UPDATE: Cuttle can now do this process automatically. Try it out and learn more: cuttle.xyz/@cuttle/Connected-...
Join all the letters of a word or sentence into a single, continuous shape. Useful for laser cutting or cutting vinyl stickers when you want your text to be cut in one piece.
Cuttle is a web-based design tool for laser cutting. cuttle.xyz
The video covers:
- Fonts that work well for being connected
- Joining a single word or multiple words on multiple lines
- Adjusting the spacing between letters and lines
- Connecting pieces of letters like the dots of i’s, accents, etc.
- Adding a stake on the bottom for a cake topper or marker
The Cuttle techniques covered:
- Working with Text components
- Changing Text properties
- Using Boolean Union
- Using Convert to Path to manipulate the pieces of Text
- Understanding how Compound Paths work
--Contents--
[00:00] - Intro
[00:54] - Adding a text component to the canvas
[00:45] - Changing text properties
[01:23] - Choosing a good font
[02:14] - Join text using Boolean Union
[02:47] - Changing the spacing
[05:22] - Convert text to paths
[05:56] - Navigating groups with focus mode
[07:07] - Joining shapes in compound paths
[09:23] - What are compound paths?
[10:37] - Changing accents and adding other shapes
--Supplies used--
* Sticker Vinyl (Cuttle.xyz and Heart-Cats)
* 1/4" Poplar veneer plywood (first Marceline name)
* 1/8" Birch Plywood (Marceline The Vampire Queen)
* Chip board (Broccoli marker)