symbols are added between color changes in the text entry dialog box so you may need to select an entire line of text to have font or size changes occur through the color change symbols See the Text Retains Color topic for more details Go Deep with ReAction The Go Deep concept means that when you do something to graphic object on screen the final result of a ReAction tree that operation gets applied to other previous objects in the ReAction tree that helped create the final result Let s start with an example with green Then the base text color is The actual text color has Gone Deep text then outline the text in light blue graphically changed to light purple so the generating text color has changed then shadow the outline in black to light purple E Enter Edit Text Ted Lenght 4 144 Ten Hegh 1 042 Fe y hasn y 15810 C Reset Al Line Spacing Uveachs Spacrg i U 3 wu ee facline Ol L Composer F Sbe What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 27 e The following functions Go Deep into the ReAction Chain where graphical edits made to final visible results get applied to generating objects earlier in the ReAction Tree Size rotate slant move Color combines cuts on off e DELETE does not go deep so if ReAction shapes such as outlines or shadows are graphically deleted they will regenerate the next time that ReAction
6. into the library folder e All the OMEGA 2 5 Bonus fonts install as part of the OMEGA Base Set 120 more free Gerber Fonts e If installing 3 0 on the same PC as a previous OMEGA release fonts and libraries from the previous release will be automatically copied into the OMEGA 3 0 font or library folder and made available for use in 3 0 OMEGA 3 0 menus and dialog boxes are available in English French Italian German Spanish and Dutch Operating Systems Recommended and Supported Microsoft Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 See the Getting Started Document for Complete OS and hardware recommendation details 64 bit versions can be used in certain specific cases OMEGA 3 0 File locations Software C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 software Fonts C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 GSPFonts Libraries C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Libraries Jobs C Jobs AutoSave C jobs backup Opening OMEGA 2 6 and earlier Files in OMEGA 3 0 Previous files can simply be opened imported or pasted into OMEGA 3 0 but a Smart Edit message might appear In Omega 2 6 and before if you create an outline scale it and move it it will pop back to its original location and size when the outline is smart edited This is because pre 3 0 smart edits do not include graphical tracking information like 3 0 does Therefore if in OMEGA 2 6 you create an outline scale it save it as a 2 6 file then open it in
7. parameters get updated this makes for faster regeneration ReAction functions only regenerate objects when needed Depending on the size of the reaction tree regeneration takes more time but is needed to get the proper final result Moving Sizing Slanting Flipping of ReAction trees The first object created or the root of a ReAction Tree is the basis of moving sizing flipping and other graphical operations for the entire ReAction tree e If text is outlined then shadowed then you move size slant the entire ReAction tree all is tracked and regenerated properly e Inthe same example if you select and move size or rotate the base text the outline and shadow will follow when the ReAction tree is regenerated Outline and shadow parameters will NOT scale when only the base object is scaled e Inthe same example if you move the outline and or shadow and NOT the base text the outline and shadow will pop back to the location of the original text when the ReAction tree is regenerated This is because the outline and shadow have been built on the text and cannot be taken apart while maintaining the ReAction relationships The chart below shows what happens when graphically editing different portions of ReAction trees Entire Tree Base Object Box Text Non Base Objects Outlines Border polygon the PATH of Shadows The TEXT of Fit Fit Text to Path Text to Path All items move parameters ReAction Tree follows base Non base objects will s
8. 3 0 and perform a smart edit on it it will revert back to its old size and location just as it would have in 2 6 Once this job is opened in 3 0 and any particular smart edit is done in 3 0 that smart edit can be tracked from that point forward A new warning is displayed when 2 6 and earlier files are opened This message alerts users that some smart edit objects might move when initially regenerated in 3 0 then will behave more predictably after the initial regeneration occurs When opening pre 3 0 jobs users can either keep smart edits from previous jobs or Remove Smart Edits convert all smart edits to objects when the job is opened If Smart Edits are Kept You will see all previous smart edits in 3 0 ReAction trees If all smartedits are kept when opening the job Older Smart Edit Object Warning e This job i lines shad h dit obj h di e you can regenerate all smart edits in a job at the same time then OMEGA 20 Thera ron S0 nated obiects marmave Ca eee the nt Gre jou double resave the file SELECT gt SELECT 2 then il gt k EDIT gt REGENERATE REACTION NOW ILE gt SAVE All a E l i Keep Smart Edits will allow these objects to be edited in OMEGA 3 0 but they might move Smart Edits will be created as 3 0 objects althous h there might or resize the first time After that they will no longer do this be much movement of obj ects and this message will NOW ppear Remove Smart Edits will convert these objects to shapes and ca
9. GA 3 0 attempts to make groups and combines consistent with previous releases OMEGA 3 0 continues to offer these selection techniques to isolate the shapes you want Outline originals are one group and outlines are grouped on a pass by pass basis Shadows are grouped as one group and originals are grouped as a group Special Effects Contour results are one group Layers each layer is a group Stripes Entire result is one grpoup Warp and distortion results are one entire group Switch between selecting with the shape pointer and the color pointer Hold down CTRL while selecting to break groups or combines However if you use CTRL Select to choose a partial ReAction result and apply other operations the ReAction regeneration may be inconsistent ReAction deals with color cuts and combines much more smoothly e When creating new objects such as text shapes outlines or shadows they will use the current style vinyl color fill color fill type just like previous versions of OMEGA However when regenerating a ReAction chain the assigned colors will be maintained or inherited from the previous objects even if the shapes change This is why the ReAction templates maintain the cool effects even though the objects change e Cuts On Off Combines and To Front To Back are also maintained in a manner that maintains the look of the original objects e Text now maintains vinyl and foil color on a letter by letter basis In previous versions of OMEGA
10. IMAGE Composer seamlessly starts an image editing program specified by the user Tools gt Options gt Images gt Image Editor and allows the image editor functions to be performed on the Composer image Once the image is saved the image in Composer is updated with the new edited image Images now stored differently in Composer Images that have image manipulations done on them are now stored differently This allows for changes to actual printable image data but does not change the original image that was placed into Composer e Legacy jobs with images from OMEGA 2 6 2 5 2 0 etc do not change as long as an image manipulation is not performed on it e Images placed in OMEGA 3 0 get converted to RGB and get converted from their source profile to GSPWCS e The original placed image does not get touched or changed in any way e Ifan Image Menu function is used on an image the viewed thumbnail image in Composer becomes the actual live rendered image e The Composer Image Fill dialog box no longer allows setting of image bits per pixel or resolution Both are set to be the maximum of the image Pre 3 0 files are automatically converted to these highest settings automatically Remember that thumbnail images with the highest settings are automatically compressed making for smaller PLT files automatically What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 11 Sample Textures and Artwork from www allcompu com Sample seamless textures from Allied Compugraphics www allcomp
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12. Micro Quick Response Code available in TBarCode V9 amp Barcode Studio V9 Aztec Code available in TBarCode Version 8 EAN UCC RSS 14 Stacked EAN UCC RSS 14 Stacked Omnidirectional Page 36 Omnidir RSS Expanded EAN UCC RSS Expanded Stacked Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked GS1 DataBar Stacked Omnidirectional Omnidir GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Expanded Stacked HIBC Barcodes These HIBC barcodes will be available in the next release of OMEGA 3 0 HIBC LIC 128 HIBC LIC variant of Code 128 HIBC LIC 39 HIBC LIC variant of Code 39 HIBC LIC Codablock HIBC LIC variant of Codablock F F HIBC LIC Data Matrix HIBC LIC variant of Data Matrix HIBC LIC HIBC LIC variant of MicroPDF417 MicroPDF417 HIBC LIC PDF417 HIBC LIC variant of PDF417 HIBC LIC QR Code HIBC LIC variant of QR Code HIBC PAS 128 HIBC PAS variant of Code 128 HIBC PAS 39 HIBC PAS variant of Code 39 HIBC PAS Codablock HIBC PAS variant of Codablock F F HIBC PAS Data Matrix HIBC PAS variant of Data Matrix HIBC PAS HIBC PAS variant of MicroPDF417 MicroPDF417 HIBC PAS PDF417 HIBC PAS variant of PDF417 HIBC PAS QR Code HIBC PAS variant of QR Code EAN UCC Composite Variants 2D RSS 14 Composite Component CC A CC B RSS 14 Stacked Composite Component CC A CC B RSS 14 Stacked Composite Component CC A CC B Omnidirectional RSS Limited Composite Component CC A CC B RSS Expanded Composite Component CC A CC B RSS E
