If the ratio between font size and tool diameter is too small lines will intersect and confuse the radius compensation - the result will be ugly.

Quite similar to above but the toolpath will be put to the outside of the shape similar to the 'Part' function.

Even if you finally like to use another style it mayīe a good idea to use this while typing - especially if it is a lot of text.

Tip: rendering the preview for this style is relatively fast.

Below the lines will eventually start to touch and blend rendering the font ugly and unreadable.

Appearance depends heavily on the ratio between font size and tool diameter.Ģ0:1 to 30:1 usually looks good.

The letters will just be engraved along their outline - the inside remains 'hollow'.

The following functions are only available for standard fonts:

And the start angle by dragging the start line.

Diameter can be changed by dragging the circle.

You can move the center by clicking or dragging it.

This button aligns the text in a circle.

To change the width drag the right border of the textframe.

You can move the text by clicking at the desired position or by dragging the left, top or bottom border of the red textframe.

Thie buttons align your text left, centered, right or justified.

Here you can set the desired cutting depth.

If line spacing appears too wide or too narrow you can correct it here.

You'll find more details below at the font styles section. With regular tools the ratio font size to tool diameter is usually 20:1 or more while engraving bits can be used for very fine, detailled texts. Here it depends on whether you're using a regular tool or pointed engraving bit ('v'-cutter). The acceptable range is about 5:1 to 10:1 font size to tool diameter so engraving fonts are most suitable for rather small but not tiny texts. The appearance of this kind of font depends extremely on the ratio between tool diameter and font size: With engraving fonts you achieve a similar effect by the choice of the tool diameter.Ĭontrary to printed text you'll have to consider a few things to get nice looking text engravings:

You can use this button to format the font bold.

The rest of the list comprises the regular fonts installed on your computer.Įstlcam can process them for milling in various styles - there are some distinct advantages and disadvantages compared to the engraving fonts I'll explain below. They consist of simple strokes with constant width and are easy and fast to machine. You'll find them at the beginning of the list - they all start with 'Estlcam Gravur.'

There a 2 very different kinds of font in Estlcam:.

Use the list at the top left corner to select a font.

Shortly after an automatic preview will appear in the red-rimmed textframe in the mainwindow.

You can enter your text in the large textbox.

You can find the button to activate the function at the left corner of the mainwindow.

You can use Estlcam to create simple and fast text engravings.

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