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Discussion List

  • Centred Text in FeatureScript

    I'm trying to create a simple featurescript thing that will take a numeric value (from a variable, but that's incidental), convert it to a string with a prefix and write it as text centred on the origin of a face of a body. Most of that is quite straightforward, but I've been completely beaten by the (seemingly simple)…

  • How to draw the text on the surface of a cylinder?

    How to draw the text on the surface of a cylinder? not on the plane.

  • opBoolean.SUBTRACTION not working?

    Hello! I am trying to create a quick feature script to engrave a text onto an existing object. This is the code I am using: annotation { "Feature Type Name" : "Tag" }export const Tag = defineFeature(function(context is Context, id is Id, definition is map) precondition { annotation { "Name" : "Location and Orientation",…

  • Help rotating text in FeatureScript

    Perhaps I'm on the wrong path, or not... Ive created a featurescript to make an array of holes. I want to add labels (text) to the holes but I cant seem to figure the best way to rotate the text so it is aligned to the holes. The following FS is my work in progress:…

  • Extruding Text from a sketch to be sent to Laser cut

    Hello everyone, I recently used the text function in a sketch for an Extrude-Cut and when I sent it to the engraving/laser shop, they responded that the text in the DXF was comprised of many small lines versus smooth curves. Obviously this is not preferred. Neither is drawing the letters individually and going about it in…

  • Featurescript Text Size

    Hey FS community, I am using featurescript for a project and would like to engrave some text. However, the default text is waaaaaay too big and I can't find anything in the standard documentation of sktext for how to change size. Is there another way to create text? Am I missing an option to change font size? Thanks for…