TheSwamp
CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: Terrya on February 05, 2017, 03:47:36 PM
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Hello, I have been trying to integrate CAD text into a Sherwood Inc program with some success, but, not always. Does anyone know a way? Do you use polylines or just lines? Appreciate any help. Thanks.
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Not sure what that program requires, best bet would be to email the company and inquire. Initial thoughts would be that the machine software uses the lines of text as a toolpath, in which case, line entities might be required.
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At the most basic level you could plot to HPGL from SHX (vector) text but AFAIK this won't produce clean arcs so some clean-up might be needed.
Hoping this won't ever be necessary ...
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Use Sean's Text to Geometry (http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?90737-Text-To-Geometry-2015-Testing) routine .. it works very well. Quite a bit more accurate that ExpressFools 'TXTEXP'. :)
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Check with the makers of the engraver, but maybe all that is required is a DXFOUT.