Trouble withText for Engraving to GCode
22 Mar 2010 11:15 - 26 Mar 2010 09:24 #2408
by kor
Trouble withText for Engraving to GCode was created by kor
Hi,
I want to konvert a String with a truetypefont to gcode. I tried the truetype-tracer which works fine but I couldn't find an option to specify the size. Is there a way to scale the gcode, or specify the size of the font.
Secondly I tried using Deskengrave for windows which is a wunderful easy tool but it only gives dxf and nc files which can't be read by emc. Is there a way to convert them?
The third trial I did was using Inkspace and the gcode converter. I got an error msg and no gcode:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gcode_tools.py", line 38, in <module>
_ = inkex._
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '_'
hope someone can help me
or if someone can tell me a way to convert a ttf string in g-code with a specified size(letter or string size)
thx
I want to konvert a String with a truetypefont to gcode. I tried the truetype-tracer which works fine but I couldn't find an option to specify the size. Is there a way to scale the gcode, or specify the size of the font.
Secondly I tried using Deskengrave for windows which is a wunderful easy tool but it only gives dxf and nc files which can't be read by emc. Is there a way to convert them?
The third trial I did was using Inkspace and the gcode converter. I got an error msg and no gcode:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/inkscape/extensions/gcode_tools.py", line 38, in <module>
_ = inkex._
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '_'
hope someone can help me
or if someone can tell me a way to convert a ttf string in g-code with a specified size(letter or string size)
thx
Last edit: 26 Mar 2010 09:24 by kor.
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09 Apr 2010 15:57 #2551
by leapapi
Replied by leapapi on topic Re:Trouble withText for Engraving to GCode
Hello,
the generated ngc program from truetype-tracer has parameters in every line after the X123*#1 and Y456*#1. In the header of this programm is one line in which you can define this parameter like this #1=123.456 this is your scale factor.
good luck
sorry for my english I'm german
the generated ngc program from truetype-tracer has parameters in every line after the X123*#1 and Y456*#1. In the header of this programm is one line in which you can define this parameter like this #1=123.456 this is your scale factor.
good luck
sorry for my english I'm german
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09 Apr 2010 22:05 #2558
by kor
Replied by kor on topic Re:Trouble withText for Engraving to GCode
So I just open the ngc file with a texteditor and change the parameter #1?
Is there a list with all the parameters and what they mean?
Thanks for the help.
You can answer in german if you like too.
Is there a list with all the parameters and what they mean?
Thanks for the help.
You can answer in german if you like too.
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10 Apr 2010 11:20 #2563
by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:Trouble withText for Engraving to GCode
Most configs have the editor set up so you can open it up in Axis after you load it. Then you just save your edit and reload to see the changes.
John
John
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