How to Add Text Along a Contour | Your Questions Answered

How do I add text along a contour? We often get asked through our social media channels questions that can't be easily answered with a simple response. At Hurco it is our goal to always provide a quality customer service to our users. We don't want any machinist to be left behind when it comes to a proper understanding of our powerful WinMax CNC control. This is why we have started the brand new "Your Questions Answered" series, where we sit down to answer the questions you have submitted to us through our social media channels. By doing this not only are we answering individual questions of customers but we are providing a resource for others who may have a similar question but can't find a resolution to their issue.

In this video Mike Cope will be answering the question "How do I add text to along a contour? And how do I create that contour?"

1. Go to the PART PROGRAMMING screen
2. Select the MILLING
3. Select the MORE
4. Select the LETTERING
5. Select STICK LETTERING ALONG CONTOUR
6. Select your preferred WIDTH METHOD (in this example we use USE CONTOUR)
7. Input your desired TEXT HEIGHT
   
8. Input your desired CHARACTER SPACING
9. Type in your TEXT
10. Input your desired Z START & Z BOTTOM
11. Select your TOOL
12. Select EDIT ALONG CONTOUR
13. Select your preferred FONT SIDE OF CONTOUR
14. Input your desired TEXT OFFSET
15. Input your desired X START & Y START
16. Select NEXT SEGMENT
17. Select ARC
18. Select your preferred DIRECTION
19. Input your desired X END, Y END, X CENTER, Y CENTER, RADIUS & SWEEP ANGLE
20. Draw your part, you will notice that the text spans the entire width of the contour
21. If you want to change this and make your contour a specific width you will need to select EDIT LETTERING PARAMETERS
22. Select WIDTH METHOD and choose SPECIFY WIDTH
23. Input your desired TEXT WIDTH
24. Draw your part, this time you will see the text is within the dimensions your input