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rs_higgins 
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 Topic: Extrude/Emboss textPosted: 23.Jan.2014 at 20:07 |
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I know that you can extrude text in Solid Works fairly easy but is there a way to do this in AutoCad.
I do the lettering in Solid Works then convert them to AutoCad The AutoCad files are to large to put up here and that being the problem when I convert to dwg it makes my file size go you and it is time consuming. Just did this small one. but had to zip it.uploads/427067/letters.zip Edited by rs_higgins - 23.Jan.2014 at 21:01 |
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John Connor
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 20:28 |
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Yes you can. First though you have to use the Text Explode command found in Express Tools. You may have to edit the result (stray lines) for each letter depending on the font you are exploding.
Can you post a drawing that has one word of text created with the font in it? I can take a look at it later today. |
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rs_higgins
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 21:16 |
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I have looked for a command to explode the text. Did not find it. looked in the help file also nothing about how to explode text. looked at the command list and i did not find it. Thanks.
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Vladimir Michl
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 21:22 |
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TXTEXP is the command name - see also:
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rs_higgins
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 21:28 |
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Hay thanks
That works, now can I make it the text follow a line, curve, arch pline or spline. Hold off on that I think I found the answer PROJECTGEOMETRY. Yes I was able to imprint but it would take sometime doing it this the way I found. but you have me going the right way I thank. Edited by rs_higgins - 23.Jan.2014 at 22:03 |
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John Connor
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Posted: 23.Jan.2014 at 23:51 |
You must have missed the fact that I mentioned EXPRESS TOOLS. Edited by John Connor - 24.Jan.2014 at 01:41 |
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 24.Jan.2014 at 09:54 |
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Hello everybody, if it helps I have uploaded a file of mine that is all the letters and numbers in AutoCAD 3D.
I use it for the 3D files that I convert towards Solidworks when I want an important text to be dispayed.
You can find the file in the Blocks library right here in the site, you do a search with the name : ABCD ( ABCD.dwg ).
You can find an example of use in SHACKLES_BOLT+COTTER_PIN.dwg.
The letters and numbers are based on the text style / simplex that we use as standard style because of the large global length that allows other styles to be shorter when you import an other entire file inside ours etc...
Ask for more... Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 24.Jan.2014 at 09:58 |
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rs_higgins
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Posted: 24.Jan.2014 at 17:10 |
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Yes. that is very close EEERRIII in fact but can we get the text to wrap around the bar as the ones in the SHACKLES hang out on the edges. I am putting up a tweezers.dwg in the tool lib. what we really needed was for the text to be on the inside of the tweezers. Running from the inside top to the inside bottom in one line of text and some times two lines. Note that makes the text go around 3 curves. This is a flat version most of the will be round like a rod at this end.
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John Connor
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Posted: 24.Jan.2014 at 17:32 |
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Text on a curved object is not a strong point of AutoCAD. You would have to handle it letter by letter. Maybe after you have it set up right, before extruding, you could region it first.
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philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 27.Jan.2014 at 13:08 |
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Hello rs_higgins, in AutoCAD 2D there is the command ARCTEXT but in 3D you will have to place each letter one by one as John said.
In addition you cannot rely on a surface to "grip" your entities.
You will have to use the command SECTION to generate lines, arcs, etc on wich you can grip your text.
I use the layer Defpoints that won't ever be printed but that you can allways see.
You get for free the layer Defpoints the first time you place a dimension in your file.
You can use the command DIVIDE to place marks at equal distances on that generate lines, arcs, etc.
Hope this helped so far...
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After having talked with a "Soldworks" colleague, he showed me after some tests ( 1st time test for a rolled text in the "not ARCTEXT way" ) that it's possible to do what you want wih your Solidworks.
VERIFY THE EXACT WORDS IN AMERICAN.
Create a volume on wich you want to wrap your text.
Create a "scketch" in a plan ( your text).
Use the command ENROULEMENT ( maybe wrap ) in INSERT, FUNCTION, ENROULEMENT ( maybe : WRAP ).
It was done with Solidworks 2012. Edited by philippe JOSEPH - 27.Jan.2014 at 13:26 |
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