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    How can I make v-carved letters look more hand carved?

    Hello,

    I'm trying to v-carve signs to make the text look hand cut, like in stone.

    I use Rhino and vCarve as CAM. Both programs go too deep where the strokes of a letter unite and the vectors widen (see the 'p' in Picture 173). To get that hand cut look, I've had to break the vectors for my letter apart, essentially separating the multiple strokes of each letter (pictures 172 & 170).

    Does anyone know of CAM software that might automatically identify these areas? Or include specially designed fonts/ toolpaths to look more hand cut?

    Thank you!
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