text engraving in Mastercam...

[gearsoup]

So, I have Mill level 1 in Mcam X.
Is there any way I can do simple text? Part numbers and stuff...

I figured out that I can use contour milling, but are there any fonts out there that are of a single line design? I tried using the "drafting" font, but the numbers come out looking funny. I can use the others that come with MCAM, but they are more of a block font. I have a LOT of parts to do, and I don't want the machine to be doing more than it needs to....

[gearsoup]

nevermind....
I think I found it...

[Matt Berube]

I use Mastercam's "stick" font for nearly everything I do.

I set the aspect ratio to .8

[rajuiz]

MASTERCAM'S stick font can't be adjusted.....
you have to try in other bold fonts & try to offset that

[gearsoup]

I ended up using MCAM's "block" font. The stick font made funny looking "1's" and "6's"

[cadcam]

Look on the internet for a font you like and buy it and mastercam will use any font that is in your computer.

[gearsoup]

Will that produce single line toolpaths? (the actual letter, not the G-code) I would like to try different fonts, but I don't want to end up with block style letters, regardless of how nice they look.....

[Steve Arteman]

Font that are not Mastercam fonts will create splines for geometry, the programs will not be single line. I'm not sure if this answers your question.