'Thickening' curves

[Dogstar]

In Siemens NX 9.0 is there a way to make a curve thicker so that it has volume? I want to model the engraving I am going to machine into a part and the best way I can think of modeling the engraving is to create curves on the surface and then somehow add three dimensional volume to the curve so I can perform a Boolean subtract of that solid from the base solid. The surface curves need to be created on freeform surfaces as well as flat, cylindrical or tapered surfaces.

...Thanks in advance.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Try using the Sweep feature, 'Tube' (use the Command Finder if you're not sure where it's at). Just set the 'Inner Diameter' to '0.00' and if you want a nice smooth result, under 'Settings', change the Output option to 'Single Segment'.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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[cowski]

If you are engraving text, you can use the text command to create geometry from a particular font.

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[Dogstar]

The 'text' has been converted to splines in the file that I had to import into this *prt file. The text is a stylized font that is proprietary to my company. All the other curves are a combination of lines, curves and splines.

Thanks...I will follow through with John Baker's suggestion.