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dennis_powell

how would i attach text to the round side of a object and have it rap around so i can extrude it?

jakeramsley

There isn't a good way to add text so that it is evenly/perfectly spaced angularly.  If you are doing it over a relatively short angle, I would use a sketch and split the face you want the text to be on.

1. I created a part that has a round face I want some text on over an angle of 100 degrees.


2. I start a sketch on a plane that the curved face projects onto.  In this case the front plane.  I sketched some text and move/dimension it so that it is in the position you want it to be.



3. Stat a split and choose to use split face.  Split the curved face with the text.  This won't push the text out radially, but should give a similar effect.

4. Select the split faces and use a move face with an offset to pull them out and get some depth.

dave_cowden

@dennis_powell @jakeramsley

I have created a FeatureScript that makes this a bit easier.  You can wrap text around surfaces, without the distortion that comes from the split face trick.  You can also adjust text spacing, height, etc.

You can read more here:

    http://store.parametricparts.com/store/p10/CURVED-TEXT-1.0

or simply load up the document directly, here:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cfec40e2b66bb4ddb2f3414b/w/24132f252a02825eb0606641/e/7a70ac021729253c4df9d213