tapered text? Anyone done it...
tapered text? Anyone done it...
(OP)
I have a need to display an extruded name on a tapered cylindrical surface (like a long funnel) but all I can do is this... and I can extrude text from the surface with the simple plane located on the surface trick and then extrude to the surface, but I need to taper the text from large letter at the big end to a much smaller letter on the other.
I tried a composite curve but it wouldn't let me project it to the surface. Any ideas? am I missing something in the translation?
db
I tried a composite curve but it wouldn't let me project it to the surface. Any ideas? am I missing something in the translation?
db






RE: tapered text? Anyone done it...
create a plane tangent to your cone, but offset some distance. Start a sketch and convert the line at the bottom of the cone projected onto the tangent plane. Offset this a small distance so that you will be able to project your text onto the surface of the cone. Create your text using smaller and smaller font sizes making sure that the projection will stay on the surface of the cone. Once created, project them onto the conic surface on which you are trying to write. Offset the surface of your cone outward and trim your text using the offset cone. Then hide your offset cone.
There is probably an easier way to do this, but I did something similar using this method in SW05.
Garland E. Borowski, PE
Borowski Engineering & Analytical Services, Inc.
Lower Alabama SolidWorks Users Group
RE: tapered text? Anyone done it...
RE: tapered text? Anyone done it...
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: tapered text? Anyone done it...
db and the crew
RE: tapered text? Anyone done it...
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.