Scaling text "B"

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I cant figure out how to do this.

I have a 80mm tall "B" that I have recessed into my top cover that is white PLA.  I want to make the opposite part in black PLA so I can insert it into the top cover.  Normally I would use offset and shrink the part 0.1/0.2mm so it 3D prints slightly smaller, but for text I cant seem to do this.

[SaeedHamza]

The text is currently a limited tool in F360, so you need a work around at the moment

Create a text and then extrude it

Start a new sketch and project the extruded text so that you get it as lines (projection lines) and not a text

Hide the extruded body and select all the lines and right-click them, then select break link (not necessary but for better control of the sketch)

Now you can offset from them as a normal sketch

Regards

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

There are a number of ways to do this.  You can try it in sketch, by "exploding" the text and using sketch offset, but I would not recommend that.  Instead, I would recommend extruding the text, then using Press/Pull to offset the side faces of the letter:

I realized after recording the video that there are several better ways to select the faces you need for this operation.  If you're interested, I can show them

[Anonymous]

Thanks, hopefully I will have a go with this in the next day or 2