Using text in creo parametric

[ptc-5678539]

I have finally upgraded to creo parametric 1.0 after having used pro/desktop for a long time. I am new to the program, and I having a difficult time figuring out text. I am designing a clock that will be 3d printed, and I want to have the Roman numerals along the edges of the circle. I managed to get the XII in place, around the edge of the circle by checking the box in the text menu, but I cannot move the other numbers to where I would like them to be, much less dimension them so that they are all equidistant. Can anyone dumb it down enough for me to understand? Thanks in advance!

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[TomD.inPDX]

You probably have constrains in the sketch locking them in vertically.

Draw the text height line on an angle and you will regain your freedom to move the text around.

[ptc-5678539]

Yea, I have been trying to angle it or try to trick it into letting me move it, but I think the problem stems from me wanting the numbers to be placed along the curve, sort of like the picture below. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Inoram]

Something like this?

[ptc-5678539]

Yea thats exactly the problem, No matter which orientation I choose, it isn't where I want it. Is there some way I could just place the text where I want it manually instead of having to choose one of only a few orientation choices?

[Inoram]

oh, you want the opposite of a certain position. yeah just put it anywhere you want then.

[ptc-5678539]

That's precisely the problem, I try to drag it around the rim of the circle, where I'd like it to be, and I cant. It's as if it's locked because I have it along the curve. If I un-check the box that says place along curve, I can move it wherever I want, but it isn't curved.

[TomD.inPDX]

You cannot "warp" the characters to conform to the circular curve. You can only "place" the characters along a curve. If all you want to do is use the curve as a reference, use it as a section reference and not a "place along curve" reference. Sketches are very powerful, but you have to be very specific to meet your end goal.

[Inoram]

I guess I don't fully understand what you want. If you want it placed on the curve, then you can put the curve where you want it?