# Text on Model

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [November 18, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917 "2021-11-18T06:17:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Madnamie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Madnamie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Madnamie)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/1 "2021-11-18T06:17:47Z")

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Hi, how can i get letters to put on my 3d model. Without designing a letter on the model? I either want to exdrude letters, or cut into , the model. On windows and ipad  
Thanks

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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 18, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/2 "2021-11-18T06:51:02Z")

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Go to the App Store, and get “TextToDrawing”. It’s a few bucks. Then you create the text, then choose render. It will ask what app to use to render. Choose Shapr3D and the outline of the text will appear. You can scale it down in size. The extrude it.

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**Author:** ![Madnamie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Madnamie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Madnamie)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/3 "2021-11-18T07:03:55Z")

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Hi Tom thanx. Is it a windows or ipados app

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**Author:** ![Madnamie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Madnamie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Madnamie)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/4 "2021-11-18T12:02:05Z")

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Downloaded texttodrawing. Imported it. But how do i add it to and existing 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 18, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/6 "2021-11-18T17:12:03Z")

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Once you import it to Shapr3D, you extrude the text. Then select all of the text as a body, and move it to, or align it to the surface you want. Then you can either leave it as is, extrude it further, or recess it into the body.

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**Author:** ![Madnamie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Madnamie](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Madnamie)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/text-on-model/15917/7 "2021-11-18T18:23:00Z")

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Thanx. Did manage.