Circle Text for OpenSCAD

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UPDATED: Ver 1.1: Added ForceFixedSpacing parameter, a game-changer for text rendering around circles. When set to zero, it uses the fontmetrics.scad library for spacing calculations. However, when you assign any other value to ForceFixedSpacing, each character gets its own fixed spacing equal to that value, allowing you to work with fonts not supported by the font metrics library. In Ver 1.1, we've also introduced VFlipChars parameter, a crucial addition that flips text around circles. By default, when VFlipChars=false or is omitted entirely, text characters have their tops pointing towards the inside of the circle. But if you set VFlipChars=true, these character tops will instead face outside the circle. This is an openSCAD library designed specifically for creating text around a circle. It works by generating each letter individually without applying any distortion or rounding effects to individual letters. If you want curved faces on your text characters, try using intersection with a cylinder object (which can also be conical). To start using this library, place the following files in the same folder as your .scad file: - circleText.scad - fontmetrics.scad - string.scad - fontmetricsdata.scad Next, add the use statement at the beginning of your .scad file like so: use <circleText.scad>; Then, call the CircleText module with your desired arguments. For a detailed example of how to use this library, check out the Example_of_circleText.scad file. Special thanks to Alexander Pruss (https://www.thingiverse.com/arpruss/about) for his indispensable libraries: - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3004457 - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3010934 Also, a huge shoutout to Carl Davidson (https://www.thingiverse.com/16807/about) for his contributions: - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:526023