13. Splview exe BeepFlag ML6Flag Units 25 4 0 Company GSP DoubleByte 61 86 886 User Gerber Scientific InkPrinter EN_Chroma 24 _RF 1 3 0 0 66 VinylPrinter GerberEDGE2 1 ExitHelp SkipNext Plotter H515Plus 1 SuwitchToPerspectiveshadow TRUE visuallmageRip MumBeeps NumBlinkSec Composer3z OLAlWwaysask DisplayCksumeErr Skip25Org REGFixer exe helps improve color registration for some EDGE jobs The premise of this utility is that EDGE EDGE 2 EDGE HE RegFixer FX color registration is off on a consistent basis for an entire P job This is not always the case but this tool has shown CWJobs color registration improvement especially when outputting CMobs megeresults sph n r gl GerberColor Spectratone or small jobs that cannot tolerate GerbeEDGE2 1 lt Iptt gt large choke spread values Black GCS UI2 J Trans Flum Purple GC 1 TE Trans Green GCT 11E 2 1 Determine if EDGE colors are mis registered This is done by creating a small run SPL file from Trane Orange GLT 61 1 GSPPlot of the actual job with 1 or 2 columns of neues Reg Print o Offsets repeats Generate Reg Print With Offsets Or you can use RegFixer to GENERATE REG PRINT NO Ww White Space OFFSETS to print a small file using the colors in the job to give you an indication of the color registration for the colors in the job 2 Look at the colors in either or both of the above samples to see if they need to be adjusted
14. UPC A alias UPC 12 UPC Version A with 2 digit add on UPC Version A with 5 digit add on UPC Version E UPC Version E with 2 digit add on UPC Version E with 5 digit add on UPC Shipping Container Code refer to ITF14 SCC 14 Australian Post Standard Customer Customer2 Customer 3 Australian Post Redirection Australian Post Reply Paid Australian Post Reply Routing German Parcel Service Label Code Deutsche Post Identcode Deutsche Post Leitcode Japanese Postal Barcode Italian Postal Code based on 2of5 IL Dutch Postal Barcode Korean Postal Barcode Royal Mail 4 State Barcode RM4SCC USPS OneCode 4 CB alias USPS 4 State Customer Barcode USPS PostNet ZIP 5 digits with check digit computation USPS PostNet ZIP CD 6 digits USPS PostNet ZIP 4 9 digits with check digit computation USPS PostNet ZIP 4 CD 10 digits USPS PostNet ZIP 4 2 11 digits with check digit computation USPS PostNet ZIP 4 2 CD 12 digits Two Dimensional Codes 2D Codablock F Data Matrix MaxiCode MicroPDF417 PDF417 PDF417 Truncated QR Code Micro QR Code Aztec Code RSS 14 Stacked RSS 14 Stacked What s New in OMEGA 3 0 CodablockF Stacked Code128 used by HIBC Data Matrix ECC200 standard with error correction Auto Compaction Maxi Code used by UPS Micro PDF 417 MicroPDF PDF 417 all encodation modes with auto compaction PDF 417 Truncated Version QRCode Quick Response Code mostly used in Asia Micro QRCode
15. WAU TS ANC OI enisi E ad ek das T TEE E Sasha toatbiscawiseaitesdcp oacivasatods 2l The following functions and menu items have been added to Composer to aid in the ReAction process eeesssssssssssssseeeeeeeee 28 New ReAcHonr VY AnMIING Sesine i a a a aa aetanadeannduesale 28 FRCPC EU 1S OMA sr E T AT AT IET EIEE E EE N 29 Moving Sizing Slanting Flipping Of ReAction trees eeseeesessssssssseeeeerressssssssssssssoettreererssssssssssseeettrrrresssssssssssseeetreresessssssssssees 29 DUI eR CHADS Ne NC ON LOCS a a a a E 30 How NOT to B ilda Reliable REACH OM Treron aa a A Sete sce see cee Se ee Ee ee ee 31 REGFixer exe helps improve color registration for Some EDGE JODS cc ccccsssessssssseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaaaseeeeesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeeeeeees 33 Barcode Symbologies included IOMEGA 3 0 sirsnsecsiciaces ns cicaes Hs sewidl aa heh ccae adie cane alas oda ene nae aos AE 35 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 3 ReAction ReAction is a simple to use but very powerful new set of Composer capabilities that maintain the smart edit color and shape edit relationships as functions are created in sequence Here are some examples of ReAction Enter text add a shadow an outline then warp When you double click on any of these objects Smart Edit a new dialog box appears that lets you choose to edit any of the design items used in this case text shadow outline or warp Now you can go back to any text parameters change spelling chan
16. What s New in Gerber OMEGA 3 0 1 8 2009 Lo GERBER SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS Se E E OMEGA 3 0 includes dozens of enhancements and new features PLUS offers more intuitive easier usage OMEGA 3 0 is easy and powerful because most design functions in Composer are now part of a new set of features called ReAction Also many other existing functions have been enhanced to be easier and more intuitive to use And with months of field testing and user feedback OMEGA 3 0 is very stable and easier to install Some of the biggest features of OMEGA 3 0 are shown and listed on the next page The rest of this document includes more details about What s New in Gerber OMEGA 3 0 OMEGA 3 0 menus and dialog boxes are available in English French Italian German Spanish and Dutch In the PDF version of this document click on an underlined link to jump to more information Also the PDF version of this document is in color This document is a summary of the changes in OMEGA 3 0 See the OMEGA Help system or the OMEGA 3 0 User Manual PDF file for complete usage details See the index of features in this document on Page 3 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 1 Major Gerber OMEGA 3 0 Changes OMEGA 3 0 includes dozens of enhancements and new features PLUS offers more intuitive easier usage OMEGA 3 0 is easy and powerful because most design functions in Composer are now part of ReAction and because many existing functions have been enhanced to be e
17. Whe a Supeinan Perspective Shadow Bietan Ee Cie pnie ee many H Lapi 1 Du offers new effects je enhancements to make label and decal production easier and faster OMEGA 3 0 Installation is easier All program files fonts libraries and profiles are now on a single DVD plus OMEGA 3 0 and OMEGA 2 6 or later can be optionally installed Side by Side if both are on the same system Don t have a DVD ROM drive USB DVD drives can be purchased locally for less than 35 or OMEGA 3 0 can be downloaded from www gspinc com Text Entry Color Retention ReAction Template Files Interactive Outline and dozens of other additional features have also been added to OMEGA 3 0 as well Do more quickly in OMEGA 3 0 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 2 Index of What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Major Ger ner OMEGA M 0 CA eS ise aware ache eta Sawin aca a eo es ee E eas ease peewee Sete eae 2 RECO a N E E AN EONA E EE 4 Important ReAction Information and Usage Tips ccccccccccsssssssssssssseeeeeccceceeeeeeeaaeeesessssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeesssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaegegeessses 6 inproved Choke spread Functionarea tected shia danse ranenntivanewsuasadexaiavadenadiwenuckisadeaa pate weiadeues alent natiuseaiaditadeechinnteh eee eciaass 8 POR Kereta crore emer Spero pee cae eee errr creeper See re a Sere cere a eee rece ee ee eee ree en ree me ea rrre ae reer 9 IMAGE MENU and General Image Raster File Changes ccccccccc
18. ace to system settings that were previously accessible via ini files or in disparate dialog boxes To access gspregedit e Start Button gt Run gt Browse to C program files gerber scientific products omega 3 00 software gspregedit exe e Goto Edit gt and click on GSPINFO or GSPINFO2 The following settings can be changed using GSPREGEDIT Gsplnfoz EmbeddedFolder NSPath C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 50ftware InstallDir C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Update Paths u DIES MARKERS WEDGES Path c Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 software S lt CS Monaro DHE PaletteFolder C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Software palettes S SpoolSubDir Mediabir c Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Softwareimedia eee CCTDir C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Software aspcct LibDir C Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Library a FontDir C Program Files Gerber Scientific ProductstOMEGA 3 00 G5PFants Sas ImageRipApp Options c Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Software options32 tab Updates JobsDir hobs eee pa SpoolDir cj queue SaS et aopen SepPath c Seppath O y O Merkit DefPalette G5P220 PAL FoilPal lgspfoils pal ProcessPal GspPrac pal VinylPal GspSpooler GQMar exe PlotApp GsRQL exe Arabic FixedPath QuickLaunchApp GspPlat exe SplviewApp
