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I wonder wether it's possible to make a extrusion from a projected text on a cylindrical surface.
I work with WF 3.0, and have tried but without succes.
I think James2 has started this question as a new thread based on the last question in the thread you have pointed her to (which was her own thread anyway. I think James2 could have stated that to clear up any confusion
Have you tried to project the text onto a surface that follows a curve, and then use that as a reference for a protrusion? you can even select two surfaces as the top and bottom of the text protrusion to define the thickness.
otherwise try offset with draft, select the text character edges in the sketch for an offset surface that can work like this: View attachment 3526
try this:
1) Select the surface the text is on ( highlight it)
2) choose the "offset" option (edit/offset if you do not have a button)
3) a new dashboard will pop up and then select "offset with draft" icon from the left side menu( its in a drop down list with four other offset options)
4) set up an offset amount, and angle, or proceed directly to the sketch by right clicking /or choosing the internal sketch option
5) choose a plane to draw on that is facing the text (in your model I chose dtm1)
6) copy the edge references for each letter into the sketch and complete the sketch, too many letters makes it slow down so split it if you have to
7) when out of sketcher you should see the text raised, you can then adjust the height, angle of draft, and in the options tab adjust the direction of projection and surface profile, tangent rarely works unless you have enough space for that.
that should do it. Some fonts work better than others, and this offset can work for more than just text, any surface most likely. I am not sure if you can do this if the text goes beyond the center of the cylinder...
I choose edit/offset option at the menu bar above.
I can offset any figure which I draw, but not text which I project it to the cylindrical surface from a DTM.
WhenI click on the text, it will nothighlighted.
I did this with your model before I left the office, so I know it is possible. I think based on your comment that your selection highlighted the curve and not the surface. Try to offset just the surface so you can see what that looks like and confirm that you have selected a surface and not some other entity. You can also change from "smart" to "features" ,for the selection options in the right corner, if you are having problems selecting the surface. Remember that you are selecting a surface, choosing the option to offset that with draft, and then entering a sketch to choose the actual shape of the surface which will be the projected text. I am also doing this with WF3, but the WF2 process is the same.
Hi guys,
Now I'm been able to make an offset with draft from any kind of figure from a cylindrical or flat surface.
But Istill can not make an offset with draft from out of a projected figure on a cylindrical or flat surface.
Maybe some one can explane it to me.
Thx. in advance.
congratulations on getting the offset with draft working. With regard to text, you will need to make a sketch and use the outline of the text as the sketch entity. Were you able to to do that? I suggest you start with one letter. Some text fonts may not work due to the spacing and some dimensions may also not work. If you have too much draft or protrude too high a particular text may fail.
the process then would be:
(after the text is projected onto the surface, and you have selected the surface to offset)
then choose the sketch option while still in the offset with draft dashboard. Choose a plane that is facing the surface so that when you are sketching you are looking at yourt text. select the edges of the text outlines and complete the sketch.
you may find that the location of the sketch plane affects whether the text protrudes as well. Consider this, it is possible to do this without projecting the text at all since you are making a sketch anyway.
Hi magneplanar,
Thank you for your replay.
Tank you for explaining for me.
Yes I know that you have to draw text first which you want to offset with draft. I already try it.
I also work with Solid Edge.
With Solid Edge it is possible to extrude up a text right from a cylindrical surface or any surface.
But any way, I tank you for your time to explaining to me all those things.
I'm new with Pro e wf 3.0. you see.
Just to make sure it absolutly clear, Pro will not allow extuding the text itself. The workaround is to make one sketch with the text (your projection), and then in the second sketch use the 'use edge' tool to turn the text into simple curves which can be extruded.
The downside to this, aside from having to do a workaround at all, is that the extrusion will not be very robust. Any changes to the text (first sketch)will most likely require redefining the second sketch as well.
I would tend to disagree with your statement that pro-e cannot extrude text of this type. it is possible to make an offset surface first. Then extrude the text between the base surface and the offset surface. This will be more robust and the details can be changed like font and text because it is a simple extrusion using the surfaces as the top and bottom. In some cases you might have issues to select both surfaces as the "up to selected", but you can still trim off the excess by some other means. I wonder how often this feature type is necessary?
Simply put there is not a button for this; ala SE, although a mapkey might be nice. Who wants to email PTC and ask for this function in WF4?
Hmm... you're absolutly correct Magneplanar. I hope I didn't add to the confusion instead of helping.I see now that I worded the post very poorly. Glad you got it James2.
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