Fonts with Shaper Origin & Inkscape

[@tigertran01]

Gawd...this would have saved me so much time if I watched. Spent hours trying to figure this out...Great video!

[@wojo1034]

Thank you for replying to my question on FB today. I have subscribed and look forward to watching all your videos. Stay well

[@pw2k03]

Excellent explanation, I like how you describe what a potential issue is, demonstrate it and show how to avoid. Well done.

[@ShumanProjects]

Thanks, Paul. Glad it was helpful!

[@kevinhicks4454]

Very simple instructions. Thanks for putting the video together. Makes sign production a snap on Shaper Origin!

[@kiwdwks]

Just getting my feet wet with Origin. Appreciate your knowledge/help!

[@stephenbell3011]

Just ordered my Origin and love your vids man super useful thanks a lot

[@michaelmathews8974]

Just stumbled upon this vid! I’m finding the need to learn Inkscape for fonts now so this was perfect timing! Great video, terrific explanation! Thanks!

[@ShumanProjects]

Thank you! Glad to hear you found it helpful!

[@vincenttx811]

many thanks -very helpfull. Greetings from Belgium

[@juliangall]

Thanks for a really clear and helpful video. Lots of info that I've been trying to find for ages.

[@timdekorte1555]

Thanks for the link on Inkscape and Google Fonts, that will come in handy!

[@brianmosse]

Very helpful thank you for your input mate.

[@neilchristiansen1123]

Thanks! the union tip is a big help to me.

[@11211lcb]

Thank you! Great information and well presented.

[@AKXINER]

Many thanks for the details and links.

[@mattmiller07]

Thank you so much. This was just the video I needed. I can't thank you enough

[@ShumanProjects]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stevebader6385]

I found this helpful. Thanks for posting.

[@Ridenhourr]

Thanks for the video. I was pulling what was left of my hair out trying to figure it out.

[@ShumanProjects]

I hear you! Glad it was helpful.

[@titozuma]

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing

[@ShumanProjects]

Glad to, thanks!

[@krazypolak1820]

Thank you so f much brother I will try this 100.

[@krazypolak1820]

Love u man I almost give this orgin back

[@matschimatsch3931]

why?

[@slhasebroock]

Very helpful, Thank you!!!

[@pengel200]

Outstanding! Thanks!

[@butterflyj685]

This looks easy! Can Shaper Origin cut other leyters from other materials like plastics?

[@ShumanProjects]

Yes, I've done some plastic cutting with good success. There are specific bits for plastic that will leave a cleaner cut, but I just used my normal wood bits. It will even cut soft metal, like aluminum and brass, with shallow passes.

[@rodrigovillegas9163]

Interesting video my question what type of cutter do you used Thanks

[@ShumanProjects]

Thanks, Rodrigo. I use a variety of bits for text. The font size will influence the bit diameter you want. The three bits that come with Origin can do lots of work. The large 'coffee' sign here was cut with the V bit. The 'give thanks' is MDF cut out with the 1/8" bit. I did buy a set of PCB endmills that go down to 1/32" that I use for pocket cutting smaller text.

[@rodrigovillegas9163]

thanks

[@gusfavoreto2966]

Thank you for the video! What bit do you use for the small radius corners?

[@ShumanProjects]

Thanks! I have a variety of size straight cutters, from 1/4" down to 1/32" diameter. The thickness of the material, the size of the letters to cut, and the "sharpness" of the font factor into what size I use. You can also get away with using a larger cutter when cutting out letters. Smaller diameters help when pocketing out the inside.

[@gusfavoreto2966]

@@ShumanProjects Thank you!

[@fabricesecundino4064]

Merci beaucoup pour ce tuto très utile pour utiliser Origin. Une question, je n'ai pas bien compris comment télécharger une police de google fonts vers Inkscape ? Merci de ton aide

[@fabricesecundino4064]

Ça y est, c'est bon, encore merci pour ce tuto

[@ShumanProjects]

Thanks you! Glad this was helpful.

[@fabricesecundino4064]

@@ShumanProjects Sais tu comment n'avoir qu'une seule ligne a usiner car chaque fois, j'ai un contour complet des lettres comme sur ta vidéo ?

[@ShumanProjects]

There are a few ways to get single stroke fonts. The new Origin extension can do it in-tool. Inkscape includes one single stroke font: Extensions -> Render -> Hershey Text -> Sans 1-stroke. You can also hand edit a path in Inkscape to delete all but one side of a regular font. You can also use a non-single stroke font and play with the offsets on tool.

