Creating 3D Text on 3D Surfaces- Injection Mold Cavity

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,

I am still very new to Fusion, and seem to run into problems with almost everything I try! Anyway, today's mess is projecting text to a 3d surface which happens to be an injection mold cavity today. I create text on an offset plane, then cannot seem to select the text to do a "project" move. 

I'm curious if any of you guys ever need to have irregular text on parts? Also, more than just getting the text on the block, it needs to be extruded .005" deep and only be .020" wide. Is there another way to make 3D text other than creating sketch text with a specified font (aside from sketching everything) or will I have to tell the customer that I can only offer one of the Microsoft suite fonts? I attached an .f3d file of the cavity and below is a poor picture of what the customer is wanting. Basically, next to the logo on the cavity,(which is modeled on the part already) on that irregular surface, the text needs to be there. Reversed, might I add as this is an injection mold. 

Please feel free to ask any questions you may have that will help us. Thanks in advance!

[HughesTooling]

You didn't leave the text in the file so I just added TEST TEXT to your sketch and used extrude. To emboss I offset the text plane into the body in the extrude feature then used extrude To with a .01" offset. Change the selection filter to Body when selecting the To feature. You might need to experiment with fonts to find one that works. Personally I'd enable history before adding features but I just did this in direct mode using the sketch you already had.

Screencast demo.

Mark

[Anonymous]

Mark, this isn't the first of my problems you've helped out on. Thanks!

First quick question, when I open the original file, "sketches" doesn't show up, nor "construction". Any idea why you have it?

Next, how do you enable history? 

I think the video should be adequate once I figure out how to show the sketches and can select the one you did.

Zack

[HughesTooling]

I just edited the file you attached so not sure why you don't see the sketch and construction folders or do you mean when you import the original file? The folders are created when you add a sketch of construction geometry. If you see something different can you attach a screengrab of the fusion browser or screencast.

Here's another screencast, shows how to enable history and add a sketch and the embossed text also shows how easy it is to go back and edit the text with history enabled. The file's attached as well.

Mark

[etfrench]

Do  you need to add a taper (or draft) to the extruded text so the mold can be released?

[HughesTooling]

At 0.005" high I wouldn't worry about it. You'll only produce the embossing with EDM so you'll get a 0.0025 radius as well so the parallel part will be tiny. The spark erosion process will produce a small taper as well on narrow slots especially if you are sparking a large area so the process time is long.

Mark