How do i make corel colour in text please?

[Peter Normington]

I doubt if you will get a solid fill,
I know its possible to a certain extent in signlab (well it used to be) the pen did a cross hatch pattern, if using paper.

I think you could do similar with corel, but you would need the fill to be a vector, so maybe do a fine cross hatch design, and clip into the shape,

Peter

[Martin.G]

I thought that too peter,, but if i try that, then even in wireframe, the pattern does not show, so doesnt ask the cutter to draw it.

[Peter Normington]

What I meant was, the fill has to be lines, so the plotter just draws many or a continuas one to shade the shape, why do you need to fill on a pen drawing?

Peter

[Martin.G]

im trying to make a "just married" sign for the rear window of a car, and wanted it filled so easier to see.

[Glenn Sharp]

It’ll be a bit long winded but you could create a series of cross hatched lines at whatever distance apart you wanted (so you have a rectangle shape of cross hatched lines) with the line tool and then combine those lines………make those series of lines bigger in area than your largest letter…….duplicate the lines for every letter and then trim the combined lines to the letter so each letter will be filled with the cross hatched shape

clear as mud

I can’t think of anyway you would get a solid fill on the letters though…..other than cut them in vinyl and leave them on the backing paper

[Peter Normington]

just print on your desk top printer then, Cant understand why you want to complicate matters? 😉

Peter

[Martin.G]

quote Peter Normington:

just print on your desk top printer then, Cant understand why you want to complicate matters? 😉

Peter

its all about learning i guess.

id like to learn how i can do it.

cheers for the tips though i will let you know if i get it

[Graeme Harrold]

Create a series of cross hatched lines and group, drop desired text on top as an outline. Select both and select "Trim" and delete the extra hatching, Job done…..

[David Rogers]

You have a Roland plotter….cut your text in vinyl and be done with it… 😉 even if you end up sticking the vinyl to a length of paper!

Pen plotting with an infill is slow, laborious & never looks all that good. To get good enough colour density the paper will be saturated & potentially rip…or you’ll run out of ink in the pen!

Dave

[Ian Johnston]

quote David Rogers:

You have a Roland plotter….cut your text in vinyl and be done with it… 😉 even if you end up sticking the vinyl to a length of paper!

Pen plotting with an infill is slow, laborious & never looks all that good. To get good enough colour density the paper will be saturated & potentially rip…or you’ll run out of ink in the pen!

Dave

:yes1: :yes1: :yes1:

[Ian Bingham]

if you really have to do it with a pen, use contour and check to centre then use .5mm spacing

but agree with others, waist of time

Ian

[Steve Underhill]

cut it from vinyl and leave it on the backing paper.
rather than stick it to a length of paper.
:lol1:

[Chris Wool]

steves probably the quickest.
by the way the old hp pen drivers used to have a fill command, possibly well in to the honeymoon before it finishes,

[Shane Drew]

then you’ll want to pray it doesn’t rain on the day!

agree with others, waste of time though

[Steve Underhill]

Unless its raining inside the car why would it matter?
its for the rear window.

[Bill McMurtry]

Just plot the outlines and hand colour the lettering with wax crayons, that way any rain inside or outside the car won’t be a problem 😀

[Alan Drury]

If you want your plotter to fill in with a pen I think Ian’s solution with a contour is probably as good as any.
Alan D