[@fabricesecundino4064]

@@ShumanProjects Merci, oui j'ai l'extension sur Origin mais il n'y a qu'une seule police et en majuscule donc pas très bien... Je sais qu'on peut jouer avec l'offset mais ça a ses limites .... Pour Extensions -> Render -> Hershey Text -> Sans 1-stroke, je n'y suis pas arrivé, je vais encore essayer ... Merci beaucoup pour ton aide

[@tomtimmermann320]

Thanks for the video. When I unzip my font file and right click I don't get the option to share the file for all users as you've shown. So once I have the file unzipped on my PC how do I get it into Inkscape? Thanks for the help

[@ShumanProjects]

Interesting. Windows 10? Does your account have admin privileges or is there a separate admin user on that machine?

[@tomtimmermann320]

@@ShumanProjects Yes, I'm using Windows 10 and I have Admin privileges as its my personal desktop computer. I'll keep playing with it to see if I can figure something out. Video is very helpful with using the fonts but it would be good to get some new fonts into Inkscape. Thanks for the response

[@tomtimmermann320]

Phil, I restarted Inkscape and the fonts were in the menu. Thanks

[@dougmartin7272]

You had mentioned the curvature in the SVGs and I was wondering if there is a way in Inkscape to change the arc (I think of them as pinch points) to the diameter of the bit. Does that make sense? Similar to how Shaper will show you how close your but will get to a corner.

[@ShumanProjects]

There is a Fillet/Chamfer path effect that might be what you are looking for. I don't use it on my lettering since I tend to finish with small bits. Check out this answer showing a couple screenshots of the tool and see if it fits your need: superuser.com/questions/640954/inkscape-rounding-corners-of-shapes

[@dougmartin7272]

Shuman Projects Thank you! I’ll try that out!

[@hiboostsupra5965]

@@ShumanProjects Great video, had no idea about google fonts, that's super helpful. Your comment mentions finishing with a small bit, can you indicate what exact bits in what sequence you would typically use to cut something like this?

[@ShumanProjects]

Thanks! The bit size really depends on the overall size of the font. I bought a set of 1/8" down to 1/32" bits intended for printed circuit board manufacturing that work really well. I tend to start with the largest bit that fits in most places, then switch to a smaller bit to do a final pass to cleanup the corners.

[@upstatecre8]

Can I use Google Draw to design for the Shaper Origin?

[@ShumanProjects]

I don't have any experience with it, but it does export SVG and a quick test seems to indicate it preserves scale too. If anyone used this for design, I'm interested in how it works for a full project.

[@upstatecre8]

Shuman Projects I just want a grant for my classroom and I’m really familiar with Google draw if there is a way to prove it works I’d be in business. I’m hoping to bring the shape or origin to my students.

[@ShumanProjects]

I played around with it a little today. The shapes and text exported well, but the scaling was a little off so everything was a bit larger than it should have been. This is a common units problem with SVGs between systems, not unique to Origin. I'd suggest reaching out to Shaper.

[@upstatecre8]

Shuman Projects Thank you for doing that for me I appreciate that.

[@upstatecre8]

Shuman Projects Thank you for taking the time to look into it!

[@marknahabedian1803]

Thanks. I need to learn more about Inkscape. What you do here is much simpler and more general than what I did when I wanted to make some name tags: github.com/MarkNahabedian/DesignWithSVG/blob/master/nametag/README.md

[@ShumanProjects]

That is awesome. Sometimes we just use the tools we know best to solve a problem! Inkscape also has the Hershey font for making single path text. Origin also includes a text feature in the Goldengate software release for making text on tool without a computer.

[@marknahabedian1803]

Thanks. I made the name tag a bit over two years ago -- before Shaper added text to the origin. I don't know if Inkscape addressed this issue, but I remember needing to "clean up" the Hershey single stroke font because Shaper had a problem with it. If I remember right it was that Shaper expected a single path element to be continuous, so something like "t" would need to be spilt into two paths.

[@ShumanProjects]

Yea, I've seen that on some Inkscape Hershey letters, like x. I primarily use full fonts, not single path text so I have just dealt with fixing up the few Hershey paths I've used.

[@marknahabedian1803]

@@ShumanProjects If you need a Hershey font again, the ones I put in my GitHub repository have been fixed. I only did the two single stroke fonts. To can see them at marknahabedian.github.io/DesignWithSVG/hershey/fonts/index.html.

[@Ruthlesswoodshop]

This video is cool but sucks for iOS users

[@ShumanProjects]

You are definitely on the forefront of CNC using a mobile OS. Inkscape does run on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. If you are looking for something for iOS, check out Affinity. I don't have any experience with it, but it is a popular option.

[@Ruthlesswoodshop]

Shuman Projects cool video dow I did learn some stuff from it not gonna lie