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- | ====== TextMilling Quick start ====== | ||
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- | This is an example to illustrate how to use TextMilling. | ||
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- | ===== Your first engraving ===== | ||
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- | This is what TextMilling looks like when you start the program. In this example we are going to create an engraving of the text "Kalle Petterson" | ||
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- | * Press the **Add new horizontal text** button | ||
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- | * Begin by typing **KALLE** in the text field. | ||
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- | * Click on the font field and choose the font that you wish to use. The font field shows the fonts currently installed in your computer. | ||
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- | * Press **Next >** | ||
- | * Enter any size of the text as you desire or just continue. | ||
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- | * Press **Finish** | ||
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- | * Use the mouse to move your text and/or drag it to the desired size. | ||
- | * Press the **Add a new text on arc** button | ||
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- | * Enter **PETTERSON** in the text field and adjust the font as before. | ||
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- | * Press **Next >** and adjust the parameters if desired. | ||
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- | * Press **Finish** | ||
- | * Move the arc:ed Pettersson text to a desired position. | ||
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- | * To create the G-codes press the **Create NC** button in the top toolbar | ||
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- | * Change the NC parameters to any desired setting. You can also choose what post-processor that will be used to translate the text to G-code. | ||
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- | * Press **OK** when done | ||
- | * Name your NC files and press **Save** | ||
- | These are just a few of the functions of TextMilling. Experiment with different fonts, rotations, mirroring and parameters. | ||
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- | Good Luck! | ||