You can also use any vector editing program like Corel Draw, Illustrator, etc... you just export DXF then have it translated to DWG here. cloudconvert.com/dxf-to-dwg
Thanks for your explication on how to create text. It's exactly what I was looking for. I have a question, once you have created the text, how do you edit the text to change it? Say you make a spelling mistake, but you don't want to start from scratch, you just want to edit the text after it was completed. How do you edit the text once it's been completed?
Happy to be able to assist! And good question. If you're in the sketch you created the text in, you can right click your text box and click "edit feature". This should open up the text box to make edits, then press the green check and it will refresh back to your extrusions or whatever else you added.
Without seeing it, not sure. It sounds like you might not be selecting a flat face, but a curved one instead? Try clicking sketch first, then selecting your desired face when the sketch window appears.
It is! You can import a jpg or dxf by pressing the + button in the bottom left corner, then place an image in a sketch. You can then trace or manipulate it based on the file type you upload.
Thanks! If I understand correctly, I think you’re looking to use the fillet tool. Check out my other video here: th-cam.com/video/eApyyNPppaY/w-d-xo.html
Onshape's text tool is extremely basic.I haven't been able to find a way to create a text item and then go back and edit the text. Once you click out of it the text is locked. If I use Copy Sketch Entities and then Paste, copied text items don't appear. I thought embossing some number labels next to some holes would be a simple matter of creating one label, pasting it multiple times and just changing the numbers. But each text item has to be created and sized individually. For this task I found it much easier to export the .STL file and add the labels in Tinkercad.
I completely agree the text tool is exceptionally limited. You can edit your text after creation though. After confirming a text box, you can always right click on the text entity and select "edit text" to modify. If you the copy entities, it does paste without a common origin so they often do not paste in the same location, or will not paste if it can't find common properties between sketches. I often add text is post processing methods as well to access a greater font library. Thanks for viewing, hope this helps!
3D printers have zero issues printing wildly complex geometry. Not being able to use all the fonts installed on my machine and have onshape convert them into paths after the placement is finalized really, really sucks. I don't want to put any of those super ugly fonts they offer on anything I design.
I agree! I usually end up exporting a STL from onshape and dropping it into tinkercad to add vector text as shown in the following video. th-cam.com/video/_UsslbRtgI0/w-d-xo.html
this was actually extremely helpful and I don't know why you don't have more likes for it thank you so much
Happy to assist, thanks for the view!
Thank you for the video. I was actually looking for ways to center and justify Text along an area, say an offset from you panel border.
You can also use any vector editing program like Corel Draw, Illustrator, etc... you just export DXF then have it translated to DWG here. cloudconvert.com/dxf-to-dwg
Happy to assist, thanks for the view!
Thank you very much. Short and concise.
Thanks for the view!
Great video very on point and informative 👍
Thanks for the view!
Thanks for your explication on how to create text. It's exactly what I was looking for.
I have a question, once you have created the text, how do you edit the text to change it? Say you make a spelling mistake, but you don't want to start from scratch, you just want to edit the text after it was completed. How do you edit the text once it's been completed?
Happy to be able to assist!
And good question. If you're in the sketch you created the text in, you can right click your text box and click "edit feature". This should open up the text box to make edits, then press the green check and it will refresh back to your extrusions or whatever else you added.
When I select a face to create a new sketch, I notice that "New Sketch" is not available. Any help?
Thanks.
Without seeing it, not sure. It sounds like you might not be selecting a flat face, but a curved one instead? Try clicking sketch first, then selecting your desired face when the sketch window appears.
@@MrErdreich Thank you. I figured out that in some cases I had to create a new plane in order for it to work.
It is possible to add a silhouette, instead of text? I need something that has a skull and cross bones in the middle. Thanks!
It is! You can import a jpg or dxf by pressing the + button in the bottom left corner, then place an image in a sketch. You can then trace or manipulate it based on the file type you upload.
how can i write at an angle? So its round... You know what i mean? Btw realy nice vid!
Thanks! If I understand correctly, I think you’re looking to use the fillet tool. Check out my other video here:
th-cam.com/video/eApyyNPppaY/w-d-xo.html
@@MrErdreich thx for the fast answer ❤️
but how do you edit what the text says?
Right click any text box, then click "edit text". You need to be in the sketch you created the text box in to do this.
I can’t drag the text for some reason
try the transform or dimension tool
Onshape's text tool is extremely basic.I haven't been able to find a way to create a text item and then go back and edit the text. Once you click out of it the text is locked. If I use Copy Sketch Entities and then Paste, copied text items don't appear. I thought embossing some number labels next to some holes would be a simple matter of creating one label, pasting it multiple times and just changing the numbers. But each text item has to be created and sized individually. For this task I found it much easier to export the .STL file and add the labels in Tinkercad.
I completely agree the text tool is exceptionally limited. You can edit your text after creation though. After confirming a text box, you can always right click on the text entity and select "edit text" to modify. If you the copy entities, it does paste without a common origin so they often do not paste in the same location, or will not paste if it can't find common properties between sketches. I often add text is post processing methods as well to access a greater font library.
Thanks for viewing, hope this helps!
THANKSSSS
Happy to assist, thanks for the view!
3D printers have zero issues printing wildly complex geometry. Not being able to use all the fonts installed on my machine and have onshape convert them into paths after the placement is finalized really, really sucks. I don't want to put any of those super ugly fonts they offer on anything I design.
I agree! I usually end up exporting a STL from onshape and dropping it into tinkercad to add vector text as shown in the following video. th-cam.com/video/_UsslbRtgI0/w-d-xo.html