Text - just an outline?

[cadmecheng]

I use CAD to send dxf's through to a Plasma cutter to cut out various items and also text.

I was wondering if there is a way to sort of explode any filled in text such as arial or verdana so that it will just be a single outline of the text shape.

If you dxf text it explodes into a centre line of the original text, i need an outline.
Can this be done???
It would help so much!

[Andy.88917]

The express tool "Explode Text" or command "TXTEXP" will do just that. You may need to clean it up a little depending on the font.

[cadmecheng]

Thanks for your reply
I am running ACAD2006LT that command TXTEXP was not recognized!

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD General (http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?f=120) Forum to this one as I feel this particular Forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

Forum Moderator

[tyshofner]

Express Tools are not available for LT, sorry. :(

[cadmecheng]

Is there any other way i can do it?