Extract Font Curve

When you create text in FeatureCAM, it is created as a single curve. You can use Extract Font Curve to extract characters or segments from the curve so you can edit them.

Note: To extract a font curve, the model must contain engraving text.

To extract a font curve:

1. Select Construct tab > Curves panel > From Curves > Extract Font Curves to display the Extract Font Curves dialog.
2. Optionally enter a curve name in the Name field, or leave the default name.
3. Select a text curve from the Font list, or click the Pick Curve button and select it in the graphics window.

   The font used to create the text determines some things about the behavior of the Font Segment option. If the character encloses open space such as the letter 'P', you can select either the inner or outer curve segment. If the Machine Tool Sans Serif font is used, many of the characters are drawn in separate segments so you can only select individual segments of that font with this function.

4. To extract a single segment or character, click the Font Segment button and select it in the graphics window.
5. To extract all characters in the selected text curve as separate curves, click the Select All button.
6. Click OK.