Chris wrote a program that uses true type fonts as input. You have thousands of tt fonts available. It basically generates gcode or dxf instructions that define the perimeter of a filled true type font. For engraving, sometimes you want the fonts filled and can do that by importing the dxf file into autocad and using hatch to fill the fonts. http://www.timeguy.com/cradek/truetype
I found the stick fonts that qcad and engrave-11 uses worked nicely for engraving panels with smaller labels (0.2 to 0.5" height). Engrave-11 uses fonts that the cutter cuts on the center line of the stroked fonts. Small endmills or v cuters or even diamond scribers work well I also like the vcarve v cutter method of doing fonts for signs, but I dont know of a free or open source program that does the v carving style of engraving. http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/vcp/vcp_index.htm cheers On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 20:49 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks Lawrence, > There isn't something that can do a bit more fancy fonts? > I need to engrave a logo close as possible to Arial where letters about > 20mm high. > > > > Lawrence Glaister wrote: > > See section 8 and 9 of this link... > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators > > cheers > > LawrenceG > > On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 19:21 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Anyone know of a program that will convert TEXT to Gcode ? > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
