Quick and dirty explanation for this - Most TTF and OTF type fonts rely on closed paths - it’s just a function of the drawing programs they tend to be used in. Most of the ones that list as hairline or single line fonts actually have doubled up segments that laser twice or three times in the same place… makes for a very rough looking font when it’s lasered. Second, there are very few true single line fonts available out there. The only other option I saw cost just as much. I wasn’t able to find a reliable freeware alternative.
If you have access to a student or teacher, you can buy the student version fairly inexpensively, but it’s priced well out of the range of most hobbyists. Good news - there’s a way to make them happen.īad news - it’s very limited for a couple of reasons.įirst, the only way I’ve found to make them work with Illustrator is through Rhino, which carries a fairly hefty price tag. The search for true single line font sets goes on… (They can be scored instead of engraved, which is a HUGE time saver when you have a lot of text to process.)