19. ack with ReAction What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 7 e ReAction and Fit Text to Path When performing Fit Text to Path you can use the ReAction dialog box to change text and have it fit text to path You can also change the fit text to path parameters using the ReAction dialog box Additionally you can graphically scale the text only or the path only and they will automatically reapply themselves when regenerated If you move only the path the fitted text will follow because it is the base of the FTTP operation If you move only the text and not the path the text will pop back to the path when regenerated You must perform fit text to path using text that is not outlined or shadowed You can outline or shadow the results after fit text to path is performed and that will track with ReAction e Warp provides more predictable results than distortion for rotation or other graphical edits e Want More ReAction Information CLICK HERE or go to page 27 Improved Choke Spread Function OMEGA 3 0 Choke Spread allows for an unlimited number of colors to be done at the same time Choke spread also provides much more reliable results than previous versions Previous choke spread functions only allowed 2 colors to be done at the same time How to use Select objects that require color registration aid Then use Tools gt choke Spread Choke Spread is supported by ReAction Objects Before Choke Spread is Used Objects After Choke Spread is Used The ob
20. age new feature e Cut copy paste and edit gt copy to and copying objects from one layer to another will maintain a live ReAction in the new results as long as the entire ReAction tree is selected and copied duplicated If a part of the ReAction tree is selected and copied duplicated it will convert the entire pasted duplicated tree to objects e Detail Editing breaks the ReAction tree of those objects that were detail edited However other objects that are in the same ReAction tree and not detail edited may still regenerate e Edit gt duplicate will maintain editable text borders and polygons All other ReActions such as outlines shadows and or warps are not maintained The originals remain unchanged e Objects such as outlines shadows or warps that are moved or scaled will no longer move back to the original location at the old size What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 6 If an outline or shadow is created then scaled the outline and shadow parameters change to reflect the new size This occurs for borders polygons outline distortion shadow fit text to path fillet corner tools gt thin not detail gt thin bleed and trapline If text is assigned black and outlines are assigned blue the original colors are maintained if text or shadow attributes are changed Color is maintained for any series of sequential operations If new objects are added i e outline passes is increased from to 5 the additional results will take on the current s
21. applied to medial results apply solid fill to outline 45 degree gradient original shape applied to Medial Axis What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 9 uncombined Original letter outlined 3 times Original N shadowed Medial Axis Medial Axis with high low high Medial Axis applied to all applied to original N Gradient fill at 45 gradient applied to results results gradient fill applied to all degrees applied to Medial Axis results uncombined shapes uncombined uncombined Solid black applied to shadow Medial Axis Usage Tips To quickly emulate dimensional beveled letters assign a 45 degree gradient fill to all objects BEFORE using Medial Axis This will allow fills to be maintained when Medial Axis is regenerated using ReAction For more optically correct fills you can assign linear fill colors and angles manually after medial axis is used however these manually assigned colors will not be maintained if the medial axis is regenerated Medial Axis works most consistently when original objects are not overlapping Medial Axis is supported by ReAction Image gt Convert to Image Convert to image automatically converts vector small text and image objects into a new 24 bit raster file in place in Composer Additionally a Gaussian blur can be applied to converted images to create a soft shadow look Convert to image can be smart edited or used in a ReAction chain Convert to image can be used in the following ways Create soft sha
22. asier and more intuitive to use Also with months of field testing and user feedback OMEGA 3 0 is very stable and easier to install Some of the biggest features of OMEGA 3 0 are shown and listed on this page The rest of this document includes more details about What s New in Gerber OMEGA 3 0 Composer ReAction maintains smart edit color and shape edit relationships as functions are created in sequence With multiple enhancements in this single feature ReAction will transform the way you use Composer and OMEGA software Original Text with Shadow Double click to see the Change the text and font and all other functions and colors Outline and Warp ReAction dialog box reapply automatically Convert to Image Cre ate soft Resolution 100 V dpi Margin 3 sh adow san d Hide Originals Anti aliasing Gaussian Blur 70 n other S p ec 1 al Function provides image File name effects using Image Dimensions Width 531 Height 200 Image gt Convert Projected Uncompressed file size 318 600 bytes to Imag e Improved Tools gt Choke Spread function operates on multiple colors and generates more predictable results Create a huge array of Adjust image brightness 1D and 2D barcodes in contrast and create other image Composer using special effects with new functions Tools gt Repeats Merge in the Composer Image Menu Fimi E Igma E Tools gt Shadow gt Boni GSPPlot includes
23. aved 14 digits DOD Logmars Department of Defense Logmars MSI Barcode variants with different check digits NVE 18 Nummer der Versandeinheit Pharmacode One Track 1 Track Pharmacode Two Track 2 Track Planet Code 12 digits Postal Aloha Numeric Encoding Technique Planet Code 14 digits Plessey Code Unidirectional Plessey Code Bidirectional Pharma Zentralnummer Deutschland EAN UCC RSS Expanded Reduced Space Symbology EAN UCC RSS Limited Reduced Space Symbology EAN UCC RSS14 Reduced Space Symbology EAN UCC RSS 14 Truncated Reduced Space Symbology EAN UCC RSS14 Limited Reduced Space Symbology GS1 DataBar Expanded Reduced Space Symbology GS1 DataBar RSS14 Reduced Space Symbology GS1 DataBar Truncated Reduced Space Symbology Page 35 GS1 DataBar Limited SSCC 18 Telepen Telepen Alpha UCC EAN 128 UCC 128 UPC12 UPCA UPC A UPC A P2 UPC A P5 UPC E UPC E P2 UPC E P5 UPCSCC Postal Codes 1D Australian Post Custom Australian Post Redirect Australian Post Reply Paid Australian Post Routing DPD Code DP Identcode DP Leitcode Japanese Postal Italian Postal KIX Korean Postal Authority RoyalMail 4State RM4SCC USPS OneCode 4 CB USPS PostNet5 USPS PostNet6 USPS PostNet9 USPS PostNet10 USPS PostNet11 USPS PostNet12 GS1 DataBar Limited Reduced Space Symbology SSCC 18 Shipping Container Code Telepen Telepen Alphanumerisch UCC EAN 128 UCC 128 UPC 12 alias UPC A
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25. determine the vanishing point If equal the shadow disappears to a point Shadow depth should always be less than the Z Value or shadow crossover will occur Samples and Templates Several customer sample files are available in c jobs samples folder Sample texture files and sample clipart files from Allied Compugraphics www allcompu com are available in c jobs samples seamlesstextures folder Also sample Allied Compugraphics Print n cut PLT files are available in the c jobs print n cut folder The following template files are available in c Program Files Gerber Scientific Products OMEGA 3 00 Library Templates These files can be placed into Composer then double clicked to access the ReAction tree to edit the text and create special effects quickly and easily Other OMEGA 3 0 sample files and examples will be posted to www gspinc com a nd d Tiny Highlight E Template Template Template Template Template What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 15 Barcode Generation Composer can now generate sequential numbering and data merge output as a variety of linear 1D and 2D barcodes Click here to see the comprehensive list of barcode symbologies supported by OMEGA 3 0 1 This new barcode capability has been added to existing 2 The barcode type and other barcode specific parameters Autotext and AutoNumber capabilities in the are then chosen from a new Barcode Properties tab in the Repeats Me
26. dows using Gaussian blur Convert vectors into images so GerberTone STC photo can be applied GerberTone STC photo is often a superior halftone compared to other vector halftones Spot colors can be assigned to Converted images saving foil for soft shadows The settings shown in the dialog box can be changed Resolution controls of dots per inch Suggested settings range in the 100 to 150 dpi Be careful of creating very large file sizes Margin adds white space around converted images as an overflow buffer This margin allows Gaussian blurs to not look truncated Hide Originals hides the original selected objects Leave this on to use the original vectors as a clipping path or to use as a cut line or to assign the original vectors a different color from the image Note that the converted image will assume the assigned colors of the vectors when regenerated If a spot color is assigned to the converted image the assigned spot color will remain Anti aliasing smooths the edges of images with interpolated grayscale information Gaussian blur softens the result from dark in the center to lighter in the edges providing images with a softened look As images grow larger the Gaussian Blur setting must be increased to create the same soft look Function provides image file name Convert to image creates a new image that must be stored on the hard drive This new image can be named automatically by checking this check box or the user can ch
