Personalized Christmas Ornament DXF - Add your own name

[Searchman]

I am using Inkscape.

[TJS]

I just go to the text tool on the left and on the top is a drop down for Fonts. I use Rockwell bold for these. Then type in the NAME required. Adjust to fit the "blankornament". I adjust the size of what I need into the box. Object to Path. Then you can adjust each letter size such as the small letter " i " you have to get the top of the ' i ' to not fall out (using the node tool). I also drop the 'y' down past the box. Then you would do Path => Combine. I am not as good as acourtjester in explaining this. Sorry if I confused you.

[acourtjester]

If you are using Inkscape and want to add your own name to an original file this video will explain how to do that.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wzCm4 ... sp=sharing

[kellytwedt]

Love it! Thanks for sharing

[Double S Farms]

Very nice - thank you so much.

[Searchman]

Yes Inkscape

[Rockdog]

Thank you!

[TJS]

They make great gifts

MCornaments1.jpg

[GC2MAJTom]

This is a really cute project. I am really new to this, and was going to try and follow your tutorial on inkscape, but I cannot seem to find the original ornament file to add my name to it. Can you help with a DXF file?
Thank you,
MAJ B

[plasmanewbie]

This is a really cute project. I am really new to this, and was going to try and follow your tutorial on inkscape, but I cannot seem to find the original ornament file to add my name to it. Can you help with a DXF file?
Thank you,
MAJ B

The dxf file is on the 1st page of this topic, 1st post. Use this link and you should get there viewtopic.php?f=6&t=24400#p149061

[TJS]

Grab the SVG for inkscape if you can. Save the blank ornament off. Then when adding the name open the blank ornament and after you are done with the names save it off as something else like the name you put in the box.

[LakeCruiser]

Here is my take on it. Wife loves it!

Christmas_Ornament.png

[plasmanewbie]

Script text looks awesome LakeCruiser, I bet she loves it!

[gslavik]

Nice work, Thank you

[ROKCRLER]

Thanks for the file.
Here is one i made for gifts

[bpfeiff]

Thank you!

[farmfab]

thank you.

[Machinist383]

thank you

[JeepGuy]

how big are you making these?

[Pyro1983]

I am looking for a post that was posted last year about this time of year that explained in a very simple way about how to add font to this ornament. I did print it out, but a Senior Moment kicked in and cannot locate it. Thanks

Im curious as well. I usually end up fiddling with it (inkscape) and I eventually get it to union but never remember what I did to get it to work. Seems all the youtube videos are for the older version of inscape.

[Pyro1983]

NEVERMIND!.......I didnt see the extra page of replies

[adbuch]

I am looking for a post that was posted last year about this time of year that explained in a very simple way about how to add font to this ornament. I did print it out, but a Senior Moment kicked in and cannot locate it. Thanks

Im curious as well. I usually end up fiddling with it (inkscape) and I eventually get it to union but never remember what I did to get it to work. Seems all the youtube videos are for the older version of inscape.

Christmas Ornament.svg and .dxf images.jpg

Christmas Ornament from posted dxf and svg files.svg

[Pyro1983]

Ok I'm going to rip all my hair out soon. Last night I had it figured out, did it several times, wrote down the steps, followed them to a T and tonight union-ing letters to a design is not working. So far, either nothing happens at all, or most of the design disappears. What exactly are the requirements for a "union" to properly work?

[adbuch]

Ok I'm going to rip all my hair out soon. Last night I had it figured out, did it several times, wrote down the steps, followed them to a T and tonight union-ing letters to a design is not working. So far, either nothing happens at all, or most of the design disappears. What exactly are the requirements for a "union" to properly work?

Union 1.jpg

Union 2.jpg

Union 3.jpg

Union 4.jpg

Union 5.jpg

[Pyro1983]

Ok I'm going to rip all my hair out soon. Last night I had it figured out, did it several times, wrote down the steps, followed them to a T and tonight union-ing letters to a design is not working. So far, either nothing happens at all, or most of the design disappears. What exactly are the requirements for a "union" to properly work?

Union 1.jpgUnion 2.jpgUnion 3.jpgUnion 4.jpgUnion 5.jpg

Just tried this step by step. It did nothing. I kept screwing around and finally got it. After ungrouping the text (that was already turned into a path) and the main image, it worked.