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Draw the text in AutoCAD. Go to the Text style dialog and change the font, the width factor and the obliquing angle. When it looks good, explode the text and work a litle bit on the resulted geometry -you will get polylines, just ready to be cut by CNC machines.
Search the forum for "exploding texts" -you will find a lot of entries.
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2nd Jun 2009 07:41 pm #1Forum Newbie
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I use autocad 2008 and I need to know how to make perfect letters of the alphabet. Is there a program I can get to make them so they can be cut out on my waterjet? I need something so I can make the letters wide as needed.
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2nd Jun 2009 07:48 pm #2Super Moderator
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2nd Jun 2009 08:00 pm #3Super Member
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Funny, I was just playing with this yesterday working with our logo...
We ended up making text in Adobe Illustrator, converting to outlines, then exporting it to a DWG. When in AutoCAD the outlines were splines. Worked a treat.
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3rd Jun 2009 09:27 am #4Senior Member
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Just as an additional note, to explode the text use the Express Tools
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3rd Jun 2009 04:58 pm #5Full Member
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I use outside programs to do the sign-lettering that is cut on our CNC machines. I have used the export-to-dxf option from PlasmaCAM and Adobe Photoshop and then clean-up the .dxf files in AutoCAD before exporting to the CNC machines. You could possibly also use programs originally designed for vinyl-cutters (artistic) like the products from ArborImage ..
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4th Jun 2009 12:09 am #6Quantum Mechanic
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Perhaps this also provides some useful info: Originally Posted by Hugh_Compton
http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1080Lee Mac Programming
With Mathematics there is the possibility of perfect rigour, so why settle for less?
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4th Jun 2009 04:29 pm #7Senior Member
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Shape Files Can Create Custom Letters
If You Have The Time AccuracyTHE HOLY ONE
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