Full Version: I need your help with text
From: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#1]
19 Apr 2006
To: ALL
I know someone has an answer to this. I need to vector cut small letters in Corel (X3). Many of the fonts I need to use have very skinny letters when I give them a hairline outline. When I choose a thicker pen size, the laser engraver raster engraves rather than vector cuts. This leaves rough edges. Is there any way to thicken the letters? Can you select a thicker pen width to beef them up and then somehow apply a hairline outline to do the vector cutting. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I hope I've made myself clear on what I'm trying to do.
Thanks Richard Olson
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From: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#3]
19 Apr 2006
To: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#1] 19 Apr 2006
You need to "offset" the letters to beef them up.
Click on the font with the select tool , apply NO fill and set the outline to hairline
Then use the contour tool to give them an offset outwards , go to arrange and break the contour group apart , delete the inner section , cut the red letters in the drawing (see my attachment)
From: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#4]
19 Apr 2006
To: bruce (BBSD) [#2] 20 Apr 2006
From: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#5]
19 Apr 2006
To: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#3] 19 Apr 2006
From: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#6]
21 Apr 2006
To: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#1] 22 Apr 2006
From: Richard (OLSONDESIGN) [#7]
22 Apr 2006
To: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#6] 22 Apr 2006
Thanks for the suggestion. The problem is that most of the fonts that I use are not available in bold. That would sure make life easier.
Thanks....Richard Olson