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I think the main thing to watch out for is very thin strokes. For example, look at the capital A in this font (Frederick text):
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There are some very thin lines meaning that the bit is going...

I haven't tried one myself. Dan developed it after I had made my own sleds, so I did not have a strong need. It is interesting and I have followed the threads on it. Others have posted about it so...

Greg, now we are getting off topic, but no worries.

I have a few sleds of different sizes that are constructed like this:...

I ran a test using a portion of your mpc (to save carving time) and the result looks like a good match to Designer in my opinion, but you be the judge. Take a look at the detail, such as the...

In Designer I read that using the 1/16" ballnose bit for your text the depth will be .017". If you used the 60 degree V bit instead the depth would be .067" - almost 4 times deeper. Of course that...

Greg, some photos of the test results and mpcs might help diagnose the problem. Other than the text issue it's not clear to me what problem you are experiencing.

I don't see how I went off topic. The mpc's in the first post use Centerline text only as the conforming vectors. Post 2 included a complaint about how the conforming text was poor. I responded to...

If you have an example of a font that did not carve as previewed in Designer, could you post a photo of the carve and screen shot of the Designer view or the mpc? I've never had a mismatch unless the...

I don't agree. Designer gives a good representation of the end result for me. If the result is not as illustrated with Designer, I suspect it is because of some kind of machine problem.


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The Centerline tool is for the 90 degree V bit and 60 degree V bits only. You selected and used the 1/16" ball nose bit for the text on the Hero's Engine - that is why it turned out so poor. Try...