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Hello,
I'm making a sign where they don't want the numbers centerline but rather "engraved" according to them. What would be the best way to do that? I tried inverting the raster text and while it looks good from a distance when you zoom in you can see that its not clean. Any ideas?
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I have had a few customers asking for the same, engraved, and when I show them how it looks as centerline they say "yes" that is what I want. You might show them how the numbers look as "outline"...
That was my first thought also and sent them a picture with it outlined and they asked if I can change the numbers to be engraved. They sent me this pic and they asked for the numbers to be engraved just like the numbers are on this sign.
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Post what you have and see what some of us can do to make it better.
I'm still using designer 1.187.
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That is some bizarre behavior. I changed the bit optimization to high and the ridge goes away. When I change the bit optimization to best the ridge is present. Went back to high and the ridge went away. That may be a simple fix but unusual. Hopefully someone has a better solution.
Create a carve region.
Place the text in the carve region as raster.
Use a broad lined font like Arial or Arial Black for best results.
Set the text to Merge: Subtractive.
Play with the depths, heights, and draft for different effects.
Another way is to cover the text with a zero depth rectangle. Bit optimization best and clip exclusive. I also added small draft to the text.
(Those artifacts are due to the floor feather feature which creates a floored boundary when the pattern size is altered.)
Is there a way to use another bit or another setting for cutting recessed lettering like this to make the carving cut faster? I made some park signs that were eight feet long with ten inch letters and at the lowest settings it took eight hours per sign.
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I have noticed this peculiarity using Bit Optimization: Best as well with patterns that are recessed, such as the lake maps that I make. It occurs right at the edge of the pattern where the pattern is at zero depth. In most cases I do not use Bit Optimization: Best to avoid this, but in some cases other parts of the pattern need it. In those cases I find myself sanding down the entire surface of the board to eliminate the "ridge".Quote:
Originally Posted by oscarl48
For engraved lettering I would avoid Bit Optimization: Best if possible to eliminate this.