Draft on Rolled Text - Solidworks

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Hello

 

I want to put draft on a text rolled up on a cylinder. I tried several methods:

 

1) I chose a direction of unmolding in the winding function: the text comes out in this direction.

 

2) I don't choose a direction of demolding (see image) and I add the draft in a proper function.

 

Method 1 is rather easy but does not correspond to my specifications.

To comply with these specifications, I would have to start with method 2 (the letters all come out in the normal direction on the surface) with a draft that widens my letters towards the cylinder... but the strip function does the opposite: it starts from the base of the letters and shrinks the surface of the letters!!

 

How do you get the body to go the other way? from the top of the letters to the cylinder.

 

Thank you in advance for your help and do not hesitate to ask me for clarifications.

 

Stone


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2

Hello

 

Which version of SolidWorks are you using?

 

Could you make us a screenshot of your function? Or even provide us with the example piece?

3

Hello

Have you tried to draft all the letters or just one? I ask because maybe the function has trouble with a particular letter and therefore puts the others at fault.

 

4

I'm using the 2014 version.

I have attached the file. You can see the problem by turning the draft on and off 9.

For example, the "E" is narrowed while the left "T" is widened for the upper part and narrowed for the lower part...

 


test.sldprt
5

Hello

 

Have you tried the boss/smooth base function?

6

Why the choice of wrap for text

a sketch at the axis of your parts (middle shot)

Lettering on this sketch

Spraying on the surface

you do what you want afterwards 

@+ ;-)

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So, if it was possible to have a print-screen of the function please, for those who haven't yet switched to SW14...

 

Thank you

8

Sorry Benoit...

Here's the strip function. Plane 1 is tangent to the cylinder.


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9

+1 with GT22.

 

If you look closely, your letters T are completely undercut.

You have normal letters to the cylinder and you make a draft in relation to a plane.

 

S.B

10

Thank you all, I solved my problem (well I think..)

In fact, it all depends on the reference plane you choose. My plane 1 is tangent to the cylinder so the function shrinks my E and my S. If I choose a parallel plane but tangent to the letters, the draft is done in the right direction...

 

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