Text programs

[Super G]

There must be some place were a guy can get programs for text. I have a old VF-1 and it dident come with "text" ability.
I dont want to purchase any high $ softwere, I only want to engrave some fancy or funkey or ? lettering that dont look meahanical. I'm thinking that someone may have come up with a "text" book or something (better that I can copy and paste) that will give the G-code so that I dont have to figure it out myself, yah know.

[Rekd]

Originally posted by Super G There must be some place were a guy can get programs for text. I have a old VF-1 and it dident come with "text" ability. I dont want to purchase any high $ softwere, I only want to engrave some fancy or funkey or ? lettering that dont look meahanical. I'm thinking that someone may have come up with a "text" book or something (better that I can copy and paste) that will give the G-code so that I dont have to figure it out myself, yah know.

If you have CAM software, you could convert text using a raster to vector translator, (Wintopo is a free one that works well with line art) and do your engraving that way.

Otherwise, macros might be the answer.

Having pre-defined g-codes for this would be iffy at best, as the likelyhood of it being the right size, shape etc would be slim unless you did them yourself.

BTW, Welcome to the forum!

'Rekd

[kong]

DeskEngrave should serve you well. Check it out over here

[CoolHand]

I agree, DeskEngrave is a good cheap (free I think) text maker.

Just one word of caution - Test your program to make sure the size of the letters is correct, because it (the program) does not always listen to what you tell it. Also, if I remember correctly, the placement of the zero point is kinda funky, and changes with every font.

Other than that, have fun.

[cadcam]

Super G, I will show you how to do this in Mastercam when your in class.

Oh wait there you are in the back..
I guess I can show you now..

Reked he has mastercam.

He is in the back of the class right NOW (J/K)

Oh I am sorry he also wants to know how to do it without MC to.

[Super G]

Thanks for all the help guys, I'm in the process of figureing out "DeskEngrave" and am finding it usefull. It's true I do have "Master Cam", and I was aware that it would do what I wanted, I just dident know how to use it yet, but "J" is a good instructor and soon I'll have the skills to pay the bills.

I appreate the feed back, and the welcome from the comunity as I'm new to asking for help from a forum.

Super G

[Super G]

Thanks for the help, I'm in the process of figureing out DeskEngrave now. I do have Master Cam and J/K is teaching me how to use it, thanks J/K. Thanks for the welcome to all of you, this is the first time I have asked a "Q" from a forum.

Oh and BTW, Matt I thought BTW was Brothers of the third wheel, my trike association, check out the web site if you got a min.

Super G

Now will a smiley face work if I do this

[Super G]

Hay it worked!

[ljoe1969]

I TRIED DESKENGRAVE AND IT DIDNT WORK FOR ME.