SilhouType

What is SilhouType?

SilhouType places text along a curve that you trace over your own image. You upload a picture, click Trace Path and click points along an outline, such as the edge of a mountain, a pet or a logo, and the points are smoothed into a curve. Then you type your text and it follows that curve, with a live preview over the image.

There are six built-in fonts (Bebas Neue, Roboto, Oswald, Playfair Display, Pacifico and Inter) and you can upload your own font. You can set the size, weight, italic, letter spacing and an outline, and flip the text to the other side of the path. Undo Point and Clear Path help when tracing.

Exports are an SVG of the text with a transparent background, and an STL of the text only, extruded 1 mm thick with no base plate; the image itself is not part of the model. That makes it a starting point for a sign, a stencil or a layer to add to another model rather than a finished print. It is free, has no account and is made by TechJeeper; the README states an MIT license for the code and says nothing about selling prints. It suits makers who want curved lettering that follows a shape.

What you can make

• Text that follows an image outline
• Curved lettering for signs
• Curved text SVGs for cutting or stencils

How to use SilhouType

1. Upload an image
2. Click Trace Path, click along the outline and finish the path
3. Type the text and pick the font and size
4. Export the STL or SVG