Fast Text From ACAD
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 9:53 pm
I use Autocad lite for my 2D drawing. When the part is milled a text identifier needs to be milled into the mold. Although several methods are available to place text in VM they all use multi-line letters. I wanted to use simple letters that would take minimum time to cut, but ACAD would not output text as lines.
One way to get the result I wanted is to place the text using the txt font in a blank drawing and then save the file as type .WMF. When this file is then inserted into the part drawing it is the text drawn with lines, (you may need to explode it and delete the solid that is sometimes output).
Now you can read the reagions for the part in VM and engrave the text with one single line drawing of each letter. (Three times faster cutting that the outline text, at 1/2 IPM in steel this is a lot!!)
One way to get the result I wanted is to place the text using the txt font in a blank drawing and then save the file as type .WMF. When this file is then inserted into the part drawing it is the text drawn with lines, (you may need to explode it and delete the solid that is sometimes output).
Now you can read the reagions for the part in VM and engrave the text with one single line drawing of each letter. (Three times faster cutting that the outline text, at 1/2 IPM in steel this is a lot!!)