by coolhand » February 11th, 2016, 6:27 pm
Hello there! Just adding to this in case anyone uses Illustrator instead of Inkscape like I do.
I was having a similar issue with PDF and SVG files not importing the text on my file. However I use Illustrator, not Inkscape. My solution was similar, I opened my file (PDF or SVG, doesn't matter) in Illustrator, then selected only the text and then chose:
Type -> Create Outlines
I then save my file and import into SCAL and viola! it works!
Even though I could use SCALs text tools to recreate the text, it would be a tedious task for me for this particular project. I'm using a Pepakura file (PDO) that has an unfolded 3D object design with many pages that all have a lot of text. I convert that to a PDF, which I can then import into SCAL to print and cut. I needed the numbers on the unfolded object as they help you line up your cuts when you put the whole thing back together.
I print from SCAL to my printer with the numbers showing (I use standard card stock), then I turn off the numbers (by hiding the layer) and cut the object out after aligning with the registration marks.
I have an extra step that I'll have to do now for the numbers, but once the project is loaded into SCAL, I can use my file over and over again to create the 3D object as much as I like.