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how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

(OP)
I was wondering if anyone here can point me on how to Wrap a how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss/extrude cut it in NX 7.5.

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

Insert=>Curve=>Text
In the "type" drop down to "on Face". Adjust your font. Extrude the curves.

NX 8.0.3.4 in Windows 7
Mechanical designer

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

Hi,

I prefer using insert design feature emboss instead of extrude letter


Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos
http://www.psi-cad.com

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

I like to extrude the text through the surface, trim it back, offset it the engraving depth, and finally subtract it from the solid. So far I have found it to be a robust technique.

NX 7.5 example

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

Kudos to cowski, that is a good way for a contoured surface. For plastic parts we even add draft to the extruded text before uniting or subtracting. Adding the draft before is usually a good idea as trying to add it afterward can fail due to other geometry issues.

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

hey thanks!

I should mention that the selection intent rules are what really makes this technique robust. The "feature curves" rule was used for the extrude; this means that if/when the note text is changed, the extrude feature will pick up the new curves (new letters) automatically - no need to edit the feature and add the new curves. Similarly, the trim feature uses the "feature bodies" rule to automatically pick up on any changes to the text. You might be thinking that you can use the "to next" option in the extrude feature to eliminate the trim feature; you'd be correct - but, you'd miss out on the next convenience. The offset feature uses the "feature face" rule to automatically collect the text faces (the new faces created by the trim command). Had you used the "to next" option in the extrude feature, you would have to pick the text faces individually - and every time the text changes, you'll have to edit the feature and pick the new faces.

www.nxjournaling.com

RE: how to Wrap a Text on curve faces and then emboss & cut

(OP)
Hi all,
Really robust tecnique.

thank u very much

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