Awesome, Thanks Curt, That font data file is what I needed. Thanks again to all who chimed in. Thank You *Brian V Schaule Jr* bschaulejr@gmail.com On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 2:31 AM Curt McDowell <maker@fishlet.com> wrote: > I solved the radial text problem using Alexander Pruss's fontmetrics.scad > workaround (already alluded to in this thread) and got beautiful letter > spacing. My code (as well as the aforementioned library) is available in > this Thing: > > Beer/Soda Can Insulating Sleeve by fishlet - Thingiverse > <https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5041806> > > The OpenSCAD code prints radial text on the bottom of a soda can holder > (see the 3rd picture). > > Needless to say, I'm looking forward to the upcoming textmetrics feature. > > Regards, > Curt > On 11/26/2021 5:40 AM, brian s wrote: > > > > I am new to openscad, so if this is an obvious error I apologize for > wasting anyone's time. I am trying to write text partially around a > cylinder. I thought I worked through the code to do it, but some of the > letters are not sitting on the cylinder, and also the letter spacing is > inconsistent. Here is the code and screenshot of what I see. Code is > attached. > > > [image: image.png] > > > > > Thank You > > *Brian V Schaule Jr* > bschaulejr@gmail.com > > -- > Thank You > > *Brian V Schaule Jr* > bschaulejr@gmail.com > 443-243-1779 > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >