Re: [Fontforge-users] stroked fonts for engraving

[Khaled H. <kha...@eg...>]

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 03:58:38PM -0600, Brad Collette wrote:
> I'm a complete newbie to the world of type design so forgive me if I'm asking a
> stupid question.
> 
> I'm trying to use a homebuilt CNC router to engrave text in wood, foam, and
> acrylic.  The problem, of course is that the router cuts the outline of the
> characters.  What I'd prefer is for the router bit to follow the center line of
> each part of the character. 
> 
> My limited understanding of fonts is that what I need is a stroked font. 
> Googling from that point brought be to fontforge and this list.  Fontforge
> seems to have a pretty steep learning curve and before I tackle it, I'd like to
> know if I'm barking up the wrong tree.
> 
> So, can fontforge do what I need, namely design (or better yet convert) stroked
> fonts?  Will the fonts be usable by other software like inkscape?  Are there
> tutorials to get me started?  Are there already open/free fonts available for
> download?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

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 Khaled Hosny
 Arabic localiser and member of Arabeyes.org team
 Free font developer