Single line laser text
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Vince Hopkins
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Can you do single line text in RD Works
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Jeffrey Aley
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Yes; this is not really a question about RD Works, but a question about the fonts themselves. If you use a font whose characters are defined as single lines (instead of filled shapes), then that's what RDWorks will cut.
I think the default font in AutoCAD is like this.
Google "Single Line Fonts" and you should be able to find some free fonts you can download and install.
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Dave Vigness
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Russ uses CamBam_Stick. I use the #1 of the font package myself. My only 'problem' with it is that Corel defaults that font to no fill. If I forget to change it to hairline it disappears and the laser doesn't cut anything.
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Lightburn Admin
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Use the SHX fonts in RDWorks - they're line fonts, though not all are single-line, they're simple strokes, not filled shapes.