Using brand names and logos.

dannyi

I'm working on a scale model tire and wanted to use the original script and logo. Is there a way to import, sketch and extrude the script and logo so it can be added to the sidewall as a raised feature?

owen_sparks

Sure :-)

Workflow:-

(1) Import image to document using "+" icon in bottom left of screen.
(2) Create sketch where you need it.
(3) insert the uploaded image into the sketch (icon in the sketch toolbar).
(4) "Use" or trace what you need.
(5) Extrude.

Cheers,
Owen S.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Additionally, if you have a dxf of the logo (or a svg converted into dxf https://cloudconvert.com/svg-to-dxf ) you can import this directly into a sketch and extrude that itself

dannyi

Thank you Owen and Jake, really appreciate the information.

3dcad

As tire sidewall tends to be slightly curved, I suppose you can sketch it into new plane away from tire wall and use new 'up to face with offset' feature to make also text curve.

dannyi

3dcad said:

As tire sidewall tends to be slightly curved, I suppose you can sketch it into new plane away from tire wall and use new 'up to face with offset' feature to make also text curve.

Thanks 3dcad, that part I have done before using the limited font selection. I need to get the script and logo of lets say Goodyear w/the winged shoe, Firestone w/the shield, etc...

Tony_C_

3dcad said:

As tire sidewall tends to be slightly curved, I suppose you can sketch it into new plane away from tire wall and use new 'up to face with offset' feature to make also text curve.

When I do text on a curve I normally do the plane thing and extrude to next, then do a revolve cut to get the text to have the same thickness.

quick and dirty example.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/58a2210d6e328e0f6f2fc429/v/aeb4449a5af41cf33437b9d6/e/d7e663d158cc78b906357804

fastwayjim

For simple curved/raised text, use this Featurescript!

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/cfec40e2b66bb4ddb2f3414b/w/24132f252a02825eb0606641/e/f51d728043fd1bef542c8a30

dannyi

Thanks fellas for the info, but this is what I'm after...
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....I need to get this on the side of the tire and slightly raised. I believe a dxf file is needed but I'm having trouble converting a png from the internet to a dxf. I have Inkscape and tried there but still having trouble. Not very versed in this category so it's been shooting in the dark type of thing. I'm sure there's a way to do it just haven't figured it out yet! Wish there was a button that said "convert to dxf", if there is one I haven't found that either..... 

3dcad

import that as image and simply trace lines with sketch tools - not the best but works and might be better than dxf for performance

dannyi

..tried that already, the tire being 1/25 scale made the sketch very jagged and choppy. Going to keep working the dxf, hopefully I can get it to work.

owen_sparks

@daniel_iacoangeli

Check out this video, it was one of the first things I saw when getting into onshape and it really sold me on the concept.
It's taking an image of a chess set and building 3D parts from it.  The metods used would, I believe, suit you well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzFcOm_8TQ

Owen S.

dannyi

Thanks Owen for the link, I watched that same video when searching for info. I think why it didn't work out for me when I originally tried it was the image was too small. I'm going to try tracing it again with the image as large as I can get it, then scale it down. That may yield better results.  

3dcad

why not just create skecth in original image scale and after finished scale it bigger?

dannyi

hmmm, not sure I follow you. The image imported about the size of the Goodyear image in the post. When I expand it to enlarge the image for tracing it gets increasingly blurry, to the point the edges are barely defined. 

3dcad

ah, image seems to be too small to be able to trace the edges.. I suppose you need bigger image, it is not easy to enlarge image like that without losing details..

dannyi

Well I finally made a dxf of Goodyear on Inkscape. Imported it to the sketch and of course it doesn't work. I'm trying so hard not to get frustrated, but this is crazy. I have no less then 10 hours in this. Inkscape has 314 icons to choose from with 234 dropdown windows requiring multiple boxes to check. I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the lamp but for the sake of sanity why in this age of technology does this simple task have to be so difficult. I don't want to give up but I've wasted so much time on this. Is there anyone out there that is willing to do this for me?  

Jake_Rosenfeld

Does it have to be perfect? I did a somewhat rough trace for you

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/7f02baa672c863febd89cb55/w/86109a9b80a71853f4531b43/e/204d0f05b905ecd4d7cbebeb

dannyi

Thank you Jake, very nice. When I tried the trace it looked awful. I suppose I need to be more patient with all this. 

Jake_Rosenfeld

No problem Daniel!

I had to find a different image for the logo b/c the first one you posted was a little small/blurry.  The second one I found was larger but already had some built in jagginess, so there were some tradeoffs. I did a trace of a knife as a 3D print for a gift a few weeks ago so I had a little practice with it:

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ec4d9c75a4f6b2b6741f2799/w/790919b65a6679b9e59ec03e/e/2a1630ebfa945ac5703a4289

If you have any trouble scaling the logo and getting it onto your part let us know.  The measure distance FeatureScript along with some variables may be helpful to have the scaling defined parametrically (like I've done for the knife)