27. e TOWS cursor is in TOWS text What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 23 F 1 588 TI Fired Length Fill 100 Pink GC5 643 Vinyl Dark Magenta 220 Text Retains Color Clear Shift F3 Spell Check Char Mode Text Length 4 680 Help Height 1 000 Slant 0000 Eont MARKER ACCT A K REV D Suppress Fill Cuts Rotation Superscript Off Forced Length 2606 Forced Length Color Text Height 4 274 Vinyl F8 22955 y 22507 C Reset All Line Spacing Character Spacing 0 Layout gt p ArcLine Off Fill Stroke gt gt Wer PPP PPP Pee Pe Fill 100 Trans Blue GCT 617 inyl Dark Violet 220 OMEGA 3 0 Installation Information OMEGA 3 0 Installation is easier All program files fonts libraries and profiles are now on a single DVD and can be installed from the automatic installation menu Also OMEGA 3 0 can be installed Side by Side with OMEGA 2 6 or later if both are on the same system Both Composer 2 6 1 and 3 0 programs can be run at the same time allowing for usage transition Be careful of saving files to the proper version e Side by side installation OMEGA 3 0 can be loaded and used at the same time as OMEGA 2 6 1 This makes it much easier to try OMEGA 3 0 features without interrupting your critical path production But you will get spoiled quickly with the great new 3 0 features e Free Gerber Sign Library files load automatically
28. e in Tools gt Options gt Detail gt Super Nudge Distance Text now deletes from the text entry dialog box when graphically deleted or edit gt cut from the worksurface Text is broken into different blocks if different operations are applied to different lines of text in the same block EPS and AI file export improvements in 2 6 and 3 0 e Black White filter is applied to exported RGB and CMYK EPS files This helps to eliminate background grey colors What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 21 e Cut Paths can be exported as Named spot colors Named strokes or as cut layers e Export options have been renamed to be easier to use e Export to Hot folder allows for exporting EPS files to a particular folder ICC profiles can be embedded into JPG or TIF files when exporting In the miscellaneous folder there is a new utility called RegFixer exe Regfixer exe is an experimental and unsupported program RegFixer exe can help color to color registration when printing GERBER EDGE jobs New Support Features The following features should be used in conjunction with GerberService support personnel to make problem solving quick and easy e GSPPlot gt File gt Send Files automatically gathers PLT PRM SPL and other files and sends them to GSP for evaluation e New Logviewer exe captures critical system events to speed diagnosis of problems e Problem Enhancement and Suppot Utlity PERU has usage enhancements and can be loaded from the main install screen e
29. e pre 3 0 files with an 3 0 addendum when using File gt Save This feature is designed to allow the original pre 3 0 file to be automatically preserved If a job was created in OMEGA 2 6 1 or earlier then opened in OMEGA 3 0 the FILE gt SAVE command will tell the user that the job name will be saved with a 30 name addition to the base file name For example a 2 6 job named Legacy PLT will be automatically saved as Legacy 30 plt If this is turned on you can simply use FILE gt SAVE AS to use the original file name This feature can be turned on or off in TOOLS gt OPTIONS gt FILE TAB gt PRESER VE LEGACY FILES Legacy File Save Warning Files that were created before OMEGA 3 0 will be preserved The file name has been automatically changed to C MOBSC BARTFIR E 30 FLT IF you do not like this file name click cancel and use File S ave As Continue Cancel To allow OMEGA 3 0 to overwrite the anginal name go to Tools OptionsFile and turn off Preserve Legacy Files when Saving C Do not show this message again preserving files or not based on the Toole Options File setting Reset via T ools Options File OMEGA 3 0 files must be saved backwards to be used in previous OMEGA versions e OMEGA 3 0 files must be saved as previous file format to be used in previous OMEGA versions 3 0 ReAction chains are saved backwards to OMEGA 2 6 as individual smart edit operations If OMEGA 3 0 is upgrading a previous OMEGA ve
30. e128B Code128C EAN13 EAN13 P2 EAN13 P5 EAN14 EAN8 EAN8P2 EAN8P5 EAN128 Flattermarken GS1 128 GS1 DataBar ISBN ITF 14 LOGMARS MSI NVE 18 Pharmacode One Track Pharmacode Two Track PLANET 12 Digit PLANET 14 Digit Plessey Plessey Bidirectional PZN RSS Expanded RSS Limited RSS 14 RSS 14 Truncated RSS 14 Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar Truncated What s New in OMEGA 3 0 CodaBar 2 Width CodaBar2 Code 11 Code 11 Code 2 of 5 Data Logic Version Code 2 of 5 IATA Version International Air Transport Association Code 2 of 5 Industry Version Code 2 of 5 Interleaved alias ITF or Code 2 5 IL Code 2 of 5 Matrix alias 20f5 Standard Code 2 of 5 identical with Code 2 of 5 Matrix Code 3 of 9 alias Code 39 Code 3 of 9 Extended Version ASCII Code 93 Code 93 Extended Version ASCII Code 128 all sub sets and Compressed Mode Code 128 Subset A Code 128 Subset B Code 128 Subset C EAN 13 also JAN or IAN EAN 13 also JAN or IAN with 2 digit add on EAN 13 also JAN or IAN with 5 digit add on EAN 14 GTIN coded with EAN 128 symbology EAN 8 also JAN or IAN EAN 8 also JAN or IAN with 2 digit add on EAN 8 also JAN or IAN with 5 digit add on EAN 128 alias UCC 128 alias GS1 128 Flattermarken GS1 128 identical to EAN 128 UCC 128 GS1 DataBar Symbologies all variants of GS1 DataBar are supported GS1 DataBar is based upon RSS ISBN ITF14 Code 2of 5 Interle
31. ge fonts or change any of the shadow outline or warp settings The operations that occurred after the edit all reapply automatically If a new font is chosen the shadow outline and warp will reapply to the new text Assigned colors also reapply automatically Graphical edits are also tracked automatically via ReAction When graphically editing size location rotation and other graphical operations Outlines Borders Shadows and other special effects will not pop back to old sizes and old locations when smart edited The settings used to create these effects also get updated automatically ReAction adds tremendous capabilities to Composer and OMEGA yet makes the system much faster and easier to use as results are more intuitive design flow is smoother and rework decreases substantially To use graphical ReAction create a series of operations and perform graphical edits such as worksurface sizing moving or Shape gt Absolute Size Not only does the job look bigger on screen but the outline shadow and other smart edit parameters are scaled as well For this example assume that text is created at 1 then outlined at 05 then shadowed at 2 If all of the above objects are moved sized uniformly rotated or slanted horizontally these graphic operations are tracked back to the parameters of all of the operations If the objects are moved and the size of these objects is doubled then the text will have a value of 2 the outline wi
32. hadow outline Double click to get the Change font and words Colors and all ReAction tree operations get reapplied ReAction Action to Edit 2 Fit Text to Path Nice Job 3 Drop Shadow 4 Outline Cancel What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 5 Select and graphically scale the OVAL ONLY not the text results The text and effects reapply to the newly sized oval Original effect text outline Change the font and distortion shadow outline spelling ReAction Action to Edit ext are Y G 3 Shade Shadow 4 Warp 5 Outline Text inline drop shadow applied Change the Text The new text is generated and all effects and colors get to inline drop shadow applied to reapplied to the new text inline in opposite direction large drop shadow applied to original Plus the blurred shadow image can be assigned as spot text large drop shadow is black instead of CMYK This entire effect will be converted to object with Gaussian printed as a single color blur Vectors are spot black in different percentages ReAction Action to Edit 2 Outline 3 Shade Shadow 4 Shade Shadow 5 Drop Shadow 6 Convert to Image Cancel Important ReAction Information and Usage Tips e The following operations are tracked by ReAction Text border polygon outline distortion warp shadow effects fillet corner choke spread bleed trapline thin points Repeats Merge Medial Axis new feature and convert to im
