Engrave/depress Logo into 3D Object
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I'm hoping someone can help me figure out how to engrave my company logo into a 3D object. I have converted the logo from SVG to STL and have imported it into Sketchup Make. I am able to push/pull it, however, when I put it on another 3D object (I was testing on a coaster I made real quick) I am not able to get it to engrave or depress it into the other object. I've tried numerous tutorials and posts I've found on how to do this, but I just can't get it to work. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
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The logo needs faces.
Draw a large rectangle over it.
Edges that appear as 'profiles] [thicker] do not have a face...
Sometimes edges will not face and need 'encouraging' to do so, by over-drawing an edge - the two areas marked yellow need a diagonal adding to force a face, you can then delete it.
Once you have a set of faces you can then PushPull the main areas up to make recessed areas.
There seem to be several small areas in need do separate extrusion...
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Thanks for the reply TIG. I'm confused, because I thought the logo already had faces as I added faces to it when I imported the STL (from SVG). I can currently push/pull it as it stands right now...
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Yes there were faces, but not every loop of edges has a face.
Adding a larger encompassing rectangle forms most faces but sone loop still do not 'face' unless you over-draw an edge, the two loops I highlighted need a diagonal added to make the faces, that edge can be deleted afterwards...My approach was to make the 'positive' faces you need, and the PushPull those to leave the recessed areas...
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Ok, actually none of that on the bottom of the arrow there is needed and should've been removed. I took deleted all those edges. I updated original post with new file.
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It would have been kind to only post a SKP with what you wanted - how are we to tell what you want to ignore ?
The highlighted 'holes' have no faces.
Over-drawing an edge near the bottom will cause a face to form.Why have you extruded the form with PushPull ?
Much easier to extrude the 'positive' part in the first place...To revert to a '2d' face set, view from the side and select all by fence to delete the extruded geometry...
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TIG,
Thanks, that did the trick! I didn't see those edges in there, until you posted a screenshot showing them, that's why. I deleted the extrusion the way you said and then drew a line over part of the "holes" which caused the face to form and that fixed that issue. I'm not sure why that caused a face to form, but it did. Now I can recess or raise the logo as needed. I've attached what I have done thus far. Thanks for all the help.
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