Curved Text on cone frustum (or curved surface)

[PLAmenPRINT]

Hello,

I am trying to extrude text on different shapes of Conical bases which are going to be 3D printed.

The goal is to have projected text on the front surface.

The tricky part is to have the letter bottoms connected to the surface in order to have smooth print

but not bad overhangs.

Here what i have tried so far:

1. Extrude from Object - The text is not vertical and I don't like the letters style (image 1)

2. Emboss - The letters doesn't follow the shape and I can't rotate the text in order to connect the bottoms (image 2)

3. Extrude letters as new objects on straight plain and move and adjust it one by one. I reach the look I am looking for but it takes some time. (image 3)

Is there some other options that can help me to do it faster and more symmetrical/good looking?

P.S. Sorry for my English, I hope You understand my point 🙂

[wmhazzard · Accepted solution]

You can do that by embossing on a cylinder first, remove the cylinder leaving just the letters and combine with a cone. 

In the future, please embed your photos in the post with the camera icon, it makes using the forum easier. 

[g-andresen]

Hi,

try this

günther

[PLAmenPRINT]

Thanks, but in this case the letters bottom are not connected to the surface of the cone as the image below:

[PLAmenPRINT]

Thanks,

I did it as You suggest but when I try to delete the cylinder it appear an error

so after the Emboss I decrease the cylinder extrusion to minimum in order to be lower than the letters.

In this case it become separate object and than I can remove it. Probably is not the right way but it works.

I was trying also to create Text on curve/path but it remain on that surfice and can not find a way to rotate it as I want.

Thanks for the fast replies.

[jeff_strater]

FYI - embossing on doubly curved surfaces is something that we are currently working on.  Can't promise a date at which it will be released, but it is in progress...

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@PLAmenPRINT  schrieb:

I was trying also to create Text on curve/path but it remain on that surfice and can not find a way to rotate it as I want.

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show which direction (axis) is desired

günther

günther

[PLAmenPRINT]

Will be perfect for my case to have option for text rotation by curve which will be interesting option 🙂

Here what I can do with the option text on path: 

Here what I would like to do:

So the answer to Your question is the curve (as axis for rotation)