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I'm with Mike on this one. If you're going to spend that much anyway, tossing in a few extra bucks and going new is probably a better proposition. Older machines are like older cars, it's not just...

As an aside to Kev's statement, I have one of those "more expensive" lasers. I bought it because of the two year "warranty". I put warranty in quotes because they want $2680.00 to come out and fix...

Thanks, I appreciate this kind of info, and the blooper reel info is a great lesson:)

Thanks, I'll give the electronics cleaner a try, I hadn't seen that version before but it looks great :) I have to hold off on the other things, it's under warranty, just barely, although the...

We've had issues with our galvo laser dropping parts of marks if we run faster than 1 part per minute with a 3 second run time on each part. It doesn't start happening until after 5 to 10 parts. ...

You might try their live chat, I've had good success with that the one time I needed them since they quit providing snappy phone support. It was pretty quick, like their phone support used to be ......

That's exactly the kind of hassle I'm avoiding. On the plus side, for those interested, you CAN vector directly from Inkscape. I found an old bug fix file that discusses exactly why it's a problem...

I tried running vectors from Inkscape, can't get a vector to run at all from there, so even if I wanted to take the extra time with Hershey, it doesn't seem to be an option. Starting to look like a...

If you mean you downloaded the fonts (CamBam is actually a CNC program), just extract them into your windows fonts folder, then use them like any other font from within Corel.

The .dxf issue is normal, there are lots of fonts in the CAD world that have no direct analog in TT. .DXF is kind of a crappy format to import into Corel, they behave very differently so the way...

Just to be clear, this was not burned directly from QCAD, it was exported as SVG, then imported to Corel, correct? Also, was that one line for each letter, or did it go all the way around them? ...

No rush, I was looking for a program that doesn't involve create and export, just create and print to the laser driver. It's amazing what a chore that is, I'm starting to suspect the driver as the...

I actually spoke to a Gravo rep who recommended against purchasing the software. He said that in some way it was blocked from functioning by Epilog, although I'm starting to suspect it may be an...

This looked really promising, and it was in keeping with the original criteria for the post. I tried a few test runs, it didn't work to vector. Tried pushing the "line weight" way down, since it...

There are truly single line fonts, but nothing that Corel can use directly. You would think Epilog being as large as they are would have an option like that, but I'm not aware of anything in the...

I'm entertaining that route, the parts I currently do won't support the expense so those new lines of business would have to open up rather quickly. I'd like to stay married:D For now I'm hoping to...

Technically it isn't a duplicate line but a closed loop from what I understand. Nothing in the driver that I can see that would serve that function. I'm specifically looking for ArtCAM users in...

Looking for someone with ArtCAM to verify if they are able to use single-stroke fonts (DIN) looks like one that comes with it. Their evaluation program has no ability to print, so no way for me to...

That might be worth pursuing, I have AutoDesk 360 but it's overly complicated for my present skillset. If AutoCAD is under the same free licensing for students and small cap businesses, it could...

It's unlikely that you'd get a single pass since that font is comprised of overlapping lines to make windows recognize it as a TT font. Seems like I've tried that one before, the easiest way to see...

That's exactly why I'm looking outside Corel and the whole TT system, it's a waste of time from a business perspective. They tried at some point but just don't understand what we need or aren't...

That may have been the one thing I wasn't clear on when I started the thread, I have to run the output as a vector, that method confines it to raster, that's where the need for a single line comes...

I think I'd have the same issues I do now, it would still trace it twice. That page says your router will trace them twice, Gary pointed out why. That's what's got me looking outside Corel.

You mean you have a single-line font that works in Corel, or some other route? I haven't found one that does. Some look like single line fonts, but ultimately the laser traces them twice because...

So, I think the fact that Corel can't do a real single-stroke font has been beaten to death, wondering if anyone knows of a reasonably priced engraving program that has similar features that will do...