Single line font?
Especially with lowercase letters, it is advisable to get a font that you can convert to"single line strokes. This gives the letters no outline, but a single line of engraving. That single line indicates that you can build text with separate sharp lines (a'single line' font). This gives a nicer result because it doesn't get so clogged up in your material. And you're a lot cheaper since it takes the laser machine much less time to engrave the letters!
We have two ways for you to convert these texts. Via Adobe Illustrator and the CAD program Rhinoceros 6. For both programs, proceed as follows:
Method 1: Adobe Illustrator.
- Choose a font that is quite thin and if possible, set it to the'Light' or'Hair' version. (For example, Fira Sans is very suitable and has a fairly neutral & easy to read font).
- Type your text at the desired size and position.
- Select the text box and go to Object in the top menu.
- From the drop-down menu, choose"Rasterize" and click OK. (The text has now been converted to a bitmap.)
- Keep the bitmap selected and open the drop-down menu of theImage Trace function.
- Click on the second to last option'Line Art'
- Next, click on"Expand.
You will see that you now have a text made up of individual vectors.
Below is the video tutorial on how to create a single line font through Adobe Illustrator:
Method 2: Rhinoceros 6.
- In the taskbar, type the command'Textobject'
- From the pop-up menu, choose the font"MecSoftf_Font-1.
- Type your text in the text box and check the'allow single stroke fonts' option.
- Click OK and place your text where you want it in your drawing.
Below is the video tutorial on how to create a single line font using Rhinoceros 6:
