Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-13 Thread jcombs
Alex, Thanks for the wiki help. Here is a link to the CXF format stuff. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/uploads/CXF%20Format.jpg Jim Combs - Lexington, Ky - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Micro

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, John Kasunich wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 12 February 2008, wp wrote: >>> Gene, >>> The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an >>> email off list and I will send it to you. >>> I have version 19 of BobCad. >>> Wayne >>> \ >> >> Hu

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Chris Barker
Okay, I answered my own question with a little research. Here's one: Documentation for "PlotFont" - http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/plotutils/plotutils_27.html Part of a larger package "PlotUtils" - (Docs) - http://www.delorie.com/gnu/docs/plotutils/plotutils.html#SEC_Top Source - http://www.del

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>Yes, it is the "bobcad" default font, used for all drawing >>dimensions, for instance. This is on version 16.1, anyway. >> > > Is that something I could extract and use elsewhere Jon? > It is in file font.cad, in Bobcad file

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Chris Barker
I'm interested being they are free to use . :^) What font utilities will read .jhf files? In either Linux or MS Windows. If I can ultimately get them into CAD then I can go from there. Thanks, Chris John Kasunich wrote: > The Hershey fonts (public domain, as long as they aren't in one > partic

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Dave Engvall
Hi, I you can make this work then it is clearly open http://tulrich.com/fonts/#20070211 Dave On Feb 12, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 12 February 2008, wp wrote: >> Gene, >> The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an >> email off list and I wil

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread ben lipkowitz
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, wp wrote: > John personally that font is such a piece of crap I wouldn't want it > anyway.as for copyright.. I have no idea and that thought never > crossed my mind. I think that there are much better and "openly > available" fonts other than in BobCad I can not

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread John Kasunich
John Kasunich wrote: > > The Hershey fonts (public domain, as long as they aren't in one > particular data format) I mis-spoke, but not in a way that matters. The fonts are NOT public domain. But they have an extremely liberal license that will let you do pretty much anything you want with the

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread John Kasunich
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 12 February 2008, wp wrote: >> Gene, >> The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an >> email off list and I will send it to you. >> I have version 19 of BobCad. >> Wayne >> \ > Humm, that sounds like a potential copyright problem, so I'll sk

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread wp
John personally that font is such a piece of crap I wouldn't want it anyway.as for copyright.. I have no idea and that thought never crossed my mind. I think that there are much better and "openly available" fonts other than in BobCad I can not get that font to open even with a .FNT

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, wp wrote: >Gene, >The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an >email off list and I will send it to you. >I have version 19 of BobCad. >Wayne >\ Humm, that sounds like a potential copyright problem, so I'll skip. I may be able to find something

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread John Kasunich
wp wrote: > Gene, > The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an > email off list and I will send it to you. > I have version 19 of BobCad. > Wayne > > Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >> Is that something I could extract and use elsew

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread wp
Gene, The Bobcad font is in the .FNT format if you can use it send me an email off list and I will send it to you. I have version 19 of BobCad. Wayne Gene Heskett wrote: On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: Is that something I could extract and use elsewhere Jon? -

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 12 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>>Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >I have used Bobcad for this. Even an old version will work >fine. It can take any True-Type font on y

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: > >>Gene Heskett wrote: >> >>>On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>> I have used Bobcad for this. Even an old version will work fine. It can take any True-Type font on your system and use that. I hacked up

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>>I have used Bobcad for this. Even an old version will work >>>fine. It can take any True-Type font on your system and use >>>that. I hacked up their internal vector font to clean

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >>I have used Bobcad for this. Even an old version will work >>fine. It can take any True-Type font on your system and use >>that. I hacked up their internal vector font to clean up a >>couple rough characters, but if you want fi

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Jack
I ran across a macro written in Visual Basic that can be installed in Autocad that seems to do a pretty good job of converting polylines into gcode. Using creating text in autocad then selecting Express>text>explode, then Modify>explode, then using the pedit command convert and join the lines t

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread jcombs
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Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 11 February 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I have built up a router table with XYZ motion stages. My intent is to >> produce wood and >> Corian type signs. I have EMC driving steppers via a 1284 parallel port. >> It's working >> out very well. Now I am looking for

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Jon Elson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have built up a router table with XYZ motion stages. My intent is to > produce wood and > Corian type signs. I have EMC driving steppers via a 1284 parallel port. > It's working > out very well. Now I am looking for fonts in the form of G code. Does > anyone know of

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 11 February 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I have built up a router table with XYZ motion stages. My intent is to >produce wood and >Corian type signs. I have EMC driving steppers via a 1284 parallel port. >It's working >out very well. Now I am looking for fonts in the form of G code.

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Alex Joni
Maybe this is what you're after: http://timeguy.com/cradek/truetype Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:46 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts >I have buil

Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread jcombs
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Re: [Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread Jack
] Request for Fonts I have built up a router table with XYZ motion stages. My intent is to produce wood and Corian type signs. I have EMC driving steppers via a 1284 parallel port. It's working out very well. Now I am looking for fonts in the form of G code. Does anyone know of any? I have co

[Emc-users] Request for Fonts

2008-02-11 Thread jcombs
I have built up a router table with XYZ motion stages. My intent is to produce wood and Corian type signs. I have EMC driving steppers via a 1284 parallel port. It's working out very well. Now I am looking for fonts in the form of G code. Does anyone know of any? I have code to resize and move