33. ile sent to the plotter This makes it simple to be sure your plotter is set properly to cut thick or thin materials GSPPlot gt Device Select gt Cut Rules by Layer Cut Rules by layer allows for different plotter output settings to be applied to a single PLT file This feature is useful when generating labels or decals that might require different force settings or speed setting in the same job such as a laminated decal The following rules are required for this feature 1 The job must be designed with layers where objects that require different output settings are on different layers For example if some objects require more force and other objects should be cut slowly then the higher force objects should be on one layer and the slow cut objects should be on another layer 2 Once the layers are created and saved in the PLT file Go to Device Select gt Settings gt Then click on Rules by layer Change the plotter settings Click on the layer name then change the plotter settings Click on Set Repeat for other layers in the job as needed What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 18 E Start End Positions Printer End C GspPlot 3 0 decal example QP File Setup Layout view Tools Window Help Open Close Cut Pounce Pen Plot Print to Device Ctrl O Ctrl F4 Batch Save Spool Files Shift F6 Save to Spool File Shift F Print Existing Spool File Shift F8 Cut Existing Spool File Shift F9 view Existing Spoo
34. it will be renamed with a 3 0 addendum This helps preserve pre 3 0 jobs when running 2 6 and 3 0 side by side To avoid this use File gt Save As or turn this off in Tools gt Options gt File Tab ReAction Error Message ReAction chains get built on top of previous results Let s use an example where text is outlined then the outline is shadowed If you attempt to turn off the outline you will get a message that says the shadow was built on the outline If you click OK it will attempt to use the same shadow on the remaining text instead of on the outline that was just removed In some cases this might not work and you will need to turn off ReAction What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 28 Older Smart Edit Object Warning This job contains outlines shadows or other smart edit objects that were not created in OMEGA 3 0 These non 3 0 smart edit objects may move or size the first time you double click and regenerate them Keep Smart Edits will allow these objects to be edited in OMEGA 3 0 but they might move or resize the first time After that they will no longer do this Remove Smart Edits will convert these objects to shapes and cannot be smart edited but the objects will look exactly as they were saved Remove Smart Edits g Do not show this message again always choosing to Keep Smart Edits Reset via Tools Options General Keep Smart Edits Legacy File Save Warning Files that were created before OMEGA 3 0 wil
35. jects looks the same on screen or when printed but they will print with better color to color registration What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 8 Choke Spread Color Order in the Choke Spread dialog box Salis Ver 3 0 0 21 represents the To Front To Back order of the R Comers job To change the color order you must ee Points change To Front To Back It cannot be n O Clipped a reee changed on this dialog box aera ts GB Violet Purple GCS 628 O Bound In OMEGA objects that are To Back print lia cet ioe a first Therefore the choke spread order shown in the dialog box is the opposite of print order The last object in Choke Spread color order will print first Choke Spread will not turn on overlap overprint for objects using the last color in the list Tools gt Medial Axis Medial Axis finds the center line of selected objects and traces the center line to the edge of the shape in corners and curves The facets option created closed shapes from the center line results Medial Axis with facets allows for the creation of beveled text effects when the facets feature is used and uncombined radial fills are applied to the Original Shape Apply gradient Medial Axis with Facets Result fill at 45 degrees ll Outline letter apply Medial Axis Same as previous but with high low high N outlined Medial Axis applied to outline apply gradient to gradient applied to face to original Solid black
36. l File Alt Color Management Shift F 12 Save Parameters Save Parameters As Load Parameters X Plotter Settings Plotter enVision375 1 Color Material White Plotter Settings Plotter enVision375 1 Color M ateria 2 E ETH U02 C Pounce Pounce Tool Settings LAT est Cut Use Settings Substitute C Plotter Prompts Plotter Settings Speed Acceleration Force Sharp Corners Test Cut Use Settings Substitute C Plotter Prompts Plotter Settings Speed Acceleration Force Sharp Corners 25 00 53 33 40 63 66 67 3 000 1 600 6 500 0 020 In Sec G oz In more 4 4 4 Be i gt 4 less Basic Set Default Preference Cancel 3 These rules can be reused for subsequent jobs by using the above Save Parameters As then Load Parameters If the layer names in future PLT files are the same as in the saved parameter file then the plotter output rules will be used when the parameters are loaded A New End of Job Target is now available Target Configuration Target Configuration None Lower Left Center Left 4 Comers we Pos GSPPlot gt Print Options F11 gt Targets gt LowerLeft Right This target can be used when creating slits on the liner backing of decals Turn on the target manually puncture or slit through the end target Load the material with the liner side up and run slits on the back of the decals This can also be used with a gutter cut pr
37. l be preserved The file name has been automatically changed to C JOBSC BARTFIRE 30 PLT If you do not like this file name click cancel and use File Save As Continue Cancel To allow OMEGA 3 0 to overwrite the original name go to Tools Options File and turn off Preserve Legacy Files when Saving O Do not show this message again preserving files or not based on the Tools Options File setting Reset via Tools Options File items in reverse order Or you can simply convert the ReAction ReAction Error chain objects and loose the ability to regenerate and delete the l S You are trying to turn off plain objects Outline This is used by other operations Drop Shadow Shade Shadow Click OK to attempt to apply the other operations to remaining shapes Click CANCEL to go back and turn off the above operations in the reverse order in which they were applied Cancel Text Color Message When assigning color to text it now becomes one of the text entry parameters Therefore a font must be installed to add this parameter to the text parameters If text color is changed but a font is not installed the color will change on screen but will not regenerate with the new color Composer The Following Fonts must be installed before this text block can have characters in it have their styles changed MODULE ROMAN G EDGE Ak REV ReAction is Smart If an entire ReAction tree is selected and graphically edited only the
38. ll have a value of 1 and the shadow will have a value of 4 Also all results will regenerate at the new location not the old location 2 lines of 1 text are outlined at the Select ALL TEXT AND Double click to get to the outline same time at 1 inch OUTLINES and graphically scale dialog box Outline AND Text values scaled with the overall scale operation Round Number of Outlines 1 Outline Distance inches 0 164 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 4 If an object is outlined or shadowed then only the Select and scale ONLY the TEXT not the text and original object is selected and sized the object will outlines scale but the outline will remain the same size The new Outline value stays the same when ONLY the original objects are scaled Clipped C Clipped Paund Round Mumber of Outlines Number of Outlines oe Outline Distance finches Outline Distance inches 0 100 C Hide Originals Encase Open Originals Co Outline a set of objects at the same time Outlines regenerate and merge when the move of the Select one of the ORIGINAL objects ONLY not the original object is complete and when the outlines are outline regenerated This happens real time if Graphically move it closer to the other object that was Tools gt Options gt General gt Automatic Regeneration is outlined at the same time so the outlines overlap ON or happens when EDIT gt Regenerate ReAction is Text fit text to path s
39. n made after that original creation e Warp properly applies any non uniform size change sizing only in the appropriate direction e Outline and Shadow or anything else that does not have an x and y scale factor in it will NOT maintain non uniform scaling through the ReAction process e If an outline or shadow is scaled in X or Y only the outline or shadow will get regenerated using the original outline values This actually makes most results more attractive because this eliminates the fats and skinnies that occur when scaling outlines or shadows in one direction only Text Reaction and Flip Text does not have tracking for flipping it never did Therefore if you want to generate a ReAction tree using flipped text you should either convert the text to objects then build the rest of the reaction chain or build the entire chain then flip the chain with automatic regeneration turned off ReAction and Multiple Rotates and Slants Multiple rotate and slant operations may not regenerate perfectly You may need to convert to objects at some point to maintain the graphical look of multiple rotation and slants ReAction and Repeats Merge This is very powerful as you can create a base decal generate repeats then go back and change the font size style or other text parameters You must perform autotext and autonumber on text that is not outlined or shadowed You can outline or shadow the results after Repeats Merge is performed and that will tr
