Roland EGX-20 User Manual page 26

EGX-20 USER'S MANUAL
Stroke Fonts
You can change text to stroke fonts and carry out engraving.
Line width when engraving varies according to the cutter width and engraving depth.
At the toolbar, click
1
The character cursor appears in the text string.
Alternatively, at the toolbar click
string.
Points appear around the text string.
At the toolbar, click
2
Alternatively, from the [Format] menu, select [Make
Stroke].
The [Select Stroke Font] dialog box appears.
3
Click the drop-down arrow to display the menu, then
select a stroke font.
After you have selected the font you want, click [OK].
4
In the [Font Select] dialog box as well, you can specify a stroke font by selecting a font whose name starts with
"Plot."
See --> p. 21 "Selecting the Font"
Converting to Polygons
You can convert text strings to graphic shapes (polygons). This makes it possible for you to modify the shape of characters, to
create logos, for example.
At the toolbar, click
1
The character cursor appears in the text string.
Alternatively, at the toolbar click
string.
Points appear around the text string.
From the [Shape] menu, select [Convert to Polygon].
2
The text string is convert to a shape.
When the text string is displayed with points, clicking
3
on the toolbar displays points at the vertices of the
polygon.
Alternatively, click
polygon. Points appear at the vertices of the polygon.
You can change the shape by dragging the points.
4
You can also insert and cut away vertices by moving the
pointer to a line or point and right-clicking.
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, then click the text string.
, then click the text
.
, then click the text string.
, then click the text
on the toolbar, then click the
Example of Converting a
Stroke Font to a Polygon
Stroke font
This menu appears when you
move the pointer to a line or
point, then right-click.