Hello,
I am having an issue engraving the letters on the attached model. Basically the letters need to be engraved in a board so that a 1/4'' dowel with a rounded tip can be inserted by a child to "trace" the letters. I am trying to use a 1/4'' rounded bit but fusion says that the tool cannot be used. Am I using the right bit for this, and/or the right tool path? My file will be 
Try clicking where it says Reply to Topic at the bottom of the page and you should get the option to attach files.
Engrave is only used to V carve using a chamfer tool. You might be better off using a single line font then trace using a ball cutter.
Mark Hughes
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Single line fonts are at the top of the list in the font list.
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@g-andresen its definitely a step in the right direction, however it looks like the tool is taking off material all around the letters as well for some reason
A 3d Pocket toolpath will work for your original file. Unfortunately, your 1/4" tool is too large for some of the segments (Note the B). You'll have to use a different tool or modify the file. The Press/Pull command will probably work for modifying the file. In the screencast, I mistakenly left the Stock to Leave setting, so the cuts aren't as clean as they should be (Corrected in the attached file). Experiment with the Stepover and Stepdown settings (smaller is better) to get cleaner paths.
ETFrench
You probably noticed the lack of an attached file in the previous post. Someone has been mucking with the forum software again. Clicking on the Reply button located inside a post allows a screencast to be included, but not a file. Clicking on the Reply button located at the bottom outside of a post allows a file to be included, but not a screencast. Someone should have a word with the mucker.
p.s. You can also lie about the diameter of the tool by defining it as slightly smaller than the width of the narrowest segment. This will make all of the other segments larger, so it may work better to have separate toolpaths for the narrow segments.
ETFrench
