Johan de Waal
10-07-2015, 4:15 PM
Hi there,
need some help please, I am currently using Laserwork /RDcam for majority of my work together with a 2D Cad package , however I just received a job for cutting Names in script type font, for a wedding, to be used as seating indicators out of MDF to be painted. I received the lists of the names of the quests in a word document (120 odd guests) and the requirement is then to cut each name out of MDF. In order to do so I want to use a script time font that interlocks to form one flowing piece for each name instead of loose letters.
SO I have downloaded a lot of script fonts to try but all have Capital letters not connected to the rest of the word when typed in MS word , so I need to find a way to connect the capitals to the small letters. Futher more , in word the letters are interconnected, but when using the same TTF font in RDCam /lazerwoks the letters are disconnected. So I 've ended up typing the name in word in the right font, then saving it as a JPG, then using a raster to vector tool to trace the outlines of the word to a dxf, and then importing the dxf into RDCAM to cut.
Massive time consuming process. is there an easier way (considering I don't have access to Corel - I know it will make it much easier) ? Is there a way to get RDcam /laserworks to interconnect the letters for cutting?
any advice help would be greatly appreciated. Don't want to run the above process 120 times...
thanks
Johan
need some help please, I am currently using Laserwork /RDcam for majority of my work together with a 2D Cad package , however I just received a job for cutting Names in script type font, for a wedding, to be used as seating indicators out of MDF to be painted. I received the lists of the names of the quests in a word document (120 odd guests) and the requirement is then to cut each name out of MDF. In order to do so I want to use a script time font that interlocks to form one flowing piece for each name instead of loose letters.
SO I have downloaded a lot of script fonts to try but all have Capital letters not connected to the rest of the word when typed in MS word , so I need to find a way to connect the capitals to the small letters. Futher more , in word the letters are interconnected, but when using the same TTF font in RDCam /lazerwoks the letters are disconnected. So I 've ended up typing the name in word in the right font, then saving it as a JPG, then using a raster to vector tool to trace the outlines of the word to a dxf, and then importing the dxf into RDCAM to cut.
Massive time consuming process. is there an easier way (considering I don't have access to Corel - I know it will make it much easier) ? Is there a way to get RDcam /laserworks to interconnect the letters for cutting?
any advice help would be greatly appreciated. Don't want to run the above process 120 times...
thanks
Johan