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Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface
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Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

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I am trying to wrap a datum curve consisting of text onto a spherical surface.  When I select the spherical surface I get an error message saying the surface can't be developed.  I can wrap the curve onto an extruded surface.

Any ideas please, or perhaps a work around?

Many thanks

Dave

RE: Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

Do a search on text and curves....this is a good thread thread554-98945

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RE: Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

Wrap requires a surface that can be flattened. This basicly means it can only have curvature in one diraction.

Projection will work and there maybe something in the warp tool to to do it.

RE: Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

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hi,
once I have the same problem, but it was with a coca cola logo.
I manage very well doind the following:
I create a cone inserted on the sphere
I've wraped the coca logo on the cone
then I've projected the result of the wrap on the sphere.

Of course this is not 100% correct but the result was pretty good

regards

RE: Problems wrapping a curve onto a spherical surface

luiscl, that's a good idea.

Wrap the curve onto a developable surface, then project that onto the undevelopable one. For a Sphere, I just tried wrapping a logo onto a cylinder, and then projecting it onto a sphere, with good results...

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