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Text Engraving Software

Author: Lawrence Glaister

Downloads:

This software engraves a text string.

Features

  • Uses CXF format font files (nice stroked font definitions)
  • You will need the .cxf font files from the link above (or use the ones from the QCAD v2 package)
  • Supports flipped (about X axis) or mirrored (about Y axis) text
  • Mirrored text is useful for back cutting on Plexiglas panels
  • Usable as an axis filter program
  • Independent X and Y scaling so the look of a font can be modified
  • Adjustable character and word spacing
  • String can be plotted at any arbitrary angle
  • G-code can be copied to the clipboard for easy insertion into other gcode programs
  • Use of gcode variables for start point, scaling, rotation and Z values for easy code block reuse or tweaking

Screenshot

Screenshot of engrave.py