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-Text to CNC information and instructions 
-The easiest way to generate G-code online for your engravings.  
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-With "Text to CNC" you can create a CNC program out of a text in seconds. No installation, no registration. Generate G-code directly on our website.  
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-ISO based CNC code that fits most controllers from Fanuc, Siemens, Haas and many more.  
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-We hope that this free tool will help you.  
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-Step by step instructions:  
-1. Type in the text you want in the box "Text". Start by deleting the predefined text "My Text"  
-2. Enter the height and width you want the text to have when it is converted to G-code.  
-If you choose a font that contains arcs, the width will be disabled. That's because texts containing real (G2/G3) arcs must maintain aspect ratio when resizing.  
-3. In the box "Rapid height Z" enter the Z value that the cutter will go up to between the contours that forms the text.  
-4. In the box "Contour depth Z" enter the Z value that the cutter will go down to when cutting out letters.  
-5. In the box "Decimals", select how many decimals you need for the coordinates in your CNC program.  
-6. Select the font you want the text to have 
-7. Click the button "Create CNC" 
-8. Your G-code wil now aper in the textbox. Click the "Save as." button to save it as a file, or copy the G-code direktly from the textbox. 
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-[[http://microtechstelladata.com/OnlineTools.aspx|Go to the Text to CNC webpage]]. 
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wiki/en/texttocnc.txt · Last modified: 2018/02/07 19:24 (external edit)