40. n of PERU 2 embedded profile 2 6 PLT HEES rehanges onl 4 smaller still halftone Send Files Save All Preferences Exit New GSPPlot View gt Animate Cuts function shows the cut output order of shapes What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 19 Other OMEGA 3 0 Enhancements Interactive Outline Select Objects onscreen press ALT SHIFT 1 Click and drag the cursor to generate an outline onscreen Change Parameters in the Toolbar Exit the toolbar If you Double Click to edit the outline via ReAction you will get the standard outline dialog box SHIFT Double Click the outline to make the toolbar reappear Toolbar parameter edits can be made no click and drag edits If other operations are applied after the interactive outline such as shadow or warp only the outline dialog box is available when the ReAction tree is used Create M Series Targets using the Target Tool in the BOX Border Target Tool Layo YANAGI P T s al y F c C C O o dildi Series Targets a t OOD S ARTPath imports ONYX XML Cut data for output to the M Series Tables Composer can also import the same data AutoPlot is an automated merge program that allows users to merge data from Microsoft Excel XL or txt files into pre set PLT file templates The PLT file and data file are merged outside of Composer and can be dropped in a folder output to GSPPlot or output to an EDGE or vinyl cutter UNATTENDED See the use
41. n outs before any male rough cuts then finish cuts Read proper metric setting from registry Internal buffer was not large enough to hold full file path string Fixed proper tool order output when outputting by layers Dieworks Allow the layer listbox within the autoprocess dialog to scroll horizontally when long layer names are used Also changed the layer name string length with in auto process to be a max of 64 characters it was 32 because layer names can be defined as 64 max Tool deflection commands should come after the auto comp pause marker in the spool file This was not the case when using reorder tool paths What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 26 MORE REACTION INFORMATION Automatic Regeneration of ReAction Tools gt Options gt General Tab includes an Automatic Regeneration checkbox If ON move size rotate and other graphical edits will automatically regenerate the ReAction chain for selected objects If OFF Composer feels more like 2 6 where outline shadow etc vectors can be moved but will not regenerate spontaneously ON is good because it is true real time WYSIWYG OFF is good because it can be faster general usage and it allows for editing vector results once they are moved away from base objects Automatic Regeneration can be used with the Edit gt Regenerate ReAction Now command If automatic regeneration is off give the ReAction tree a refresh with Edit gt Regenerate ReAction Now Selecting with ReAction results e OME
42. nap back are updated proportionally object Contours outlines and to the base objects shadows and other operations will reapply and merge separate based upon the location of originals All items move parameters Base object scales outline Non base objects will snap back are updated proportionally shadow TEXT of FTTP reapply to the base objects For Fit Text at their original size to Path the text will scale and reapply to the path Rotate All items move parameters ReAction Tree follows base Non base objects will snap back are updated object to the base objects If text is in the tree the If text is in the tree the Non base objects will snap back What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 29 ReAction results will revert to ReAction results will revert to to the base objects its non flipped state if its non flipped state if Edit gt Regenerate is used if Edit gt Regenerate is used if graphical edits are applied or if graphical edits are applied or if no text is in the tree all items no text is in the tree all items remain flip and parameters are remain flip and parameters are updated updated Slant All items move parameters ReAction Tree follows base Non base objects will snap back Horizontally are updated object to the base objects Slant The ReAction results will If text is in the tree the tree will Non base objects will snap back Vertically revert to its non vertical slant go back to its non vertically to the ba
43. nnot be smart edited but for that job a g ain the objects will look exactly as they were saved e Or you can regenerate each smart edit chain individually If any 2 gt pre 3 0 smart edit chains remain in the 3 0 job this message will con tinue to appear g is message again always choosing to Keep Smart Edits Reset via eneral If Smart Edits are Removed converted to objects This can prevent unwanted file movement when pre 3 0 jobs are regenerated in OMEGA 3 0 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 24 This warning can be turned on or off in Tools gt Options gt General Tab e If individual smart edit operations are created or applied to objects in the legacy file they will appear in 3 0 as an individual smart edit operation e For example if text is created in 2 6 you can double click on it in 3 0 and get the text dialog box Or if an outline is applied to a box the outline dialog box will appear when the outline is double clicked e If smart edit operations are applied sequentially to objects in legacy files they will be shown as a ReAction chain in OMEGA 3 0 e For example if a file includes text that was shadowed then outlined the text shadow and outline operations will be shown in the ReAction dialog box and any of the operations can be changed individually Preserve Legacy Files Automatically Renames pre 3 0 files when Using FILE gt SA VE Preserve Legacy Files option in TOOLS gt OPTIONS gt FILE will automatically renam
44. o either chords or beziers depending upon the options the operator has set in the options dialog What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 20 2 File Converter DXF and DWG options now offer an option for spline conversion Splines may be converted to chords or beziers If beziers are chosen the operator may enter an error tolerance which is used when thinning the points and converting them to beziers Copying Pasting and Duplicating ReAction Trees SmartEdits e If an entire ReAction tree is selected and copied the ReAction smart edit properties remain alive in the pasted results This will NOT occur if only part of the ReAction tree is copied e The Layer Tree Copy To command copies objects to a new layer and retains live ReAction Smart Edit Capabilities as long as the entire reaction chain is copied e The EDIT gt COPY TO command will maintain live ReAction properties if the entire ReAction tree is copied e EDIT gt DUPLICATE will only keep live Smart Edits for Text Borders Polygons If other Outline Shadow etc operations are performed they get converted to objects when EDIT gt DUPLICATE is used Hold CTRL during graphical operations to make copies of Move Rotate Size Flip Slant e If text border or polygons are copied with this method smart edits are retained e Smart edits are removed from all other Smart Edit operations copied in this manner Shape Menu Commands Can Create Copies Directed Rotate Shape gt Absolute Move Size Slan
45. ocedure to make decals easier to separate Graphtec Type 2 stall the darkest foil in the job GSPPlot gt Print Options F11 gt Targets gt Repeat Targets Adds Target Configuration EDGE Targets to Each X Repeat to allow for cutting of repeated jobs Target Configuration even if the first target is no longer available This can be used 2 two ee ways Center Left e For cut job recovery to allow for cutting of jobs where the Cte traditional first target is no longer available or caine TE e In long label decal jobs this feature allows repeats that have 76000 finished printing to be cut while subsequent repeats are still ene et eT ae printing Center Left Right Print targets using the darkest foil in the job If cutting fewer repeats than the entire job the number of cut repeats should be adjusted based upon the number of repeats that are cut using this feature The x gap between repeats must be set to be at least 2 inches The size of each individual repeat MUST be less than 12 inches for the target to be repeated Foil conservation must be off for the target to be repeated There is no on screen preview for this feature a ee changing the number of repeats GSPPlot gt File gt Send Files eal Diagnostic tool automatically collects critical files and either emails Load Parameters them or send them to an FTP site GSPPlot gt File gt Send Files 1 CHIOBSCietripes ple Requires installatio
46. oose to create an image name and folder location If this is off the user can provide a file name and path for the new image Once an image is created it can be assigned CMYK or spot color If assigning a spot color to an effect like a Gaussian blur it is recommended that the objects that are converted are assigned a black fill before the Convert to Image is performed This will maintain more accurate tonal values once the spot color is assigned A green image that is converted to a grayscale image will have a different usually lighter grey value than a black image that is converted to grayscale What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 10 e Convert to Image results are ReActionable This means that parametric graphical and color edits performed on the source objects are reflected in the Convert to Image Results Convert to Image Resolution dpi Margin g Hide Originals Anti aliasing Gaussian Blur Function provides image File name ae pees rk rik E Image Dimensions Width 1109 Height 1143 Projected Uncompressed file size 3 802 761 bytes Green text drop shadowed 60 black fill applied to shadow tools gt convert to image with 110 Gaussian blur and hide originals Spot black assigned to soft shadow Convert to Image Size Suggestions e Convert to Image results are ReActionable Therefore if convert to Image is set at 300 dpi then the input objects are scaled to 100 inches you will have one impressively large sl
