# Font around cylinder

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [July 16, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780 "2023-07-16T12:48:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780/1 "2023-07-16T12:48:23Z")

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Hello everybody,

I‘d like to ask if there is a way to wrap a text around a cylinder to create imprinted fonts? By using the projection tool it is not working since it is not reproduced on a flat surface. I’m grateful for any help.

Jan

 ![IMG_0162](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/d/dde9b2c3a2ed28328f3ac590bd1c7313c2c44298.jpeg)

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### Author: ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780/2 "2023-07-16T13:13:43Z")

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[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/3/13011fe8c860758319b587e6315065e4ab214944.jpeg "Manually Wrapping Text Tutorial for Shapr3D") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chh4IcUnS3A)

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### Author: ![Horsthorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Horsthorst](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Horsthorst)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780/3 "2023-07-16T13:44:52Z")

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Many thanks 🙂

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780/4 "2023-07-16T13:58:17Z")

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That’s a great solution McD.

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### Author: ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/font-around-cylinder/26780/5 "2023-07-16T14:20:54Z")

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Just sharing what others have done!