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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: JED022660 on February 08, 2012, 05:26:12 PM

Title: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: JED022660 on February 08, 2012, 05:26:12 PM

FIRST OF ALL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ANSWERS MY POST, YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP!!!

M question for the day is;  I am trying to engrave Mfg's ID & SN's on Aluminum parts.  I have selected the font and size, have generated the g code, and have dry run the program.  the issue is that my engraving tool is traveling along the outline of the letters in the text.  I need ti scribe over or engrave ON the line of the text as opposed to the outline.  Please help!  Thanks again!!!!!! ??? 

Title: Re: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: Hood on February 08, 2012, 05:33:38 PM

That will be your CAM that has to do that, what are you using for CAM?
Hood

Title: Re: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: JED022660 on February 08, 2012, 05:44:58 PM

HOOD,
Ion this particular program was creaed using PH CAD to produce the DXF file then using LCam for writin the G code.

Title: Re: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: Overloaded on February 08, 2012, 06:58:48 PM

Perhaps you inadvertantly chose to OFFSET in LCam ?
Otherwise, it should cut ON the lines.
Russ

Title: Re: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: ger21 on February 08, 2012, 07:16:11 PM

You need single line fonts. Try using Stickfont. http://www.ncplot.com/freetools.htm

Title: Re: ENGRAVING TEXT
Post by: Hal on February 08, 2012, 07:28:53 PM

How about the Write Wizzard. It will give you one line at a time.

Hal