# How do I add text to my model?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833 "2021-11-13T15:28:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/1 "2021-11-13T15:28:09Z")

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I urgently need to add text function to the model.

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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:** [November 13, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/2 "2021-11-13T15:44:43Z")

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Go to the App Store, download the app called TextToDrawing. Pay a few bucks. Then you can import and manipulate all the text you need.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/3 "2021-11-14T02:55:34Z")

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Thanks McD.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/4 "2021-11-14T03:04:43Z")

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There is only one comment about the TextToDrawing , which said the APP cannot be used.

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**Author:** ![Lout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Lout](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Lout)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/5 "2021-11-14T06:48:00Z")

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Use Autodesk’s Sketchbook … it’s now free I believe.

Create your text, save your file to your Files. This will save as a .TIFF file

Go to [TIFF to DXF (Online & Free) — Convertio](https://convertio.co/tiff-dxf/)

Select to file and convert DXF, bring into shaper and play.

Hope this is of use.

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**Author:** ![Xiamen0592](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xiamen0592/32/12386_2.png) [@Xiamen0592](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xiamen0592)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/6 "2021-11-14T13:05:16Z")

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Thanks Lout.

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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:** [November 14, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/7 "2021-11-14T17:00:43Z")

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I just used it now. It works fine.

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-do-i-add-text-to-my-model/15833/8 "2021-11-14T22:33:50Z")

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@McD Same. I use texttodrawing pretty regularly.