Kelleybell123 10 Posted June 2, 2013 I dont know if this the right section so I will post it in both but,Im trying to make the top "flow" as good as the bottom of this sign for our church. I asked on the scal website & someone gave me this pic back & replied " I drew a new circle that fit the bottom curve and manually moved the upper letters into position. Here is a pic of your file with my new circle showing it is out of round. So you can fix this one or start over with a perfect circle." Im wondering if one of you would be so kind as to "fix" this for me. My husband has tried & just cant get it to "look" right. It looks lopsided unbalanced just plain wrong. Id sure appreciate any help anyone can give Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted June 2, 2013 Hmmmmmm, there's certainly some serious problems there, for sure. For one thing, when having text follow an arc (which is a different thing than Arched Text) you've got to kern out the letter spacing to allow for the curvature, so they don't collide with each other. Secondly, be aware there's simply more letters to "Christian Counseling" than there are in "Graceful Path" so you have to be careful trying to put them onto the same diameter of circle, otherwise they'll run into each other. In my example illustrated here, in order to make the top part and bottom part line up, I needed to follow the arc of different diameter circles on each one, due to the amount of letters not being equal. Thirdly, this process needs to be done by the program automatically, and not the user (by trying to drag them onto a circle one letter at a time). I am not familiar with the features/functions of SCALpro, but this is called "text follow arc" in the program I'm working with (SignBlazer) And lastly, the font you've chosen isn't very attractive for a ministry, but that's a design decision you'll have to discuss with the client. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcshank 5 Posted June 2, 2013 Slice&Dice has just the video instructions you need to complete your project. http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php?/topic/38702-adobe-illustrator-cs-6-with-us-cutter-series-sc/?hl=inkscape#entry295645 Text on a path in SCAL2, older version but the same process. Hope this helps!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted June 3, 2013 Yeah weve watched that video & still cant get it. The guys at the church want the font that we're using theyre putting it on a window so they think just a plain old font would be easier read than others thanks though ( I like yours better myself ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted June 3, 2013 What do you mean "You can't get it" ?? Why not? If you want to Get It, then install and run SignBlazer Elements, and it will happen quick and easy, like magic. http://www.mystat.com/Signblazer.zip As for the font, since you have to keep it, at least use ALL CAPS for the Graceful Path, and U/L for the Christian Counseling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimnAng 56 Posted June 4, 2013 I'm having the same trouble getting my arched text to look right... in both MTC and SCALP. I'll give it a go in SB. Maybe I'll have better luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted June 4, 2013 I may be able to talk them into using this font. What font is this? I will need to add the horizonal text. Thanks Hmmmmmm, there's certainly some serious problems there, for sure. For one thing, when having text follow an arc (which is a different thing than Arched Text) you've got to kern out the letter spacing to allow for the curvature, so they don't collide with each other. Secondly, be aware there's simply more letters to "Christian Counseling" than there are in "Graceful Path" so you have to be careful trying to put them onto the same diameter of circle, otherwise they'll run into each other. In my example illustrated here, in order to make the top part and bottom part line up, I needed to follow the arc of different diameter circles on each one, due to the amount of letters not being equal. Thirdly, this process needs to be done by the program automatically, and not the user (by trying to drag them onto a circle one letter at a time). I am not familiar with the features/functions of SCALpro, but this is called "text follow arc" in the program I'm working with (SignBlazer) And lastly, the font you've chosen isn't very attractive for a ministry, but that's a design decision you'll have to discuss with the client. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted June 4, 2013 That was a standard installed font from SignBlazer ---- Rocco. I highly suggest you try using SignBlazer, it's a snap. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelleybell123 10 Posted June 4, 2013 yep gonna try signblazer tomorrow glad the guys were easily convinced on the font Thanks so much for all your help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speleopower 46 Posted June 5, 2013 Use SignBlazer and/or Inkscape for design and SCALP for cutting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TT57 135 Posted June 6, 2013 i need to watch that video. If i can remember when i get off work. @ 3 in the morn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites