Using FreeCAD for engraving text (shape strings) and pictures

In this video we will demonstrate how to create engravings of text and pictures. We will use "Shape Strings" with free to use fonts to create decorative engraved text and show how to take any jpg picture and create an engraving from it. - FreeCAD is a great FOSS cad/cam package that allows you to be creative in design and manufacture. ## Links: FreeCAD macros https://bitbucket.org/ianj001/freecad/src/master/ Octoprint: https://octoprint.org/ Octoremote: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kabacon.octoremote&hl=en_US Cura: https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura Fusion 360: https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/ Fusion 360 API: https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-A92A4B10-3781-4925-94C6-47DA85A4F65A FreeCAD: https://www.freecadweb.org/ Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.org/ Blender: https://www.blender.org/ Inkscape: https://www.inkscape.org OBS: https://obsproject.com/ PxKeystrokes: https://github.com/Phaiax/PxKeystrokesForScreencasts/ ## Songs: Raw Space by Spazz Cardigan (intro)