
The shadow we’ll be applying to the text will be black, so if the text is also black then it won’t be distinguishable. It is also recommended that you change the color of the text from black to anything else - preferably a lighter shade. (However, that’s not to say that this process can’t work on thinner text. This will make it easy to see the shadow that is created. In order to get the best result, it is recommended that you use a bold or heavy weight font. This can be done with the Action: 'Generate glyph table in selected font'.A heavier weight font works best because the shadow will be more visible. For this reason, it’s best to get all letters and modify them first.
If you have a lot of the same letters, it’s easier to modify them first and then copy-paste your text from the letters. Now click on ‘Join selected nodes’, this will combine the two nodes into one.ĭo this for all corners that are relevant and it will save you time when cutting it with Origin. Next select one corner by drawing a box around it with the tool, then the selected nodes will appear in a different color. You can fix this by using the 'Edit paths by nodes' tool (N)įor fixing this first select the letter by clicking on it once. g this N will result in 3 lines on Origin. If you have a closer look at the text that is added to your workspace, you can see that the vectors are not always connected. When clicking ‘Apply’, the text will be transformed to vectors and directly is cuttable with Origin. Here is a short overview of some fonts available: The others are also vector fonts, but usually created with two vectors. All fonts marked with 1-stroke or EMS are single line fonts. Go to 'Extensions' > 'Text' > 'Hershey Text'.
Select the text with the 'Select object' tool (S).
With the 'Text' tool (T) type the text you want to have.Open a new Inkscape file or the one you want to add text to. This article explains how to create a single line text, which is Origin-cuttable.