How to add a border to text

ElClipo

I made the following keychain as a way to learn how to work with text, etc. Very simple design but it is very time consuming to do the bottom layer to be shaped around the letters. Is there an easier way, other than drawing and manipulating it by hand? If it exists, I would like to know a way to be able to change the text and have the edge adjust accordingly. I hope that makes sense.

jakeramsley

Hi ElClipo,

For this case, I would try to make duplicate parts of the text that are directly underneath and use 'Move Face' with offset.  I started with the text, extruded it, them mirrored it.  Then with the move face command, I used the 'Arrow' for the selection commands to easily select the outer faces and offset them a desired amount.



Then sketch on the bottom to clean it up some and do an extrude with a boolean to combine them.


Then boolean everything together

jakeramsley

Hi ElClipo,

For this case, I would try to make duplicate parts of the text that are directly underneath and use 'Move Face' with offset.  I started with the text, extruded it, them mirrored it.  Then with the move face command, I used the 'Arrow' for the selection commands to easily select the outer faces and offset them a desired amount.



Then sketch on the bottom to clean it up some and do an extrude with a boolean to combine them.


Then boolean everything together

ElClipo

Thank you for the suggestion. I had tried that but I guess I used the wrong settings. I got it to work pretty easily this time with your suggestions. In the end I didn't have to sketch anything after the Move Face. I extruded the center of the letters as Blind in the opposite direction to match the Mirror. Then I selected all entities and used the Boolean to Unite them. Lastly I sketched and extruded the circle for the key ring.

All in all much quicker than drawing it by hand.