Skip to main content
R
rubenvillarreal14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
February 24, 2015
Solved

Fill text

  • February 24, 2015
  • 7 replies
  • 13592 views

I was writing a kind of sticker over a part. But no matter the font, I couldn't fill the text with any color. I tried even importing fonts, but nothing works!


This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. You may also use "Start a topic" button to ask a new question. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist.
Best answer by MartinHanak

Ruben,

you can investigate my steps.

Martin Hanak

7 replies

R
rohit_rajan15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
February 24, 2015

try cosmetic sketch.

solid fill is available in detailing only.

M
MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
February 24, 2015

Ruben,

you can create solid/surface feature using a section containing text. Then you can assign color to the surface area corresponding to text.

Martin Hanak

R
rubenvillarreal14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
February 24, 2015

Martin,

Thanks, but the problem is that the text is projected in a curve surface, then I can't extrude it. I tried converting it in a curve feature, but is the same thing.Untitled.jpg

M
MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
February 24, 2015

Ruben,

I guess you can

  1. make a surface ofset from the target surface
  2. make extruded surface from text section which intersect the surface created in step 1.
  3. merge surfaces created in step 1. and step 2. and select the appropriate part of geometry to get surface representing the text
  4. assign color to surface created in step 3.

Martin Hanak

J
JLG2-Explorer
2-Explorer
February 24, 2015

Use a cosmetic sketch. In the Sketch Setup dialog, go to the Properties tab, and you can set the cross-hatching to be small enough that it looks filled.

Snap04.png

R
rubenvillarreal14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
February 25, 2015

JLG,

I used a cosmetic sketch, and it works. But! as you can see the surface is not planar, when I tried to project the sketch over the curve surface, the XHatching fails, only the boundary lines are projected.

Thanks anyway.

Patriot_1776
Patriot_177622-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
February 24, 2015

If it's just for 3D rendering, offset the quilt you'll project onto by .002 or so. Change the surface color, then use the curve to trim. If it's for a dwg, then you'll have to make the curve has hatching, and then in the dwg, set the hatching so it looks solid. I would avoid using cosmetics (except for threads), they don't work as well as curves. I never use them. You can reference them or use them for anything else, and they show through the part, unlike curves.

R
rubenvillarreal14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
February 25, 2015

Frank,

It's for 3D rendering. I tried your option and the curve doesn't project over the offset quilt, it projects incorrectly, so I can't trim it. On the other side, I tried to trim it using only one surface (this time the surface was projected correctly) and it works, but only for that surface, and even when it works, I have to repeat the same process 2 times for each letter (including the surface offset) all because Creo doesn't allow me trim the surface multiple chains. There are several curves and surfaces, so I couldn't fill the text.

Thanks anyway.

T
TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
February 28, 2015

Um... I did Twice!

It is a rendering feature. You have textures for overall appearance; you have bumps for roughness; and you have decals for transparent fields with only specific visible information.

If you create a transparent .PNG in Photoshop elements, for instance, you can import that into the Creo image editor (rendering). You save that as a .TX4 image. You can then create an appearance using the appearance manager. It is under the second tab to access the image plastering UI.

Once you created the appearance with the texture and applied it, you can manipulate how it is applied (eye dropper and the grayed out green dot becomes available). Now you can scale, move and rotate to your heart's content.

R
rubenvillarreal14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
March 1, 2015

I did it! But I had undesirables results. Problems with this:

Once you created the appearance with the texture and applied it, you can manipulate how it is applied (eye dropper and the grayed out green dot becomes available). Now you can scale, move and rotate to your heart's content.

Where is that? The eye dropper and the grayed out green dot thing.. Because, if is the one that is next to the eraser in the decal options, for some reason it doesn't become available even using .tx4 format.

T
TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
March 1, 2015

What version are you running?

On Creo 2.0: Edit model appearance; select the appearance sphere you are adjusting; eye dropper upper right corner (no eraser); and select a surface the appearance is applied to. Gray dot becomes green for editing.

R
rubenvillarreal14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
March 2, 2015

A little tricky but works as well as the text.

Thanks!

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement