letters engraving on a dome

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aroff
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letters engraving on a dome

Post by aroff »

I've looked a looked how to
I want to put letters ontop of a dome and have the letters follow the dome shape

when I try they don't follow dome and have looked for some kind of map to surface and no luck
using aspire 9

help please

ty

garylmast
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Re: letters engraving on a dome

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If you are v-carving, project the toolpath onto the 3d Model. If you have raised letters, set the letters in the shape profile the same shape as the dome.

Gary
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aroff
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Re: letters engraving on a dome

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ty gary

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