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Cutting Text (LetterEase)

 

Cutting text involves the use of a tool called LetterEase. This tool can be selected from the Router-CIM toolbar. Letterease allows you to select different text styles, and then explode them into lines and arcs so that you can Geoshape and cut.

 

Router-CIM Toolbar:   LetterEase_Toolbar_Icon

 

Router-CIM Ribbon: LetterEase_Ribbon_Icon

 

Keyboard:        LE

 

To use the standard Fonts that come with AutoCAD, select a Text Style.

 

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From the Text Style box, you can preview and select a new text style, set the height, width, angle, etc. for your new lettering.

 

Next apply the lettering to the drawing with the DTEXT (Draw > Single Line Text).

 

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You can Geoshape this text, after you explode it.  To explode the text, pick the LE button on the Router-CIM toolbar.

 

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Type X for Explode to convert the text to polylines and polyline arcs.

 

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Once the text is exploded, you can Geoshape the text to make it ready for cutting.

 

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Once the text is Geoshaped, select a tool, cycle and set the status information to create tool paths.

 

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