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Stencils?

BC
Bob Carlson
Mon, Jan 9, 2023 11:59 PM

Thanks. I verified MAC support for TrueType so this seems like the way to go. I also found lots of TT Avenir fonts.

-Bob
Tucson AZ

On Jan 8, 2023, at 20:12, David Phillip Oster davidphilliposter@gmail.com wrote:

True type Font editors are widely available. Just Open for editing a copy of a font you like, rename it and add the barriers. Once you install it on your computer, use OpenSCAD's Help > Font List menu item to get OpenSCAD's name for it.

On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 1:08 PM Bob Carlson <bob@rjcarlson.com mailto:bob@rjcarlson.com> wrote:

I recently did a project for my grandkids where an electroluminescent panel is behind a printed piece with their names on them. I wanted to use a specific font but needed a stencil type where there are no closed loops like Os. Is there any way to do this to an arbitrary font?? I assume there are stencil type fonts out there, but I tend to obsess over fonts and I want to pick my own. Since it was a small number I hand positioned bridges to the islands and that worked fine for this application, but it was time consuming.

Below is an example in Avenir.

-Bob
Tucson AZ


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Thanks. I verified MAC support for TrueType so this seems like the way to go. I also found lots of TT Avenir fonts. -Bob Tucson AZ On Jan 8, 2023, at 20:12, David Phillip Oster <davidphilliposter@gmail.com> wrote: True type Font editors are widely available. Just Open for editing a copy of a font you like, rename it and add the barriers. Once you install it on your computer, use OpenSCAD's Help > Font List menu item to get OpenSCAD's name for it. On Sun, Jan 8, 2023 at 1:08 PM Bob Carlson <bob@rjcarlson.com <mailto:bob@rjcarlson.com>> wrote: > I recently did a project for my grandkids where an electroluminescent panel is behind a printed piece with their names on them. I wanted to use a specific font but needed a stencil type where there are no closed loops like Os. Is there any way to do this to an arbitrary font?? I assume there are stencil type fonts out there, but I tend to obsess over fonts and I want to pick my own. Since it was a small number I hand positioned bridges to the islands and that worked fine for this application, but it was time consuming. > > Below is an example in Avenir. > > -Bob > Tucson AZ > > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org <mailto:discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org> _______________________________________________ OpenSCAD mailing list To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org