# Create new bodies from projected text

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [June 20, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952 "2022-06-20T19:14:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Smash\_Torrent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Smash\_Torrent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Smash_Torrent)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952/1 "2022-06-20T19:14:02Z")

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How can I create new bodies for each letter I projected to the cylinder? I want to be able to print the letters in a different color.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/4b4f88d13d5e680fbdf7526b7984f9a6b3a43d46.jpeg)

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### Author: ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952/2 "2022-06-20T19:37:55Z")

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Like this…

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/5/75174d6aefa09a0e19c6a70531264e76a35c169b.jpeg "Text Cut from Cylinder HD 1080p") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWA94H2_V8)

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### Author: ![Smash\_Torrent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Smash\_Torrent](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Smash_Torrent)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952/3 "2022-06-20T19:43:29Z")

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Thank you so much!

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### Author: ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/create-new-bodies-from-projected-text/19952/4 "2022-06-20T19:43:46Z")

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You’re welcome!