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How to create Inside cuts for Text??

Discussion in 'SketchUcam Help' started by sunnybreeze, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. sunnybreeze

    sunnybreeze New Member

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    Hey guys,
    Can someone help me with creating cut Gcode for doing a sign. It's all just text so I have tried the 2D text and 3D text in Sketchup but when I try to apply the inside cut using the Inside tab it will not even see the text. What am I doing wrong?? I need to bea able to scale the text and then apply the cut and tabs but again the program does not see the text.
    Thanks for any help
    Steve in Maine
     
  2. rjarois

    rjarois Moderator Staff Member

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    hello steve. after placing select 3-d text and right click, and explode. then try to apply the inside/outside cuts. see if that works. randy
     
  3. sunnybreeze

    sunnybreeze New Member

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    Randy,
    It Works!!! Thanks for the tip!
    Steve
     
  4. Evil-Tunes

    Evil-Tunes Moderator Staff Member

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    Txt in SU is not fun at times.....It will be a pixel off the surface sometimes ,but not allways. Make sure you flatten "I do a few times" before you add the inside cuts.


    Cheers
    E-T
     
  5. Mark44

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    Found this site that may make drawing and cutting text easier, but I haven't tried it, so I can't give a personal endorsement. BTW, its free.

    http://deskam.com/deskengrave.html
     

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