Editable 3d Text - Best Practices?

[cberg]

I am working on a drawing where it would be helpful to have text objects placed in 3d space show up in hidden line section/elevation views.  As far as I can see, text is a 2d type of object that doesn't show up in section/elevation views, which kind of confounded me.... 

 

How are people dealing with this?  Is there a tool I am missing or have overlooked, or is this a missing functionality in the VW program? Searching 3d text in the forum didn't yield much in the way of results. 

[barkest]

You can make the 2D text into 3D objects.

 

Type the text and then select it.

 

Text > Convert Text to polylines > ungroup > extrude.

 

Note that if you extrude all together then you have a single extrude. It maybe better to extrude each text object separately.

 

 

[Kevin McAllister]

I would ask @digitalcarbon. He is using 3d text more than anyone else I've seen. Here's a thread with some examples - 

 

 

Kevin

Edited July 27, 2017 by Kevin McAllister

[Kevin McAllister]

7 minutes ago, cberg said:

I am working on a drawing where it would be helpful to have text objects placed in 3d space show up in hidden line section/elevation views.  As far as I can see, text is a 2d type of object that doesn't show up in section/elevation views, which kind of confounded me....

 

This is also an instance where you need to activate the "Display Planar Objects" and "Project Screen Objects" checkboxes for your sheet layer viewports.

 

KM

[digitalcarbon]

its just 2d text placed in 3d space..  thats all I'm using

 

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[cberg]

That's kind of what i feared.   But I would argue that extruded 3d objects that look like text are not 3d editable text.  :-)  Thanks for your help!

[Kevin McAllister]

Use Text Along Path -

 

 

Fully 3d, will render and is editable.

 

Kevin

3d Text.vwx

[cberg]

Now I see.  I have to "display planar objects" selected and it shows up.  

The text doesn't mirror or adjust. 

Also the text has to be in front of the object.  I.e. it wont show up through an object even if the object is set to be invisible.  

As long as I know the rules, this can be useful. 

Thanks for the help!!
 

 

 

P.S.  I see the problem.  The text for some reason shows up in a Sheet Viewport, but not a flattened design layer viewport. 

Edited July 27, 2017 by cberg

[cberg]

1 hour ago, Kevin McAllister said:

Use Text Along Path -

 

 

Fully 3d, will render and is editable.

 

Kevin

3d Text.vwx

Sigh...  Is there any way to make this program more consistent?

[Markvl]

@cberg it looks like you just about had it then you're thrown something else.  It would seem it's time for the work around which would be two separate lines of text. 

 

Submit this as a wish.