cmobbs Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Is it possible to colour engraved text on a part? Say, black engraved text on a brass part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Gower Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Is it possible to colour engraved text on a part? Say, black engraved text on a brass part. 33634[/snapback] Is this what you're talking about? Text.ics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmobbs Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Is this what you're talking about? 33635[/snapback] Thanks Doug, Sort of. Is it possible to colour the whole of the engraved text,not only the base? What you have demod would be OK. How do I achieve that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Allen Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 If you do the smart paint the other way around - select the part at the part level & smartpaint black, then select the faces & smartpaint brass. When you subtract the letters, all of the newly-exposed faces will be black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Gower Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 What you have demod would be OK. How do I achieve that? 33636[/snapback] There are a couple ways to make the text like this in IronCAD. The easiest way is probably to download the "negative letters" catalog from here... http://www.ironcad.com/catalogcontent/ ... or there is another way you should look at that is explained in the learning center. http://www.ironcad.com/learningcenter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlehnhaeuser Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 IronPRO has a nice 3D text tool. - FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmobbs Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Thanks everyone for lifting the veil a little higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhovatter Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Question? Why do the letters from the "Negative Letters" come in upside down in relation to coordinate system (flipped in "Y" Axis)? If I were cutting Stencils’ these might be good. but they are not smooth letters they are constructed with segments and not smooth arcs. Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronKevin Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 The IronCAD 3D Text is based on facet geometry, that is why it is segmented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas@Solidmakarna Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here's a file with 3D text where you can "project" the letters or use them as you like. These aren't smooth either, but instead of segmented curves there are chamfers or long straight lines. Font_Cutting.ics The font used is called Banner Bridge and you can find it here: http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/125947 I was involved in creating the "Negative Letters" catalog and at the time we didn't have a "smooth" option for the letters we made. It worked fine for those who wanted the catalog at that time though. They are all made with the IronPRO XT tool 3D Text. As you can see on the image below the newer version has more options than before and works really well. With the option Optimize Profile you'll get arcs instead of polylines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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