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Note that just one part of the letter could have been bridged instead of both the top and the bottom:
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Unhide the rectangle and the stencil is ready to cut:
6.11 Open Path Fonts (OPF)
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Besides TTF and OTF, a third type of font, Open Path Font (.OPF) can also be opened in SCAL. This font
consists of single lines/curves only. Here’s a comparison to help you understand the difference:
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These fonts are useful when using a pen or engraving tool in your cutter or for designing single line
rhinestone titles:
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Currently, this font type only works in a few applications like SCAL and does not install into Windows or on a
Mac O/S for use in programs such as Word.
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To try out using Open Path Fonts, there are some free ones to download here:
http://www.iloveknk.com/Support/Software/Open-Path-Fonts/
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Because these are open path, they may not appear on the
Cutting Mat
when you first add them. You will
need to select a
Stroke
color on the
Fill & Stroke Panel
. Refer to
Section 5.15.
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You can purchase Open Path Fonts (also called Thin Fonts) from
to use in SCAL. Note that these also come with the TTF equivalents, which are not
actual single lines and curves, but are still very thin.
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The
Knockout
function involves overlaying one image on top of another and then merging the two so that
the overlap between the two images is, essentially, cut out and replaced with that part of the top image. This
is a popular design technique for HTV (heat transfer vinyl) applications so a typical high school design is
used as an example:
Completed stencil
OPF version of the same font
TTF version
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