Labels?

How do you guys do labels for products. A lable extruded to an appropriate
thicknes and then extruding all the "ink" to an appropriate thickness gets
reeeeeeeaaaaalllllll slow. My goal is to be able to see the text on the
lable in the drawings and assy's and be able to easily edit it for future
revisions on the part and then auto update the drawings.. Extruding all this
complex geometry just so it lookslike the real thing is not going to be the
solution. TIA

 

Why don't you use the Wrap function in SW04 and simply sribe the text into
the label.

Regards,
Scott Baugh

 

Scott,
I think Mr. 3d here is referring to the big performance hit extruded
text takes in SWX. I have been there before as well. After a couple
lines, performance goes south.

What I have done in the past is make a 'simple' configuration with all
the text suppressed. The 'default' config is only shown in drawings and
as needed.


says...

 

Scott's theory is that scribing would perform better than extruding
since there is no thickness to the text.

I would tend to agree it's worth trying.

Remember, the Wrap function can perform like the Split Curve
function but with multiple profiles...

http://makeashorterlink.com/?L5DF12418

Mike Wilson

 

Best thing to do is specify labels in label-type programs. Editability
will drastically improve. Also, you can't send a mere CAD file of any
kind to a printer for printing.

I make labels in PhotoShop, but better programs exist. Then I use
PhotoWorks for good renderings of the labels. Once in a while I'll use
your method if the profiles/colors are that simple. For production,
however, you'll need to send PDF, JPEG, TIFF, AI, or other graphics
formats for printing.


Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC
http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com
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