Share 'Text curves from a string'

Hi all,   Does anybody know about changing a text string into a line curve on an object? I've been looking at specific fonts for CNC machines but these seems to give very odd results.   I've already been using the plugin that converts strings into faces that are defined by font, text height, etc. What I would prefer is to get a string into a single curve (no thickness) that I could bake out of gr…