Is there a way to wrap text around a cylinder? I would like to show a part no. on a shaft.
text on cylinder
Sep 30, 2005
14 Replies
use the wrap feature.
wrap does not always work for this. see Text Effects add on at
formatting link
I bought Text Effects about 4 years back, but haven't used it in several years as it wouldn't do some things well (including crashing) back then when it was "young".
Can I upgrade this to the current version for some reasonable fee?
Bo Clawson
Baren-Boym Company wrote:
That is what I wanted, but for $395.00 I think I'll just put a note on the Dwg.
I looked up the "wrap" and it only showed how to wrap a sketch, not text. Any suggestion?
Use sketch text within the sketch that you want to wrap.
texture?
Text can be put into sketch..Tools-Sketch Tools-Text, then wrap it on model surface..or use texture if you don't want to extrude/cut the model.
Wrap the text using Flex, then create an assy. of the shaft and the "flexed" text relating the axis of both parts. I can sent you a example if needed.
That worked for the text going lengthwise. However, I can't seem to rotate the text (90 degrees) to wrap around the shaft.
Flex is a new one for me. I'll give it a shot when I read up on it. Thanks.
Tools-Sketch Tools-Modify
I got it now. I was in the wrong plane. Thanks for your help.
This sounds like a hard way of doing wrap. In wrap you have the option of emboss and deboss one raises the text and one puts it in depth like a stamp.
Or I may be missing something?
Ben
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