topic Re: New text creator in PowerMill Forum

New text creator

bartmann_in_MN — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:26:37 GMT

How can I get a single line font for engraving in the new text creator? It says "single line fonts are available when Powermill Modeling is installed". Can anyone elaborate on what this means? Anyone know how to get a single line font?

From the "What's New" documentation:

Re: New text creator

iamcdn79 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:02:35 GMT

You have to right click on your model name and select 'Surface Modeling...' It will then ask you if you want to load Powershape? Say Yes

When in Modelling do the following

Re: New text creator

Mike~B — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:04:48 GMT

Hi Bartmann,

When you have the text creator open you can simply choose one of the font styles that begins with 'Delcam' those 5 types will get you a single line pass. I have attached an image showing what I am talking about.

Have a good one.

Re: New text creator

iamcdn79 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:16:57 GMT

@Mike~B do you know why CNC Vector and Tahoma that existed as single lines in the text plugin don't exist in the new text creator?

Re: New text creator

bartmann_in_MN — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:46:30 GMT

Thanks for your replies. @iamcdn79, your explanation was accurate, however it must require a "full blown" license of PowerShape, not just the PowerMill modeling as noted in the "What's New". I only have the PowerMill modeling that is installed with PowerMill and when I try to launch PowerShape, it gives me an error:

Re: New text creator

iamcdn79 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 18:06:00 GMT

What suite of Powermill are you using?

I get that same error as well after I close Powershape and then try to enter it again through Powermill. I have to completely close Powermill then open it up and select 'Surface modeling...'

Re: New text creator

stdpattern — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:39:38 GMT

Just started looking at this today, and it seems like it could be very useful, rather than modeling the text in Powershape. One issue I have is that I work in Inches, so the font size does not display correctly. If I use a .25 letter height, the display rounds to .3 .125 rounds to .1, .188 rounds to .2 etc. Another digit in the display of the font size field would be great.

Any way to change this?

Steve