47. ot File gt Save Parameters As and Load Parameters These two functions work together to create a set of output parameters that can be used over and over again to streamline your workflow For example if you create window decals and always want the job to be reversed with backing white foil with print order reversed with a left side printer and plotter start end position you can save the parameters once and call it window decal prm then apply these parameters to future jobs by simply loading the parameters The following Parameters can be saved and reapplied using save parameters as and load parameters functions Axis Swap reverse weed border Device Select Settings F7 plotter choice and printer choice plotter speed force acceleration offset plotter prompts pounce settings EDGE print mode remote render settings Print Option Settings F11 Reverse Print Order Conserve Foil Global Prime Solid Prime Prime with Same Color Multi Spot Gradient Boost CMYK Black Pause Before Rewind Output Settings Color Correction Process Foil Set Halftone Print as process Keep Cuts plotter printer start end position reduce frame on off Layout Settings border spacing x gap y gap center on vinyl pre position settings job instructions Whew GSP PLOT gt Device Select gt Settings gt Test Cut New Test Cut Function allows you to quickly test plotter speed force acceleration and sharpness settings with a simple output f
48. ow unwieldy file To abet this situation e Convert to Image creates an image size maximum of 10000 pixels in the largest dimension e You can set a fixed pixel size in the dialog box This can help keep overall pixel dimensions smaller e You can set the resolution to be 100 dpi instead of 300 dpi If creating a blur 100 dpi is more then enough resolution for quality output results e Select the Image then use use EDIT gt CONVERT TO OBJECTS to break the ReAction chain between the originals and the image The image will still scale but will not regenerate at the larger size if the input vectors are made larger IMAGE MENU and General Image Raster File Changes New Image Menu e Functions in the new Composer Image menu allow for adjustment of image color brightness contrast hue and multiple other special effects right in Composer See examples of Composer Image Menu Effects on the next page The Composer Image Menu is not intended to be a replacement for full blown photo editing programs but allows for quick adjustments and enhancements right in Composer e Convert to Image in the image menu is supported by ReAction The rest of the Image Menu Commands are not supported by ReAction e If the Composer Image Menu does not have an image feature that you need you can use a different function in Composer EDIT gt EDIT IMAGE for quick and easy access to non OMEGA image editing programs When a user selects an image in Composer and runs EDIT gt EDIT
49. profiles can be embedded into JPG or TIF files when exporting ssessssseeseeeteereeresssssssssrssseeereeesssssssssssrssseeereeerssssssssssnss 22 New S Upporn Fears earren E E A a E E A iene tagians 22 TES TENIRY Color Rot MUON eener e e e e ea ea ea a aa a Ea e eerie Te On er mney re 23 OME GA3 0 nstallation TATOO ON isr ina a E E E E A N 24 Operating Systems Recommended and Supported Microsoft Windows XP 32 and Vista 32 ssssssseneesssssssssssssssseerrrresssssss 24 OMEGA oe Os el Coo Carers 0 a hopemmeee a We Cn Ue eee A PON Pen A ee OT ee OE Oe Re Hee eee etre ry rene eee 24 Opening OMEGA 20 and earlier Pilesin OMEGA VUn iara Aan Auvinen Soe nt tates orate ie eats 24 Preserve Legacy Files Automatically Renames pre 3 0 files when Using FILE gt SAVE ccc eeeeesssessseeesesseeeeessnseeeesssneeeaaaas 25 OMEGA 3 0 files must be saved backwards to be used in previous OMEGA versions ccecccccceceeesseeseeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeeesees 25 POR TP Atl TTI MEN S th rset tie bd i tind miu a e E itn ng Aion ada enh WO alent a 26 MORE REACTION INFORMA TION eoria le Sessa nc clase T nc elas do ed Tinsel we daa sed sa ealeiaonentncas 27 Auo lic RESenerallOn OF RCAC Oeir Semana a EEE EN E E 27 SeleCh We Wilh RECACHONTOS UIS zaieke aa a a a a a A 27 ReAction deals with color cuts and combines much more smoothly sssnenessssssssoooeeeeeesssssssssssssseeeerrrresssssssssssssseeereressssssssssssess 27 COs TDC
50. r manual or Help for more information Composer Ruler allows English or Metric units to be set in Composer Right click on Ruler Choose Auto English or Auto Metric When editing text created in OMEGA 3 0 and a font is not installed the Missing Font Message now shows the Font Name Zoom in and out with CTRL Mouse scrollwheel Pan up and down with mouse scrollwheel Pan left and right with SHIFT scrollwheel View Menu allows for more viewing control Turn Overprint preview Spectratone 2 color Preview and Soft Proof Preview on or off e If Overprint preview is turned off overprinted object colors will not be added to colors of objects below Overprint preview often makes objects look very dark or black on the screen e If Spectratone 2 Preview is turned off the show filled mode will not display the additive result of spot colors on 220 vinyl colors e If Show Imaging Proof Colors preview is turned off CMYK colors and images will not be displayed using the Gerber Imaging Device profile as chosen in the FILE gt COLOR MANAGEMENT dialog box e Composer has a new Smooth Draw Mode that uses antialiasing when using show filled Composer VIEW gt SHOW SMOOTH DRAWING New DXF and DWG import filters can import up to version 2007 e DXF GSP Autocad Drawing Interchange File Format e DWG GSP AutoCAD Drawing File Format e DXF and DWG Import now supports Splines 1 Added support for splines when importing DWG or DXF file Splines will be converted t
51. rge dialog box as a simple checkbox Use Repeats Merge dialog box Autonumber and Autotext as usual and turn on this checkbox to get barcode results Repeats Merge i Repeats Merge 3 0 0 33 3 0 0 33 1 Repeats 2 Text Merge 3 Options 4 AutoNumber Barcode Properties 1 Repeats 2 Text Merge 3 Options 4 AutoNumber Barcode Properties AutoNumber One Barcode Preview Leading Char C None Starting Value aie Increment Value O Spaces iam ow Zeros Total Digte 2 ba Barcode Type PDF417 v Check Digit None Data 1234567890 AutoNumber Two Leading Char Starting Value l Print ratio x y 2 Increment Value Bearer Bar width inches Ending Value Orientation o v s V Print Text ER E EE Total Digits EAN UCC Composite Symbology 2D Composite Component None o for UPC EAN RSS EAN 128 What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 17 GSPPLOT Enhancements Several GSPPlot features have been added to make the generation of finished labels and decals much more streamlined and efficient Left Left Plotter Start End Position Exactly the Same for EDGE Jobs If plotter start end position for an EDGE job is chosen to be on the left side the plotter will end directly over the original target position The plotter formerly would end at the edge of the weed border This allows for multiple cuts to be applied to the same decals without re aligning the plotter GSPPl
52. rsion and loaded onto the same system as the previous version of OMEGA already installed all standard purchased and custom created fonts and libraries are copied into the 3 0 folder and used automatically If loading 3 0 into a different system than you must manually backup and copy fonts and libraries onto the 3 0 system What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 25 ART Path Improvements Changed start point direction arrow from 90 degrees to 30 If a tool with the same parameters is used on multiple layers and output is done by layer the router pauses between layers This is no longer the case if the tool is the only one used in the job M Series M Series start of job is in the center of the first target not the lower left This is only recognized by the Target toolpath M Series min Z velocity MUST nothing less than 1 mm sec code was setting it to 0 Drill operations with multi depths was output incorrect where only the last depth was output disallow non on axis rotations Allow M Series job to be rotated nesting tools and properly output the order of the targets This requires the user to set the target tool paths before any rotation nesting 1n order to properly order the target output Warning message when underlay amount is zero Fix URLs to routers and drill bits in dialogs Clean out paths were not assigned a layer id thus output by layer with clean outs did not work properly Fixed proper output order of clean out tool paths clea
