Push 3D Text Into a Face?
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It's easy to get extruded 3D Text using SU's 3D Text tool. Is it possible to push the text into a face so that instead of being extruded, it is "intruded"?
Thanks in advance to all for any info.
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You can intersect the face with the 3D Text and "merge" the text into the face. Have you got an example at hand?
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Pretty easy, use SU8 solid tools, the subtract tool.
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That's Pro only, Pete. What if (s)he doesn't have the Pro?
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Intersect and manually remove as we did before these automated tools, or get Booltools.
This feels like a Simpsons episode.
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Great! I just got Booltools. I'm having trouble moving my text along the green axis. I've read that if I push the left arrow that should enable me to move it on the green axis, but it doesn't seem to work. I've tried it like this:
- Create a cube
- Create 3D text and place it on the face of the cube
- Select 3D text with arrow tool
- Switch to move tool
- Hold down left arrow
- Click anywhere (I think I've tried every option) and drag in the direction my green axis is lined up
- But the 3D text keeps moving along the red axis, across the face of the cube
What is the correct way to do this? I'm using SU 8 free version on Mac OS.
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Right click -> Unglue...then try moving it
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That worked. I now have the 3D text positioned correctly inside the face of the object. When I use BoolTools, I get a message saying that the 3D text is "not a valid solid." How can I correct this?
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This video explains 'solid geometry'...the video is instructing for the Solid tools in SU Pro, but is applicable to BoolTools as well
YouTube - Google SketchUp 8: Solid Tools
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That explained it. I had two letters overlapping. I put a space between them and now SU recognizes the 3D text as being solid.
I've tried all 3 Booltools tools - selecting the tool; selecting the 3D text; then selecting the cube - but in all 3 cases either the text or the cube disappears. What am I missing? A test file is attached.
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Have you seen this? The order you choose the groups matters...I don't have BoolTools so I don't know specifics
YouTube - BoolTools for SketchUp Demo
[flash=480,385:1qpir2ck]http://www.youtube.com/v/umcoC1JQAFQ?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:1qpir2ck] -
I think I'm following the video correctly, but I'm not getting the correct result yet. I've posted the question on the forum maintained by the makers of Booltools.
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