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text boss or etch on a round surface?

text boss or etch on a round surface?

text boss or etch on a round surface?

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I need to show a text label on a rounded surface, like if you were to label a piece of round bar with the mill info. It would be on the rounded surface of the bar.

Anyway I'm pretty sure I have heard that Solid Edge can do this, but I can't figure out how.

If anyone could help me here it would be great.

SE v18 SP7 WinXP SP2

RE: text boss or etch on a round surface?

Hi,

here is one example (as a cutout):

Text on Round

but take warning: it will have a severe impact on performance
in case the textstring is wide or you have a lot of them
in one part ...

dy

RE: text boss or etch on a round surface?

/Edit

forgotten to mention: you have to unsuppres the features
to see something ...

dy

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