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Debossed text on curved surface
henrik_viklund
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Hello!
I need help creating a debossed text on a curved surface. Since it is not cylindrical, I cannot use the function wrapped and I can’t find any projection tool. Anyone with an idea?
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Hope it helps.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/369daf3ed32938c733916414/w/cf291417ed98c5293637724f/e/bcb0b19d264de5fd6a86fb98
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Another vote for kerning, I see.
@Glenn_Babecki
Can you share a document with us? Your use case is exactly what Text path is for, so Im wondering why you aren't getting the result you want. Apart from the kerning (not yet implemented) you should be able to do either of these workflows:
1. create sketches with Text path, then do your usual extrude-remove operation to cut that text in to the subtrate or
2. create solids (make sure they extrude in the correct direction, in to the part) then do a boolean subtraction to remove them from the substrate.
It can be difficult when creating solids, because they are created "beneath" the surface of the substrate part. One visual check I rely on is to look at the part list before and after. Text path typically creates quite a few parts:
I'll add some kerning-like control in as the next feature enhancement.