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Problem with text.

roope267 — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:09:22 GMT

How can i cut text in a way that will give me sheet metals in shape of letters?

Do i have to make every letter myself or is there a tool that allows me to do that with the text/geometry text tool?

Re: Problem with text.

CCarreiras — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:20:35 GMT

HI!

Create a sketch with the Lettering you need.

Use EMBOSS tool, (cut mode)

Re: Problem with text.

roope267 — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:25:17 GMT

i basically want to cut the letters in a way that it leaves me with sheet metal in the shape of letters.

if i did this it would leave me a sheet metal with letter shaped holes.

Re: Problem with text.

blandb — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:28:15 GMT

In addition to what @CCarreiras mentioned, you can also use the Extrude cut option to cut through all, but not the sheet metal "cut" tool.

Re: Problem with text.

robertast — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:31:32 GMT

@roope267 watch the video

Re: Problem with text.

blandb — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:33:33 GMT

In Autocad you could place the text you want in whatever style, then in the express tools tab, use the Explode Text option. Now, you can either copy and paste that into a sheet metal sketch and face it out:

Re: Problem with text.

roope267 — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:54:01 GMT

Thanks for the video.

I should've been more specific in what i wanted, but i want to cut the text in a way that it still leaves me the round plate that i want.

i'm making a clock and i want to use the rest of the plate to glue the letters in the exact places that i want them to. it would be hard to do that by hand.

Re: Problem with text.

robertast — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:02:48 GMT

draw with a pencil what you want to get. On paper and take a picture

Re: Problem with text.

CCarreiras — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 17:13:42 GMT

Well... so you want several different parts, right?

You want the ring and each letter... in that case you have to build all the parts and mount them in an assembly.

I nice workflow to do this is to create a multisolid, and then turn it into an Assembly

Check it:

https://autode.sk/3ROWneV

Re: Problem with text.

johnsonshiue — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 22:49:16 GMT

Hi! For the text, you may use Geometry Text command to circle the individual text around (create a circle or an arc -> Geometry Text -> pick the circle or the arc). On 2023, the Mark feature can help create the etch on a planar face.

Many thanks!