How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
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I've been evaluating Solidworks and have come up against a problem - showing silk screened text on a part. I've been able to do so using the sketch entities command, then extruding the text as a very thin extrusion, then colouring each letter, but found it incredibly time consuming. Is there a quick way to add text by importing it en masse from AutoCAD and just "printing" it on where one wants it?
Apologies if this sounds like a dumb question but it's an area I need to be clear about before migrating from AutoCAD to Solidworks.
Thanks.
J.
Apologies if this sounds like a dumb question but it's an area I need to be clear about before migrating from AutoCAD to Solidworks.
Thanks.
J.






RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
You can open the DWG/DXF from AutoCAD in SolidWorks. Make it a part.
I always create a new part with all silkscreen on it, extruded very thin as you mentioned. Then I create a multisht dwg (no format) with the silkscreen. Each sheet a different color/layer.
Chris
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RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
In previous SW versions, the Sketch Picture can be used to place other bitmap images.
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RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
On our plastic molded parts that get PAD printed we do the same thing you're doing. I make a PAD printing configuration, put the text on the model and extrude it to a height of .0005". But since our screen printers work from FreeHand drawings not SWx drawings for the artwork then my text on the SWx model is really reference only.
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RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
There can be issues when marking across multiple surfaces though.
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
When you are coloring each letter, I believe you are selecting the face of the letter and changing its propertires. You are able to do the same thing with the entire extrude feature. Click on the extrude feature in the feature manager (the tree thing on the left of the screen) then click the color change icon. This will turn everything created in that feature to the color you want.
-Shaggy
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
We can create artwork for the vendor right in our SolidWorks drawings. Place the text onto the sheet metal model at say .005 inches deep. Now place this model into an Assembly. When this Assembly model is placed onto the drawing you see text in an outlined form. Outline corner marks and dimension per silkscreen drawing requirements. Now hatch each peace of text using Solid Properties in the Area Hatch/Fill dialog box. Now here is the trick, find the sheet metal part model not the assembly in the drawing tree. Right mouse click on the part, drag your cursor over Show/Hide, then click Hide Component. Also hide any Pem nuts. Your outline corner marks and dimension with hatched areas are all that is left.
Bradley
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
Your method is way cool. I am changing my ways. A star for you.
Bradley
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
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RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
Also I agree with ctopher, I've had problems importing through .dwg when the fonts don't line up. Exploding should get you the curves you want.
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
Well played kind stranger, well played.
RE: How can I show silk screen text / logos on a Solidworks model?
1) Create a jpg of the logo. Use this as the primary bitmap
2) In Photoshop select the inverse of the logo. Fill that with black. Save out a second jpg to use as a transparency channel
(image mask file)
Very easy to move around and similar to the pad print process.