CATIA V5 Monthly Tip

December 2008

Creating 3D text on a part

This simple process utilizes multiple workbenches in CATIA to achieve the
solution to the challenge of creating 3D text on a part.
1. Create a new .CATDrawing. The size, orientation and specifications do

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This months CATIA V5 tip is taken from RANDs Live

not matter.

Learning Series class, Advanced Sketcher Tools,

2. Select the

(Text) icon from the Annotations toolbar.

3. Click a location on the drawing. This will indicate to CATIA where the text
will be placed. The Text Editor window appears.
4. Enter text in the Text Editor window as shown below.

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Series is a sequence of live, Expert-Led classes
delivered over the Internet on a weekly basis. They
are designed to complement classroom learning
by providing an in-depth look at a specific subject
within CATIA V5 software. The topics addressed in
each class are based on top issues and challenges
identified by users who have contacted our Solution
Center.
Our Live Learning Series enables you to interact with
a live, expert instructor who facilitates, instructs,
and demonstrates the lesson as well as answers
questions and supplies feedback in real time. The
instructor executes lessons from their desktop while

5. Select

to complete the operation. The text will now appear on

the drawing as shown below.

you participate from your own computer.

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CATIA V5 Monthly Tip

December 2008

About our Monthly Tip

This months CATIA V5 tip is taken from RANDs Live
Learning Series class, Advanced Sketcher Tools,
scheduled on January 29, 2009. The Live Learning
Series is a sequence of live, Expert-Led classes
delivered over the Internet on a weekly basis. They
are designed to complement classroom learning
by providing an in-depth look at a specific subject

6. Select File > Save As.

within CATIA V5 software. The topics addressed in

each class are based on top issues and challenges

7. Give the file a name, and choose .DXF as the file format. By saving
the drawing as a .DXF, the created text will get translated into lines
and curves, which will help you in creating 3D geometry later in the
process.
8. Close the .CATDrawing.
9. Open the desired .CATPart to apply 3D text to.

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Our Live Learning Series enables you to interact with
a live, expert instructor who facilitates, instructs,
and demonstrates the lesson as well as answers
questions and supplies feedback in real time. The
instructor executes lessons from their desktop while

10. Open the .DXF file.

you participate from your own computer.

11. Right click Main View from the DXF drawings specification tree.

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12. Select Copy from the contextual menu as shown below.

CATIA V5 Monthly Tip

December 2008

About our Monthly Tip

This months CATIA V5 tip is taken from RANDs Live
Learning Series class, Advanced Sketcher Tools,
scheduled on January 29, 2009. The Live Learning
Series is a sequence of live, Expert-Led classes
delivered over the Internet on a weekly basis. They
are designed to complement classroom learning
by providing an in-depth look at a specific subject
within CATIA V5 software. The topics addressed in
each class are based on top issues and challenges

13. Activate the part file.

14. Right click on a flat surface, face or plane on the part. This will indicate
to CATIA where the text will get imported.
15. Select Paste from the contextual menu. The text will then be pasted
in the form of a Sketch feature onto the selected surface as shown
below.

identified by users who have contacted our Solution

Center.
Our Live Learning Series enables you to interact with
a live, expert instructor who facilitates, instructs,
and demonstrates the lesson as well as answers
questions and supplies feedback in real time. The
instructor executes lessons from their desktop while
you participate from your own computer.

To learn more about our Live Learning

Services, visit www.rand.com/lls.

16. Use the sketch to create solid geometry like a Pad or Pocket feature.

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December 2008

The completed solid geometry creation appears below.

About our Monthly Tip

This months CATIA V5 tip is taken from RANDs Live
Learning Series class, Advanced Sketcher Tools,
scheduled on January 29, 2009. The Live Learning
Series is a sequence of live, Expert-Led classes
delivered over the Internet on a weekly basis. They
are designed to complement classroom learning
by providing an in-depth look at a specific subject
within CATIA V5 software. The topics addressed in
each class are based on top issues and challenges
identified by users who have contacted our Solution
Center.
Our Live Learning Series enables you to interact with
a live, expert instructor who facilitates, instructs,
and demonstrates the lesson as well as answers
questions and supplies feedback in real time. The
instructor executes lessons from their desktop while
you participate from your own computer.

To learn more about our Live Learning

Services, visit www.rand.com/lls.

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