David Sabot
06-25-2012, 2:40 PM
I am using a Mercury 25 watt engraving machine and we are trying to engrave Alumimark nameplates.
I have created a template in CorelDraw X5 which has a rectangle that is 2.5" x 1" (size of the nameplate)
Using a piece of acrylic I cut out this shape and then inserted the nameplate into the template.
Using the same template, I typed three letters in Times New Roman, 36pt font (LFA).
I selected the text, then SHIFT and selected the box and did a C and E to center the text horizontally and vertically.
When I view the finished engraved piece, it is perfectly aligned on the horizontal, but the vertical is off just a mm or two.
I tried to demonstrate this by drawing a line from the top horizontal of the box to the top of the first letter, then drawing the same sized line from the bottom horizontal to the botton of the first letter. You can see from the picture the word is definitely not centered on the horizontal.
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I have created a template in CorelDraw X5 which has a rectangle that is 2.5" x 1" (size of the nameplate)
Using a piece of acrylic I cut out this shape and then inserted the nameplate into the template.
Using the same template, I typed three letters in Times New Roman, 36pt font (LFA).
I selected the text, then SHIFT and selected the box and did a C and E to center the text horizontally and vertically.
When I view the finished engraved piece, it is perfectly aligned on the horizontal, but the vertical is off just a mm or two.
I tried to demonstrate this by drawing a line from the top horizontal of the box to the top of the first letter, then drawing the same sized line from the bottom horizontal to the botton of the first letter. You can see from the picture the word is definitely not centered on the horizontal.
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