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Etch numbers DXF

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mgeurts
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Etch numbers DXF

Hi, How to etch numbers in sheetmetal? Can I use text in an ipt and extrude this?

Is it possible to save as dxf with etch lines in a different colour? I didn't find a possibility to change colour in the Layer DXF Export Options or must this be done in Autocad?

Regards,

Mark

Inventor 2010

Inventor Professional 2021
3DS Max 2022
Win 10
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scottmoyse
in reply to: mgeurts

These should help you:

 

http://designandmotion.net/autodesk/mfg-pages/inventor/inventor-creating-cnc-cut-file-inventor-model...

 

http://designandmotion.net/autodesk/inventor-creating-cnc-cut-files-inventor-models-part-2/

 

http://designandmotion.net/manufacturing-content/cam/inventor-creating-cnc-cut-files-inventor-models...

 

http://designandmotion.net/autodesk/inventor-setting-sketch-text-style/


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swhite
in reply to: mgeurts

Place a setch on the part face where you want and insert text block. Then use the "Emboss" command under the Model tab. Have turned on edges to show what it does more clearly. I havce mine set to emboss inwards, but you may also emboss raised letters.Emboss.PNG

Steven White
Lee C. Moore, Inc.
www.lcm-wci.com
Inventor 2011
Intel Dual Xeon E31225 @ 3.1 GHz CPU
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NVIDIA Quadro 600 GPU
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mgeurts
in reply to: swhite

How is it recognizable in the dxf that the text is embossed anfd not completely trough?

 

Thanks for all contributions.

Inventor Professional 2021
3DS Max 2022
Win 10
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stevec781
in reply to: mgeurts

I find it easier to create a drawing, then add part numbers etc for marking, then save idw as dwg.  That way the text comes in on a different layer.  The dwg will be at 1:1 scale.  A final clean up in autocad and save as dxf for cutting.

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japike
in reply to: mgeurts

We make all of our DXFs from a sheet in the part drawing. On the DXF sheet we can add special notes for our programmers that are included in the DXF file. We make that notes and the special features (i.e. the etched numbers) a different color to distinguish them from the normal geometry.

Peace,
Jeff
Inventor 2022

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