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March 19, 2015
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In sketch is it possible to get windows text fonts as single thickness?

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We put engraving in our dies.

Unfortunately we have to match our engraving characters with metal hand stamp characters because over the die life the CNC'd characters lose their crispness.

Knowing the type of character used by the hand stamp I am wondering if it would be possible to use this text in our dies. The only problem is that the windows fonts are double line walled and we need this to just be single walled (or no volume).

Creo's default text CNC's much better than our curve created match of the Gothic hand stamps. The problem is that they don't match the hand stamps.

Could anyone point us in a direction that would allow us to place text created stamp characters that match the hand stamps?

    Best answer by MartinHanak

    Paul,

    I do not think that usage of Creo font leads you into troubles. You can test existing fonts to get some experience.

    The trouble from your point of view is fact that Creo font are composed from straight lines (you cannot define arcs and splines to get smooth character outlines).

    Example of Creo font source file:

    Creo2_LOADPOINT\Creo 2.0\Common Files\M070\text\usascii\ascii.src

    Information concerning Creo fonts:
    See attached PDF file, start on page 119.

    If you want to create your own font you have to take a paper with square grid and sketch your characters using straight lines. Then you have to described pen movement using m and d commands. There is no software editor available (I mean free of charge software).

    At the end you have to translate source file, put it into appropriate directory and also create ndx file.

    Translate command entered in Command prompt window (Windows 64-bit):

    setenv COMPILE_FONT_PMT 36

    compile_font.exe myfont.src myfont.fnt

    Conclusion: Creation of Creo font is VERY complicated and time consuming.

    Martin Hanak

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    March 19, 2015

    Paul,

    please can you attach some picture of your hand stamp. Also can you explain the term "windows fonts are double line walled" ?

    Martin Hanak

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    pimm15-MoonstoneAuthor
    15-Moonstone
    March 19, 2015

    Martin,

    Here is what the hand stamp looks like.

    stampR.jpg

    Here is what the supposed correct true font looks like in Creo.

    STAMP.JPG

    The hand stamp comes to a sharp edge and is angled back from this single edge.

    The true font equivalent has thickness all around the letter. This will not machine correctly.

    Creo does have fonts that don't have the thickness as shown below.

    R.JPG

    This is what I need, but I need the true type font to match the hand stamp font we have.

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    Constantin15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    March 19, 2015

    Hi Paul,
    since most Windows fonts are true type fonts (.ttf) they are typically outline and fill (and varying thicknesses).
    What you are looking for is a 'stroke font'.
    You can find some stroke fonts inside Creo as well, like the ISOFONT...

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