Text spacing ..........

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toolznthings
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Text spacing ..........

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Hello All,

Is there a way to space the letters in a word if they are to close to engrave ?

Thanks in advance ! :)
Brian

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Yes, use the Edit Text Spacing tool.
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toolznthings wrote:Hello All,

Is there a way to space the letters in a word if they are to close to engrave ?

Thanks in advance ! :)
Brian
For script fonts like Edwardian, I first "Convert to Curves" and move the letters around, Weld, then node edit to blend the letters together.
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Re: Text spacing ..........

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wb9tpg wrote:
toolznthings wrote:Hello All,

Is there a way to space the letters in a word if they are to close to engrave ?

Thanks in advance ! :)
Brian
For script fonts like Edwardian, I first "Convert to Curves" and move the letters around, Weld, then node edit to blend the letters together.
If you're using a vcarve toolpath you can use the Text Spacing tool and keep it as text as that toolpath handles overlapping script fonts. Makes it a lot easier to edit etc if it stays as text.

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