

Just trying to explain the difference and reasoning with SHX - also we’ve had many people just specifically request SHX support and it’s a feature that RDWorks has that we didn’t yet. It very much is and I plan to use it - especially once you have more fonts. That’s not to say, at all, that what you’ve made isn’t cool. Font glyphs could still have features that are not really possible to “render” with a laser as opposed to SHX which is designed for exactly that scenario. And OpenType SVG is still designed for display - not for CNC applications. Yes, it’s an old (and kind of ugly) format - but LightBurn users won’t need to worry about any of that as we’re handling all the format parsing for you. Specifically the fact that SHX is designed for CAD/CNC applications and has been around long enough for there for be many SHX fonts available. The fact that SHX is much, much older than OpenType SVG is an advantage in many ways. To make it easier for you to find the perfect connected font for your laser cutting project, use the filter options below.No, as far as I know no, SHX is on how you look at it. to create logos or manufacture objects based on their outlines), modified, and redistributed freely as long as the fonts are not sold by themselves. Put simply, the OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used (e.g. Most of the fonts listed here are released under the SIL Open Font License (OFL). I only included fonts that are free to use for personal and commercial projects from credible sources.

There are not many completely connected free fonts available but often even starting with a partly connected font can save a lot of time and missing connections can be added by hand. They work great for things like signs, custom gifts, wedding decorations, cake toppers, etc.


In this post, I want to share my favorite connected and script fonts with you.īy connected fonts I mean fonts where the letters are linked together so that after cutting a word is just one piece. Over time I have collected a number of fonts for my laser cutting projects.
