Embossing curved surfaces

[allant_au]

Can anyone please help with instructions of how to emboss text (etc) on a curved surface (eg a cylinder)? I am using and learning ProE Wildfire 4.0.


Thanks allant

 

[tobbo]

[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27 377&PN=1[/url]


( i havent read the whole thread...but in short , one way to do this is to use "offset feature" , and the option " expand feature")

//Tobias

Edited by: tobbo

 

[[-Skint-]]

Depends on how you want the text to wrap onto or into the surface. Not sure how far you have got so far post pics ?


Create your cylinder. Then offset a surface from it. Create a sketch on that surface and write your text. The select the text sketch, and Project it onto the surface. From that you could then extrude. There are a lot of way though and many different end results.


Search the forum too, the topic has been discussed many times.

 

[[-Skint-]]

[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/search.asp?KW=text+on+ cylinder&SM=1&SI=PT&FM=3&OB=1 [/url]

 

[allant_au]

Thanks to those who have responded. However I have found that there is no "offset" feature in Edit. How do I now create an offset surface to the curve of the cylinder?


Allant

 

[anand_m_s]

Allant,


I am attaching a ppt file giving step by step procedure for creating embossed text on a cylindrical surface. Please try the steps and give me your feedback.


Regards,


Anand


2009-03-09_015103_EMBOSSED_TEXT.rar

 

[Bobby C]

Hi there,


I'm trying to embross text on curved surface. i got the text offset ok. however, i would like to find out how can i do a vertical edges of the text. this is due the molding requirment. thx in advance.

 

[m-d-e]

Offset and use translate option instead of normal to surface. Choose draft plane.

 

[tobbo]

use - "offset with draft feature" and assign your draftangle too. (and start like m-d-e says)


//Tobias