That is correct AFAIK
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Sean Dotson, PE
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...sleep is for the weak..
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"Ken Schumacher" wrote in message
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> If I have this correct, you can't create (or design) the decal itself in
> Inventor?
> You have to use a bitmap, Word document or Excel spreadsheet?
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> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> news:08D61231810A84F4549C8CFA9B45F632@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > That's not how decals work. You apply them to individual parts, not to
> the
> > whole assembly. See Cf for an example..
> >
> > --
> > Sean Dotson, PE
> > http://www.sdotson.com
> > ...sleep is for the weak..
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> > "Ken Schumacher" wrote in message
> > news:C860E96DD2253BDB65A1423F8948699E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > That's cool, but can I just project it?
> > > I'm envisioning that I will create a separate "part"
> > > for the decal, and then apply that in an assembly.
> > > If it were to wrap, I would have to figure out some kind of allowance
> for
> > > the bending of the decal,...no?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> > > news:8C6322C97655D4A7D3E2D27054760A3E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > Yes you can make it wrap to all three of the faces (the two flat
ones
> > and
> > > > the angled one)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sean Dotson, PE
> > > > http://www.sdotson.com
> > > > ...sleep is for the weak..
> > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > "Ken Schumacher" wrote in message
> > > > news:4E37F60D58082E3BB88842D5E7ACFBB7@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > Sean,
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you know off hand if the decal can be projected,
> > > > > or will it automatically wrap around the forms?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> > > > > news:6258CD1AFC4136DC58CA12398254CADF@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > > I would definitely use the decal. In reality you aren't cutting
> > > > anything
> > > > > > into the material so why do so in the model? I can't comment on
> why
> > > it
> > > > > > won't unfold as I haven't looked at the CF post.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Sean Dotson, PE
> > > > > > http://www.sdotson.com
> > > > > > ...sleep is for the weak..
> > > > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > > > > "Ken Schumacher" wrote in
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> > > > > > news:CACCD43BA23D07AB94E6BA07EAD1F051@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > > > Here's my situation:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have a formed sheet metal part that has to be
> > > > > > > powder coated and then have stripes silk-screened on it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have tried to "cut" .0001" deep stripes on the part, (so
that
> I
> > > > could
> > > > > > > assign a different color)
> > > > > > > but after doing so, it doesn't unfold the part.
> > > > > > > (I posted a jpg in CF under "stripes")
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyone else have any experience with this type of situation?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Would this be a good application for the decal thing?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > -Ken
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