53. se objects state if Edit gt Regenerate is slanted state when regenerated used If graphical edits are If no text All items slant applied or if no text is in the parameters are updated tree all items remain vertically slanted and parameters are updated Non Base objects will scale on a Base objects will scale on a Non base objects will snap back uniform non uniform basis Outline non uniform basis Outline and to the base objects Size and shadow will reapply at shadow will reapply at their their original non scaled original non scaled values values Other operations will scale on a non uniform basis Building Reliable ReAction Trees As you build ReAction trees of multiple operations you will get the most reliable regeneration results if you select ALL the results from an operation then apply the next operation Let s use an example where you enter text apply two outline passes in a single outline operations then shadow only the outside outline What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 30 How NOT to Build a Reliable ReAction Tree Text Entered Outline generated as a single operation Only 1 of the Shadow applied using 2 passes of the same offset outline results is to single outline selected Points Clipped E Round Number of Outlines q Outline Distance inches If you change the text of the above ReAction tree you will get sporadic results Note that the shadow only applied to the 1 o and not the other letters
54. t Directed Rotate now have the option to ane perform the operation on a copy of the original leaving the original intact at its original location e If text border or polygons are copied with this method smart edits are o o o retained e Smart edits are removed from all other Smart Edit operations copied in this manner Angle F Rotate around which point Next left mouse click New Shape gt Size dialog box combines Absolute Size and Percent Size into one Box Size From e This box also offers better control of the direction and placement of the sized objects and offers the ability to size a copy of the original e Click on the arrow to make objects size in that direction The anchor point is on the opposite side of the arrow that is clicked e Accelerators for arrows are ALT 1 9 Original Height in i 100 00 1 002 Options Uniform Size a Copy R ss Length in 3 042 100 00 3 042 Area sq in 3 048 When importing multiple files and If Suppress Filter Dialog Box is ON the import dialog box will not appear OMEGA CP now sets a default fill color of a black spot color fill with cuts turned off This helps prevent unwanted addition of cuts to new objects when first designing jobs in OMEGA CP Press SHIFT Arrow Key to for Super Nudge for a faster arrow key move This function also works with the detail edit arrow key moves Edit the Super Nudge distanc
55. tree is regenerated To avoid this either turn outlines or shadows off in the ReAction tree or convert them to objects The following functions and menu items have been added to Composer to aid in the ReAction process Objects Warning New ReAction Warnings Edit gt Regenerate ReAction Now Can also be accessed by right clicking the mouse Edit gt Convert to Objects Can also be accessed by right clicking the mouse Edit gt Show ReAction Dialog same as double click Smart Edit Can also be accessed by right clicking the mouse Select gt ReAction Select All and Select gt ReAction Select Last Created Tools gt Options gt General gt Automatic Regeneration and Tools gt Options gt General gt Show Older Smart Edit Several New Warnings and Alerts appear as you use ReAction and OMEGA 3 0 These are designed to allow you to choose the outcome of situations where multiple outcomes can occur Older Smart Edit Object Warning This message will appear any time a pre 3 0 smart edit object is added to a 3 0 job via paste import or open In pre 3 0 OMEGA if objects were outlined then scaled moved the objects would pop back to their original size and location when outline was run again This same behavior will occur the first time the objects are regenerated in 3 0 but will not occur after the initial regeneration Turn off in Tools gt Options gt General Tab Legacy File Save Warning If a pre 3 0 job is opened in 3 0 then File gt Saved
56. tyle vinyl color and fill color as shown in the lower right corner of Composer When graphically sizing objects that have been outlined or shadowed you can either e select and size the original this will scale the original object but keep the original outline or shadow value e or select and size the original and the outline or the shadow This will scale the original object and the outline or shadow as well When graphically moving objects such as lines of text with outlines or shadows applied to the entire text block outlines and shadows automatically get regenerated and contours are created or removed based upon the location of the original and the size of the outline or shadow If Tools gt Options gt General gt automatic Regneration is ON this will occur real time A series of tools and colors can be applied to text sequentially to create a special effect The ReAction tree can then be used to change the text or add more text or change any of the parameters used to create the original effect Clipping paths that are applied to objects do get reapplied after a ReAction occurs Clipping Paths are NOT shown in the ReAction Tree so therefore clipping paths must be turned off using the traditional SHAPE gt Release Clipping Paths command In many cases when you double click on an item it will be selected highlighted in the ReAction tree This makes it easier to figure out what to edit or delete when working with jobs with many ReAction items in it
57. u com www digitalartnow com are available in the OMEGA 3 0 c jobs seamlesstextures folder These image textures can be used with the Image gt SPECIAL gt CANVAS feature This feature layers an image in Composer with other images pulled from a folder Also sample Allied Compugraphics Print n cut PLT files are available in the c jobs print n cut folder Please refer to the TXT files in those folders for licensing and usage information New Composer Image Menu Functions Set Default Image Search Default search folder for canvas function that overlays one image on top of Folder another Set Image Working Folder Scratch disk location for images Isolate Image This command allows copied images to have a unique effect applied to it If an image has an effect applied to it then it is copied and pasted or repeated then subsequent effects are applied to any of the copies all the copies will have the effect applied Auto correction for contrast only Dry __________ Posterizes colors with harder edges between colors color lighten from the center toward the edge Glow Detects edges of colors and features and applies an inverted glow to the edges and features Canvas Merges the selected image with another user selected image the selected image with another user selected image Cloud Texture Adds a Adds a fluffy cloud texture ees cloud texture Roman Mosaic Posterizes images into an embossed tile texture in rectangular or circ
58. ular patterns Mosaic Mosaic Tiles si Adds an embossed tile texture to images What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 12 Diffuse Glow Add Shadow Median Clouds Roman Mosaic Mosaic Tiles Original What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 13 New Perspective Shadow Type Composite Left right shift Positive right Negative Left O center Shadow Depth Shadow width compared to original Positive Shadow Depth width smaller than original Negative Shadow Depth width larger than original Shadow Depth must be less than Z value and is used with Z value to create the vanishing point Click and drag the light bulb to adjust shadow settings graphically What s New in OMEGA 3 0 gr D s gt J OMEGA 3 0 Shadow now features a new perspective shadow type E Perspective Shadow Version 3 0 0 11 Shadow Types Data Formats Version 3 0 0 0 Shade Drop Parametric O Absolute x XYZ Light Position parametric 0 000 2 000 1 000 Preference Shadow Depth parametric 0 800 Pattials Up Down Elevation Positive above Negative below Sta l Persoective Shadow Version 3 0 0 11 DSa Formats Papametric Shadow Type Shade i Y fo ere Light Position parametric 0 000 gt o 2 000 gt 1 000 0 800 x Rop Absolute Shadow Depth parametric Page 14 Z and Shadow Depth values are used together to
59. xpanded Composite Component CC A CC B Stacked EAN 13 Composite Component CC A CC B EAN 8 Composite Component CC A CC B UPCA Composite Component CC A CC B UPCE Composite Component CC A CC B UCC EAN128 Composite Component CC A CC B CC C GS1 DataBar Composite Variants 2D GS1 DataBar Composite Component CC A CC B GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite Component CC A CC B GS1 DataBar Stacked Composite Component CC A CC B Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Limited Composite Component CC A CC B GS1 DataBar Composite Component CC A CC B Expanded GS1 DataBar Composite Component CC A CC B Expanded Stacked Related Symbologies What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 37 Related Symbologies With the listed symbologies you can generate also the following variants USS Code 39 AIAG HIBC USS Code 128 UCC 128 ISBT 128 SCC 14 JAN Bookland ISSN USS ITF 2 5 l 2 5 ITF 14 SSC 14 DUN14 USPS DOD Logmars Department of Defense Logmars UPC SCS UPC Serial Shipping Symbol WOW We hope you enjoy all the time and work you will save by using OMEGA 3 0 Please keep the OMEGA feedback coming to GSP by emailing gspbeta gpinc com What s New in OMEGA 3 0 Page 38

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