Can I make text follow a path?

[karossii]

I know conforming vectors allows centerline text in a carve region. When I first saw it, I assumed it was something else entirely, though. And that something else is a feature I would like - and which may already exist. I don't know.

I would like to make a path, say a simple circle or rectangle (or a spline path, possibly), and then have text conform to that path. So say I want to have text all around the border of a picture frame, it would follow the rectangular, ovular, hexagonal, or any other path of the frame, wrapping as needed.

Is this possible, aside from manually positioning every word (or even every letter) as needed?

[bergerud]

Text along a vector path is a feature introduced in Designer 2.0. What version of Designer do you have?

[karossii]

I am on 1.187. Assuming I can get my CW up and running, and use it to make a few extra bucks, I was going to buy the 3.0 upgrade in a week or three... I guess for now I will manually position. :/

[bergerud]

With 1.187, you can still do text on an arc.

[karossii]

Yes, I have done that. I was hoping to do something a bit more complex; but it is too difficult to do by hand, or at least for my current levels of patience; so I came here hoping I could get some cheaper than $300 upgrade to allow me to do it. I have centerline and the 3D suite, never got the 2D suite or anything else, though. So I am extremely limited in what I can do...

[dbfletcher]

If you dont really care about the typeface you use, and you have access to some program that can save to Adobe Illustrator v 8.0 or lower files (Corel Draw, Inkscape (free), Illustrator (trial)), you can use any single stroke font and lay everything out in on of those programs and then use ai2mpc (search forum) to bring the vectors in to designer. You will still need to assign bits to the vectors once is designer (or you can assign them before ai2mpc processes it (explained in documentation for ai2mpc).

[Digitalwoodshop]

Thinking outside the box... You could type one letter at a time and move and place the letter along a path...

[cestout]

I have found situations where shaping the envelope works better than following a line.
Clint

[Underdog]

Shaping the envelope? What's that?

[myshop1044]

karossii I was reading your request and since I just picked up 3.0, this is one of the good features that you can do.
I created a picture frame with text all around the sq. and then I just played with the spacing to make it fit.
This gives me some great ideas for some new projects for the craft shows, I will make a couple of samples and then take orders.
Thank you for your idea. I know it does not solve your problem, sorry.
Perry B.