[Blindmath] how to emboss geometry text?

[Amanda Lacy]

I haven't had any success with QuickTac and Duxbury. Could anyone please 
explain in further detail?

Amanda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Bongiorno" <Lisa.Bongiorno at dhs.state.nj.us>
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Subject: Re: [Blindmath] how to emboss geometry text?


> I've used QuickTac and incorporated it within the Braille document using
> Duxbury.  It can be done.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Patti Mitchell
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 1:15 PM
> To: 'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] how to emboss geometry text?
>
> Has anyone been using the freeware from Duxbury Quicktac 4.0? It allows
> you
> to draw or import and emboss tactile images. Any comments? Tips?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Susan Mooney
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:16 PM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] how to emboss geometry text?
>
> The geometric figures would have to be done using a different machine in
> order to make them as raised line drawings or "tactile graphics".  Many
> people use a computer program to make the graphics but they are embossed
> using the same printer as the text.  Some people use special machines
> and
> some do the tactile graphics by hand and reproduce them using a
> Thermoform
> machine.
>
> SM
>
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Iqbal Hosen <iqbalrtbd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> dear all,
>> how to emboss geometry text? i asked some NGO in our country to emboss
>
>> geometry text. they told me that geometry can not be embossed in their
>
>> machine. is there separate embosser for geometry?
>> regards.
>> iqbal.
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