Simple Font for Engraving

[Dave H]

Does anyone know of a font style that is similar to the Simplex or RomanS Autocad fonts that can be used with GMD for simple text engraving into a part? All I want to do is V bit engrave simple text into the face of a part.
I have looked through the included fonts and did not find one.

Is there a simple way to import one of those Autocad vector fonts, or other single stroke Windows fonts, into GMD?

Sorry if this has been answered already, but I couldn't find it.

 

[Lew_Merrick]

Dave -- If anybody knows how to convert vector (DXF, DWG, or SHX) geometry into TrueType, I have a set of exceptionally fine single-stroke and double-stroke engineering fonts that I created back in the 1980's (that also include things such as the Greek alphabet, a complete ANSI Y14.5-2004 character set, and the like) that I would love to port to TrueType.

 

[TylerDurden]

Hi Lew,

You might check out the Inkscape font/glyph editor. It can create SVG fonts that can be converted to TTF.

It could take a little time, but Inkscape can import DXF and use those strokes to make an SVG font.

Related video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KX-e6sijGE

 

[dwc]

Look here:

http://www.cambam.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1557.0

These are "simulated" stick fonts.
It is impossible to make a real stick font in true type as it requires a closed loop.

Don

 

[Dave H]

I did find a single stroke TTF font last evening, but it will not work with GMD. It will not extrude because it has many open loops.

 

[KMoffett]

Do you need a font imbedded in a part, or can it be a stand alone program with a G-code output? Here are some free ones I've played around with:
StickFont v1.1 http://ncplot.com/stickfont/stickfont.htm
DeskEngrave http://www.deskam.com/deskengrave.html
f-engrave 1.31 http://www.scorchworks.com/Fengrave/fengrave.html

Ken

 

[Dave H]

Do you need a font imbedded in a part, or can it be a stand alone program with a G-code output?

My preference is to extrude it into my GMD model. But, if that isn't possible, I may have to make the part, then CNC engrave it in a second op.
Or, maybe append the engraving G-code to my part G-code?

 

[Lew_Merrick]

Related video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KX-e6sijGE

Thanks Tyler, I will check it out.