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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Contour Text Engraving</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The following graphic illustrates contour text:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">All the relevant drive parameters are available from the main or more pages of the top level dialog. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">You can find Text depth on the main dialog, as well as on the cutting dialog. A positive value here has the same effect as negative part stock. The part stock default is set to 0, and a value put in to text depth.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To cut below the part surface, enter a negative value for part stock. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">For contour_text, you should use the ball mill. &nbsp;Do not enter a text depth greater than the radius of the ball. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">In surface contouring, tool paths are not reliable if the negative floor stock (= part stock - text depth) exceeds the lower radius of the tool. &nbsp;The system provide you with a warning of this situation. &nbsp;</p>
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