Where Is My Text Going

[Daner]

Im stuck here and need some help

Im making a simple text on a sign with a border.

I draw a rec. border
select text inside a vector, and type and position the text in the border.

When i go into tool paths set the tool depth for 0.125 material thickness .75

hit the 3d tab and the bordr shows up but now text.


Funny it all worked for me with my first few test signs but now i have no text
Help please

I was thinking it was the home start Z gap being .21 by defalut, but i would change that to 0 and my text still wont show in 3d preview
Im selecting text and border before going into tool paths

Thanks for and help

[Rcnewcomb]

hit the 3d tab and the bordr shows up but now text.

I'm not sure what you are referring to. What is the label on the tab? "2D View", "3D View", "Toolpath"?

Can you upload your file so we can see it?
Or can you modify the file I've attached to do what you want?

[highpockets]

Are you trying to vcarve the border and text?

It sounds like you're selecting the border, but not selecting the text in V-Carve toolpath.

Posting your crv file would help....

Randall types faster that I do

[Daner]

Im not sure what im doing wrong
it was ok before

[highpockets]

You haven't created a V-Carve toolpath for your text.

[Daner]

Are you trying to vcarve the border and text?

It sounds like you're selecting the border, but not selecting the text in V-Carve toolpath.

Posting your crv file would help....

Randall types faster that I do

Hey John,
I was selecting my text and the border around the text
It looks to me like the tool is missing parts of the text...

Thanks for the help guys
Im new and haven a ton of fun with my new to me cnc

[Daner]

You haven't created a V-Carve toolpath for your text.

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Oh darn, I need to try this again
Thanks for finding that out for me

[Daner]

Hey guys thanks for the help.

I'm still not getting the text to work right
I'm not sure what's going on.
I was able to make text before and carve it out but now it's like a setting is off ?

I tried my laptop and I get the same thing
I watched the videos last night and it looks like I'm doing it right.

Please show me where the directions are to add text inside a box.
I need it step by step because I think I'm forgetting a step (old age)

Thanks

Danny

[highpockets]

Danny,

Is either one of these what you are trying to do?

[Daner]

Danny,

Is either one of these what you are trying to do?

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Its the top that im trying to do.

Thanks for swingen by again

[highpockets]

OK, that's easy.

You have the profile for the border.

Now select the text, from the Toolpath Tab select V-Carve / Engraving Toolpath (first icon, second row), setup the parameters and Calculate.

If you have VCP 9.x I can upload the crv.

[joeporter]

Danny, I noticed in your file that you only had one V-Carve tool path; for the outer perimeter. You need two tool paths. Just go back and select the inner text and V-Carve that and it should be fine....joe

[Daner]

OK, that's easy.

You have the profile for the border.

Now select the text, from the Toolpath Tab select V-Carve / Engraving Toolpath (first icon, second row), setup the parameters and Calculate.

If you have VCP 9.x I can upload the crv.

Sorry for the delay, but my internet was out yesterday.
All is good now, It was that V carve tab that I missed
I feel much better now...Thanks for your help!
Im going to make some new signs now

Cheers

Danny

[dvaskie127]

I tried it by selecting everything and doing an engraving toolpath and this is what I came up with. It is the v carve 1 toolpath.

[dvaskie127]

I tried it by selecting everything and doing an engraving toolpath and this is what I came up with. It is the v carve 1 toolpath.

Here is the screenshot.