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Text to DXF

Anyone know of a freeware program to turn Text to DXF? There is a 3D text utility that can create AutoCAD DXF from any true type fonts. Best free Text to DXF featured with a couple of single line fonts and True Type fonts outline. You can create G-Code and view a backplot of the created G-Code on the screen. With the single line vector fonts, you can not only render the outline of True Type fonts but also the mid line of each characters. The single-line fonts uses bezier curves. If you export them the bezier curves can be converted into arcs for your NC machine (G02 and G03).

Totally free trial version of Text to DXF is an easy to operate software. You only enter the text and click on "Save as DXF file". The text will be saved as DXF file easily and quickly. Create a text in any installed true type font or a single line font and save the result as DXF file or G-Code file. So you can plot the font to use it for engravings with your NC machine etc.

Software Size: 1100KB  Software Version: 3.1
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Guide: How to Convert Text to DXF ?

Preparation: Press the download button to download Text to AutoCAD DXF converter, install and run it. This guide focuses on helping you edit DWG files and convert DWG to PDF, WMF, JPG, JPEG, TIFF, EPS, SVG, CGM within only four steps.

Step One: Download and install Text to AutoCAD DXF converter. Double click exe. file and run it on your computer. The main interface is like following screenshot. On top toolbar, you can see, "File", "Option", "Batch Convert", "Tools", "Help", "Register Now".

Step Two: Select one type. Click "TrueType Fonts (Outline)". Font family includes Arial, Arial Batic, Arial Black, Arial CE, Arial CYR, Arial Greek, etc. Here, we can set "Divide Splines", "Output Font Resolution".

Step Three: Select  another type "Single Line Font". Font family includes Arial, Arial Batic, Arial Black, Arial CE, Arial CYR, Arial Greek, etc.

Multi-Languages supported here. Click button "Language" and select language according to your needs. Foreign languages includes Deutsch, English, Italian, Svenska.

Step Four: Then click "Save as DXF File" button to begin conversion. If you feel satisfied, please press "Order Full Version" to have a try.

 

 

Key Features of Font to DXF

Version 3 can output the G-Code for your NC machine directly. And this version can now create arcs not only line segments as output (G-Code commands G02 and G03).

Now an Editor for single-line fonts is included. So you can design your own single-line fonts. You can let the program create a single-line font from any true type font and the edit the single-line font in the Editor. You can then create a DXF or G-Code output from your own single-line font.

The single-line fonts uses bezier curves. If you export them the bezier curves can be converted into arcs for your NC machine (G02 and G03). The program ships with a couple of single line fonts.

 

References of Text to DXF Conversion

Supported Input Formats
Text
Supported Output Formats
DXF, G-Code

 

System Requirements of Text 2 G-Code

Pentium 133 PC or better and 50 MB free hard disk space

32MB of RAM and Pointing device

800 x 600 VGA video display with 256 colors (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)

Windows NT Version 4.0 Service Pack 3, Windows 2000 , Windows XP and Vista.

 

What is DXF ?

AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk[1] for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other programs.

Why Choose it ?

It is your choice when you need a reliable program to convert your Text files. Total Text to AutoCAD DXF Converter is very accurate: the output DXF file is the exact copy of the original document. 

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