Hi forum, Is it somehow possible to add text to a cylinder??? I’m designing a beer mug for printing and would like to add text to the side of it. Can it be done with several construction planes and then projectiong the text from there?? Or is there an external tool that can do this?? Please share…

At the risk of repeating with another video. https://youtu.be/chh4IcUnS3A?si=UiFlxT4fA9AhHFZj

Hi Jesper, For 3D printing I use PrusaSlicer (free external tool) to wrap text on a cylinder (or irregular shape). There are limitations, but it is worth checking out.

Another method expertly shown by @welshsteve is here: [image] Create new bodies from projected text Like this… [Text Cut from Cylinder HD 1080p]

Yeah, that’s right. I did notice it, when 2.6 was announced, but never got around to trying it. And kinda forgot. Thanks for reminding me! It actually works better than I expected. I print these cups with 1.0 nozzle and just one 1.2 mm wall, so I would prefer to have the text put on, before I do th…

How about embossing a logo? can we do it in Shaper so that when I slice it is already there?

Hi, Slamm. Yes you can, but it may take some work to get it the way you want it. It will depend on how precise you want to be, and the sizes and geometries involved. You can try projecting onto the curved body then off set the projected face. There will be some distortion the farther your projecti…

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Another method expertly shown by @welshsteve is here:

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