How to Add Text Along a Contour | Your Questions Answered
How do I add text along a contour? We often get asked through our social media channels questions that can't be easily answered with a simple response. At Hurco, it is our goal to always provide quality customer service to our users. We don't want any machinist to be left behind when it comes to a proper understanding of our powerful WinMax CNC control.
This is why we have started the brand new "Your Questions Answered" series, where we sit down to answer the questions you have submitted to us through our social media channels. By doing this, not only are we answering individual questions of customers, but we are providing a resource for others who may have a similar question but can't find a resolution to their issue.
In this video Mike Cope will be answering the question "How do I add text to along a contour? And how do I create that contour?"
- Go to the PART PROGRAMMING screen
- Select the MILLING
- Select the MORE
- Select the LETTERING
- Select STICK LETTERING ALONG CONTOUR
- Select your preferred WIDTH METHOD (in this example we use USE CONTOUR)
- Input your desired TEXT HEIGHT
- Input your desired CHARACTER SPACING
- Type in your TEXT
- Input your desired Z START & Z BOTTOM
- Select your TOOL
- Select EDIT ALONG CONTOUR
- Select your preferred FONT SIDE OF CONTOUR
- Input your desired TEXT OFFSET
- Input your desired X START & Y START
- Select NEXT SEGMENT
- Select ARC
- Select your preferred DIRECTION
- Input your desired X END, Y END, X CENTER, Y CENTER, RADIUS & SWEEP ANGLE
- Draw your part, you will notice that the text spans the entire width of the contour
- If you want to change this and make your contour a specific width you will need to select EDIT LETTERING PARAMETERS
- Select WIDTH METHOD and choose SPECIFY WIDTH
- Input your desired TEXT WIDTH
- Draw your part, this time you will see the text is within the dimensions your input
