Text on Curve

[jimmya]

I am trying to rap Text around the bottom of the Oval like the top text. I’m not sure it can be done using Aspire. When I try the text is reversed. Please see attachment.
Any Help would be Appreciated.
Thanks

Jimmy

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[tmerrill]

Hi Jimmy,

The trick to this is the cut your oval into an upper and lower half, then fit the text to each half.

Tim

[jimmya]

Thank You Tim!!!
I tried to use the help files, but, I didn’t see any info on the way you did this. After I did it the way you said it came out Perfectly.
Thanks Again
Jimmy

[tmerrill]

I'm happy that worked for you.

The Wrap Text along a Curve tool references from the start point of the vector you are curving to. Splitting the oval into two halves just gave each part of the vector its own start point which makes something like this easier to do.

You can always rejoin the oval into one closed shape if you need it for a toolpath or whatever.

Tim

[jimmya]

This is what I was trying to do. With your help Tim it was easy.

Thanks
Jimmy

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[kartracer63]

Tim,

When I want to fit text to curves on both the top and the bottom, I don't split the circle (or oval) into two pieces. I simply go into node editing and change the "start" point from the top (or bottom) of my circle, depending on where it was to begin with.

The start point node will almost always be either on the top or bottom to begin with. Go ahead and fit your text to curve on whichever one it will do properly by default. Then, change the start point to the opposite side and continue to fit your remaining text to the other side of your curve.

On one of those, you'll need to check the box that says "text on other side" or something like that.

Either way, once you've done it a couple times, it's very simple.

[kartracer63]

A little follow up...

The start point of your curve (if you don't split it) should always be on the opposite side of where you'd like to fit your text.

Example: if I want to fit some text to follow the top of my curve, I simply make sure my curve's "start" point is on the bottom.

[jimmya]

The way Tim explained, to me was very simple. I did the top text the way you said, but it was not center. I had to change the start point many times to get the text centered. And I don’t thing the top is perfectly even, side to side.

Jimmy

[tmerrill]

Jimmy,

The method I provided is how Vectric presents it in the tutorials and my preferred method. It is great that Eric has a different approach that he likes and the fact you can have different approaches speaks to the power of the Vectric products. In this case there is no right or wrong, just different approaches.

For anyone interested, Tutorial #2 on this page shows this technique better than I can explain:

http://www.vectric.com/WebSite/Vectric/support/aspire3_vcp6/aspire3_vcp6_tutorials_tut_design.html

Tim

[cowboy1296]

with computers there is always more then one way to skin a cat. in this case i am with eric and use node editing and change my starting point.