Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
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Hi,
I am looking for a single line font suitable for engraving on CNC
I need to model this in NX8 and send to our machine shop for them to program on different CAM software
Can anyone please suggest one?
Thanks!
I am looking for a single line font suitable for engraving on CNC
I need to model this in NX8 and send to our machine shop for them to program on different CAM software
Can anyone please suggest one?
Thanks!





RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
Anyway,
generally "Windows fonts" such as true type etc are never single line, and NX drafting fonts are mostly single line.
So one method is to create the text in Drafting application, but do not display a drawing. ( display the 3D model.)
Then you will need to place the WCS on the face of the solid where you desire the text to be created/engraved. ( +XC = reading direction)
Does this help or should i dive deeper ?
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
It contains the European special characters.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
I'm no expert on CAM, the machining parameters can be very bad. Creating these 2 operations is as simple as possible, maybe 4 minutes to setup.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
The drafting font method I recall from many years ago.
I don't remember when I moved to this method, but its been awhile. I'm fairly sure it worked in 7.5.
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
i agree that it's kind of old fashioned and non-associative, but, it's fast.
( Someday i guess that CAM development enhances the engraving operation such that True type text can be selected. - Mark ?)
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
With text curves in modeling you have to do each line as a separate feature.
I occasionally use some of the true type fonts like wingdings3 to engrave arrows and other symbols
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
Thanks for posting the sample file
When we create a text in drafting, it's like note
It doesn't translate or export to stp file for our CAM department and CNC
Is there any solutions or different font to go in modeling
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
Drafting annotations doesn't translate to Step and i don't succeed in seeing that drafting note if i go master modeling.
The font Rob recommended, "Modern" should be the suggestion.
Sorry is i caused any confusion.
Regards,
Tomas
RE: Most Suitable Single Line Font for Engraving
You have to make sure curves are checked though in the settings to be exported AND make sure Curves are set to be imported on the receiving system. by Default NX is set to import/export solids only for Step.
Before we moved to the NX direct translator for WorkNC, I stepped and/or Iges out models to be engraved daily