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How to emboss a logo to a non planar object

Eric_92Eric_92 OS Professional Posts: 22 PRO
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Ok this is something there has got to be an easy workflow too but I spent about an hour researching feature scripts and could not find a good match.

Say we have an injection molded part with an irregular surface and we want to lightly emboss a logo to it.




The only way I was able to get this to work was to do a removal extrude at a uniform depth greater than intended. Then after that sketch in a "Fill" profile and extrude within the part to fill back to get the depth of the emboss to be uniform through the curves.




It works but not the cleanest workflow... Thanks!
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  • martin_kopplowmartin_kopplow Member Posts: 875 PRO
    You could project the logo sketch onto the surface(s), then split the 3 faces involved along the projcted curves, select only the logo faces, and thicken-remove.
  • MBartlett21MBartlett21 Member, OS Professional, Developers Posts: 2,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Use Split Face with the sketch (it projects perpendicular to the sketch), then Thicken those faces into the model.
    mb - draftsman - also FS author: View FeatureScripts
    IR for AS/NZS 1100
  • S1monS1mon Member Posts: 3,498 PRO
    You can also just use Move Face after you split the faces.

    Simon Gatrall | Staff Mechanical Engineer | Carbon, Inc.

  • Eric_92Eric_92 OS Professional Posts: 22 PRO
    Thanks guys but I'm not quite following.
    Tinkered with these suggestions but not figuring it out.

    Here is the sample public document:

  • S1monS1mon Member Posts: 3,498 PRO
    Answer ✓
    I was able to do this with your sample, but only if I moved the logo slightly so that the corners weren't so close to the joints of the surfaces. 

    Simon Gatrall | Staff Mechanical Engineer | Carbon, Inc.

  • Eric_92Eric_92 OS Professional Posts: 22 PRO
    Super helpful thank you! Oddly I still could not get the move face to work even after looking at your copy, but got the same result with a Thicken-removal after the split. Thanks, I don't use those functions much. 
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