Kevin, DeskEngrave works slick! Thanks for the suggestion. Mach 3 still may be the short path to get my project done. it is derived from EMC, so it is a machine controller, and what I want is just a very simple CAD/CAM program that only knows about generating gcode, and is either open source or has a great post processor. However, Mach 3 is still a proprietary program (no source code), and it has far too many features that I do not want.
The manual has a chapter related to generating gcode from an imported file, including dxf, bitmap and jpg. One feature it did not have that I would like to find is support for V-shaped cutters, so that I can cut the letter in a single pass, with the serifs and thin lines accomplished by raising the cutter. It uses all the Microsoft fonts available on the machine. Gcode generation was fast and font/size of the letters/numbers easy to configure. Dave along with mach3 you should try DeskEngrave, free down load ,converts fonts to simple g code or a dxf file you can import to a cad/cam program for further tweaking if nessasary,works great, its simple and its free,lots of fonts.When you convert to g code it saves in a notepad file and the code is writen in absolute g90, depending on your machine you might have to make a few code adjustments but its easy,then just type it into your control.For real simple fonts and parts i usually just hand write the code from a cad drawing,caveman like.I also like Freemill for simple free g code, it has alot of post proccesor choices ,KevinKevin, DeskEngrave works slick! Thanks for the suggestion.
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