Text-to-Path Converter 1.0 vs 2.0

What is the Text-to-Path Converter 1.0 vs 2.0?

• The "Text-to-Path Converter 1.0" refers to the version before 2.3.0.
• The "Text-to-Path Converter 2.0" feature, a new option for text-to-path, was introduced after the 2.3.0 release.

Where to set the Text-to-Path Converter version ?

• Go to "Preferences" > "Text" > "Text-to-Path Converter". 

Why did we launch Text-to-Path Converter 2.0?

1. To make web font available in Desktop Beam Studio. 

Below are the available font types in both the web and desktop versions of Beam Studio.

• The available font type in Web Beam Studio 

• The available font type in Desktop Beam Studio 

2. To provide more stable text-to-path results:

• Resolve the occasional text-to-path error in version 1.0.
• Solve the text spacing error after the text-to-path conversion.
• Resolve the text result deviation after the text-to-path conversion.

Comparing the results of text-to-path conversion, using the Arimo font as an example:

3. To enable quicker text-to-path conversion.

With Text-to-Path converter 2.0, there's no need to upload the text to the machine, saving the waiting time of uploading to the machine in the past.

Please Note

• There may be significant differences between the results of Text-to-Path 1.0 and 2.0 versions. Please check the text effect before carving to see if it meets your expectations.
• There is still a spacing deviation issue when using negative letter-spacing in Text-to-Path converter 2.0, we are working on improving it.
• Text-to-Path 2.0 does not support emoji text. If you want to use emoji text, please set to Text-to-Path 1.0 in "Preferences".
• To ensure the smooth progress of text-to-path, even if you have selected a specific version in the preferences, if the text-to-path method you chose fails, the system will automatically switch to another version in that operation and attempt to perform the path conversion to ensure the smooth completion of your operation.