For engraving scaled text on a planar surface, your code generator can output Ellipses as arc segments (smf question #106) or the ellipses can actually be exploded in arc segments forcing them to be coded as such.
============================================= Fred Lauzus, CAM Programming Coordinator High Steel Structures, Incorporated mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.highsteel.com ============================================= -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Brower [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:45 PM To: SmartCam List (E-mail) Subject: RE: [mfg-smartcam] Engraving Yikes, that will also scale all the arcs into ellipses (sp) and they will post out as polylines. Not a bid deal if your projecting onto a surface, but mabey if your engraving on a plane and have a slower control...I like Gene's second suggestion of tweeking the font file. On Thursday, March 09, 2000 9:06 AM, Gene [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > Dave, > > A quick way to increase the spacing slightly is to group the text and use > Transform, Scale to increase the size in the X axis only. This introduces a > small amount of distortion. > > If you consistently use the same font and text size, I would suggest that > you edit the font to get the spacing you want. Save it under a new name and > you are in business. > > Gene Bowen > > > > Dave Schreiner wrote: > > > Good morning all, > > > > I have recently started engraving with FFM v11.01. When I insert text in > > the linear mode I have to go in and move the letters so that the closest > > that they come to each other is 0.070". Which is not to difficult with > > the Tranform command. My real problem lies in engraving on an arc. Is > > there an easy way to space the text further apart then the FFM default > > or do I just have to Insert - Measure - Rotate to make sure that my > > letters have enough space between them. Also is there a better way to > > space the text in the linear mode then I am currently doing. > > > > Thanks to all.....................Dave > > ====================================================================== > To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, > send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ====================================================================== ====================================================================== To find out more about this mailing list including how to unsubscribe, send the message "info mfg-smartcam" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================
