Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am creating a piece of art the I wrote something that would be awesome in a spiral and this was very , very helpful as I have almost no IDEA . lol how to use my new Cricut maker 3 and now I can finally justify spending so much money for it.
This process, places text ON THE PATH. And the spiral is one "linear path"... Im not at my computer, but if I'm not mistaken, there is an option when creating the spiral (before converting to path) to control the distance of the spiral lines. Which will allow you more spacing. There may be some workaround, you may be able to do an offset of the spiral, or add a thick stroke, and then place the text to path that path, on those, convert to path the text and delete the "thicker spiral" .. This is theoretical, I havent tried, but when I get in front of my computer, Ill see if I can find a work around to successfully do this.
This is amazing! Thank you so much. What would I do if I wanted the text to spiral in? Like the if the lyrics started on the outside and ended in the center?
hi sorry for the delay, you would have to first, select your spiral, then go the Path>Object to Path, then Path>Reverse Path. This changes from a spiral shape, to a plotted path with nodes. Reversing the path, changes the direction the text moves in, out to center or center to outter... I will try and post and update... lmk if you have any more questions.
hi, I have n updated video I have to post yet. You would have to first, select your spiral, then go the Path>Object to Path, then Path>Reverse Path. This changes from a spiral shape, to a plotted path with nodes. Reversing the path, changes the direction the text moves in, out to center or center to outter... I will try and post and update... lmk if you have any more questions.
@@fomckee Yes! I tried to make it minimalistic before getting complicated. As this changes the spiral to a path, and no longer being able to edit with the spiral tools. by doing this, not only can you change the start point, you can also use the flip options to change the side of the line it rides on. I intended to make a 2nd videos with additional tips and tricks. I also didn't mention the short cut to make your text one sentence. If you "put text on path" and the "remove text from path" it will automatically make it a single line sentence so you can see your length quickly, rather than manually doing it.
Hi, did you "object to path" on the text effect before hiding the spiral? Do you see your spiral text when saving? It just doesnt appear in another program?
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I am creating a piece of art the I wrote something that would be awesome in a spiral and this was very , very helpful as I have almost no IDEA . lol how to use my new Cricut maker 3 and now I can finally justify spending so much money for it.
Thanks Sabrina - I came up with another ? What if you want to keep the spiral path and have text spaced above the line? Vertical spacing?
This process, places text ON THE PATH. And the spiral is one "linear path"...
Im not at my computer, but if I'm not mistaken, there is an option when creating the spiral (before converting to path) to control the distance of the spiral lines. Which will allow you more spacing. There may be some workaround, you may be able to do an offset of the spiral, or add a thick stroke, and then place the text to path that path, on those, convert to path the text and delete the "thicker spiral" .. This is theoretical, I havent tried, but when I get in front of my computer, Ill see if I can find a work around to successfully do this.
This is amazing! Thank you so much. What would I do if I wanted the text to spiral in? Like the if the lyrics started on the outside and ended in the center?
hi sorry for the delay, you would have to first, select your spiral, then go the Path>Object to Path, then Path>Reverse Path. This changes from a spiral shape, to a plotted path with nodes. Reversing the path, changes the direction the text moves in, out to center or center to outter... I will try and post and update... lmk if you have any more questions.
@@HowToMindCraftsbySabrina Thank you! I'll give it a try!
This is good to know but what if you want the text to start at the outside of the spiral?
hi, I have n updated video I have to post yet.
You would have to first, select your spiral, then go the Path>Object to Path, then Path>Reverse Path. This changes from a spiral shape, to a plotted path with nodes. Reversing the path, changes the direction the text moves in, out to center or center to outter... I will try and post and update... lmk if you have any more questions.
How do you get the spiral and from where and what program are you using ???
I am using Inkscape software, it has a built in spiral tool where you select how many spirals you want.
Thank you so much for this video it helped me tremendously!🎉❤
You are so welcome!
@@HowToMindCraftsbySabrina I also found out if you want to have the beginning on the outside you just click reverse! Thank you again!
@@fomckee Yes! I tried to make it minimalistic before getting complicated. As this changes the spiral to a path, and no longer being able to edit with the spiral tools. by doing this, not only can you change the start point, you can also use the flip options to change the side of the line it rides on.
I intended to make a 2nd videos with additional tips and tricks. I also didn't mention the short cut to make your text one sentence.
If you "put text on path" and the "remove text from path" it will automatically make it a single line sentence so you can see your length quickly, rather than manually doing it.
@@HowToMindCraftsbySabrina it was awesome and I honestly learned more than I thought I would from your video!
Thanks again Sabrina!
My pleasure. You can always find me in my FB group, doe Q&A and tutorial requests. :)
facebook.com/groups/craftinghowto/
Whenever I hide the spiral and save it as .svg, i can't see anything in the saved file. Its empty. Any idea?
Hi, did you "object to path" on the text effect before hiding the spiral? Do you see your spiral text when saving? It just doesnt appear in another program?
Its not working when I put on path nothing happens. I
m not missing a step by this video standards and im gonna freak out
Are you selecting both the text and the spiral?
I have the same problem
Hello I have the same problem i did select both
@@HowToMindCraftsbySabrina
Hi, what version are you using? Let me go thru the video and see if I MISSED a step. Ill be back tomorrow with hopefully an answer.
also I watched this video at least 7 times and I am determined to make this work, lol
Hey wondering if you were successful on your project.