Or you can use a single-line font, and simply use the laser beam to 'draw' along the path, forming a smooth letter. You could raster a normal font (shading in the black areas) but this would take time. For example, suppose you have a laser cutter and want to mark text on something. Single-line fonts (also called engraving fonts, technical lettering fonts, pen plotter fonts) are hugely useful when performing machining or drawing operations. In addition to the Hershey extension, they have an excellent overview of what exactly a single-line font is and how it compares to 'outline' fonts. Go and read Evilmadscientist's page on their Hershey text extension for Inkscape. Summary of single-line fonts (10/01/15) What's a single-line font?
