Text in Solidworks

All,

How do I get SolidWorks (2004) to display/print text on a sketch as solid
text vs. the outline of the letters? I am trying to create camera ready art
for a silk screen.

My examples have to be displayed in "Courier New" font to look right.
They can be pasted into notepad.

What I get is like this:
___
/ _ \
/ / \ \
/ / \ \
| /_____\ \
| _____ |
| | | |
|_| |_|


What I want is like this:

###
## ##
## ##
## ##
#########
## ##
## ##

Also, SolidWorks insists on saving/printing a small dot at the lower left
corner of the text block. Is there a way to suppress that?

Thanks so much! I am very green at this program.

--Doug

Direct Email: D.Canfield [AT] Motorola.Com

 

I don't think Solidworks is the best to use to to artwork going to
screen printing.

I would generally pick either a 2D CAD program or one of Adobe's
Illustrator to do text work, though lots of programs can output good
text.

Bo

 

1) extrude the letters into a part, and then make a drawing of the
part--this will get rid of the dot
2) in the drawing, use a solid cross hatch, and you'll get solid letters
instead of outline

 

For silk screens, I use Corel Draw. Then, I save them as a .jpeg and insert
them in the part drawing.

Best Regards,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com