Curved label

[dr_gallup]

I need to make a label that will be placed onto a curved surface of an assembly. I will need a drawing of the flat label and also the label needs to be visible in the assembly drawing.

I have searched quite a few ways and have not found exactly what I need. I don't thing using a JPEG as a texture will work as that is not visible in drawings. I have made a sheetmetal part that can be flat or bent. I made a sketch with the text I need and then projected the sketch onto the bent surface of the part.

However, when I unbend the part the text does not unbend with it. I may also have to add a logo to the the label.

Anyone have a good solution?

 

[mgnt8]

You can try spinal bend

















or flatten quilt then bend solid

 

[dr_gallup]

Second technique looks good. I got up to the flatten quilt. I assume sketch 2 is the text. What is the intersect 1 feature? Are you cutting the text out of the surface?

 

[csusie]

If you wrap the curve on the surface it retains the original length and shape. However you can only wrap the curve/text on a "ruled" surface.

 

[PRStockhausen]

I have used a sheetmetal part with the text created as a solid cut to a depth 1/2 of the part thickness, the part bends as if the text was not there and the text bends with it. See attached:

 

[dr_gallup]

That's unbelievable! I never even tried that because I just assumed Pro/E would reject anything in sheetmetal that was not constant thickness. Beauty. My part was already in sheetmetal so it was very simple to redefine. I suppose I could have cut all the way through but I didn't want the part the label is stuck on to show up.