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Discussion in 'SolidWorks' started by E, Aug 16, 2006.

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    E Guest

    Anyone know or have a third party software for Solidworks, that will
    create machineable text?
     
    E, Aug 16, 2006
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    Brian Guest

    I machine the text within SW all the time, just have to be careful which
    font you use. Maybe be more specific as to your issue?
     
    Brian, Aug 16, 2006
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    Ron van Dijk Guest

    Does anyone know how to add a tekst in a sketch with a font that does not
    have a double line but a single one.
    The text will be used by cam to engrave it. Actually the text needs to look
    like what I have typed here! The cam
    program just follows the single line.
     
    Ron van Dijk, Aug 17, 2006
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    Jean Marc Guest

    If it is not too long, draw it by lines and radii. Maybe with the help of a
    text feature that you will hide once done.

    HIH
    JM
     
    Jean Marc, Aug 17, 2006
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    Brian Guest

    An inexpensive font pack that you could pick up from officemax or
    similar for $10 or less should contain something that will work. Moorpark
    font ( came with virtual gibbs ) is a single line font that worked well in
    2004/2005, however 2006 brings it in with extra lines that have to be
    cleaned up. Right click the text, select dissolve sketch text, turns the
    text into editable entities ( may only work on a true-type font ). Only
    takes a few minutes to clean up a relativly large block of text.
     
    Brian, Aug 17, 2006
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    Diego Guest

    Brian, Thanks! We laser etch notes and part numbers all the time, as
    well as locations for welding. I didn't know I could dissolve the
    sketch text and clean it up for the etch. We've been cleaning it up in
    autocad, manually creating the notes or running the part in and out of
    Metalsoft to add the notes with a single line.

    Little things help a lot - thanks again for the information. Diego
     
    Diego, Aug 17, 2006
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    CS Guest

    Try the font DPS Schrift Single it should already be available on your
    machine. We use it all the time in SolidWorks for SolidCAM
     
    CS, Aug 17, 2006
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    j Guest

    That must be a font that comes with SolidCAM as I don't see that one here.
     
    j, Aug 17, 2006
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    knotfreak Guest

    knotfreak, Aug 18, 2006
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