Embossing Text on cylinder in Creo Elements Express

[BenW]

Hello all,

     I'm trying to emboss text on a cylinder in Creo Elements Express.  I do the following:

1) Create cylinder

2) Create workplane parallel to cylinder face

3) "Modeling->Modify 2D->Text to Profile" the text onto the workplane

4) "3D Geometry->3D Curve->Wrap on Surf" the text onto the cylinder

     ...At this point I can use "Modeling->Modify 3D->Pull" to emboss the text, but it embosses linearly, as opposed to embossing out relative to the surface of the cylinder.  I suspect I should be using "Modeling->Modify 3D->Offset", but I can't figure out which set of options (if any) can accomplish this.

      Any ideas?

      -BW

[ThomasKirkman]

I am not able to test this myself, but what if you created a work plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.  Draw a circle on the cylinder and align the faces to the circle?

[BenW]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're suggesting. If I draw a circle on the workplane, then wrap it onto the cylinder, how do I use that to solve my problem?

[ThomasKirkman]

This is a feature introduced in V19.  You can align faces to geometry.  Look at this tutorial on the PTC website.

https://learningconnector.ptc.com/content/tut-3481/reviewing-enhanced-align-functionality?isNew=false

I hope this helps.

[BenW]

Am I doing the align on the text after it is imprinted on the cylinder? If so, what am I aligning it to?

[ThomasKirkman]

I gave it a try and it did not work in this situation.  I have used the align to edge before, where could align a face to geometry drawing on a work plane.  I will keep trying to see if I can do it.

[BenW]

Thanks for your help!  I've attached my file at the point where I get stuck.

[ThomasKirkman]

I have the full version and cannot open files from the free version.  It also explains why you do not have the align to 2d geometry. 

[BenW]

I do have the options shown in the video, but the "Align" tool seems to work on a single face, so it can't work on the text imprinted onto the surface of the cylinder.  "Pull" says "Faces", not "Face", and allows the text to be pulled, but all the text gets pulled linearly, not relative to the curvature of the cylinder.

[FriedhelmK]

Hi Ben

The post is already older.
I don't know if it still helps you and/or if it is what you wanted.
Can only show here how I would do it.

This is made with Direct Modeling Express 8.0

[FriedhelmK]

Uploaded the wrong pdf   🙄

[FriedhelmK]

Hi,

Have found a video about this.
Maybe this is more helpful

PTC Creo Elements Direct Modeling Express | Kante auf Fläche (gebogen) Teil 2 - YouTube

Have a nice day