Shadow Lettering

Shadow Lettering is drawing text by only drawing the shadows, without drawing the letters.

You can make your own text or sign with this customizable script.

Tips:

1. If the 3D shape of the shadow is too high, then the text is hard to read from nearby. Just one or a few millimeters is the best height.
2. The result will be easier to read when all capitals are used.
3. Sometimes there are very small shapes or it is hard to read. Please try a few angles to find the best angle for the shadow.
4. The script can be downloaded and used in OpenSCAD. That way other fonts can be used which are installed on your Operating System. Simple fonts work best. When a font has too many details or is too curly, then the resulting text (the shadow) is hard to read. A font with rounded edges can be used for a sophisticated artistic result.
5. When the text is printed without base plate, then the shadow pieces can be a puzzle. The shapes of the shadows can be split in the slicer and the pieces can be enlarged. Then they can be placed in a way to fit on the buildplate. 

The license is set to CC0 (Public Domain). You may sell the Shadow Text models that you create.