Pulling hair out - Probably easy but I can't get it

[trakers]

OK so here's the deal.

Cutting a large number of reverse cut signs. Have everything setup but am worried about the extremely pointed edge of some of the letters.
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Any ideas how to achieve my goal in Flexi?

It is a long, boring story but I have to use the Arial Narrow font shown in the example or I would look for another font.

 

[high impact]

I don't quite understand the concern first of all.

But you could just edit the troublesome corners with your node editing tools for a rounded corner or weld in bridges like you did for the squared off version.

 

[B Snyder]

What version of Flexi?

 

[bob]

OK so here's the deal.

Cutting a large number of reverse cut signs. Have everything setup but am worried about the extremely pointed edge of some of the letters.
(See attachment)

Any ideas how to achieve my goal in Flexi?

It is a long, boring story but I have to use the Arial Narrow font shown in the example or I would look for another font.

Your instincts are correct. If the vinyl is going to lift those points are exactly where it's going to happen. This is because on any point there necessarily exists a place where the vinyl is thicker than it is wide and it is here that the adhesive is insufficient to keep it stuck to the substrate.

For reversed text...

Convert text to outlines.

Select the desired nodes, you can do all of them at once.

Invoke the corner radius tool.

For non-reversed text...

Add a stroke with round corners.

Convert the stroke to outlines.

Weld the object what was the stroke to the text.

 

[grafxxx]

yeah what bob said. i always put a round corners on any pointed tips on my graphics.
i also let my customer know to be carefull of wiping those points when cleaning due to the lifting

 

[Banner Signs]

I just put a .015 outline with round corners, weld and all sharp corners are slightly rounded. It only increases letter sizes about 1/32" and much quicker than editing every corner.

 

[Jackpine]

Yes that is what to do. Then reduce the letters appropriately. In Corel you could uses the fillet tool and it will do the inside and outsides at the same time.

I just put a .015 outline with round corners, weld and all sharp corners are slightly rounded. It only increases letter sizes about 1/32" and much quicker than editing every corner.

 

[trakers]

Thanks for all the great ideas.

I think I got the result I need now.

Cheers.

 

[signmeup]

In Corel you could uses the fillet tool and it will do the inside and outsides at the same time.

Fillet tool? Where does it hide?

Adrian

 

[bob]

Fillet tool? Where does it hide?

It hides in Corel X3, unfortunately for those using a lesser version.

 

[Jackpine]

In the windows......Dockers, Fillet/Scallop/Chamfer.
Get X3 if you don't have it. Too many improvements not to own it.