SolidWorks 2010 Bible

(Martin Jones) #1

Part II: Building Intelligence into Your Parts


FIGURE 7.68
The results up to Step 18


  1. Choose Insert ➪ Features ➪ Wrap. You should be prompted to select a plane or a
    sketch. Use the Flyout FeatureManager to select the sketch that you just created with the
    sketch text in it. Next, select the cylindrical face of the boss to see a preview of the text
    wrapped onto the face. If the text appears backward, then select the Reverse Direction
    option in the Wrap PropertyManager.

  2. Select the Emboss option, and assign a thickness of .025 inches. Click in the Pull
    Direction selection box and select the Front plane. Click OK to accept the feature.

  3. Save the part and close it. If you would like to examine the reference part, you can
    find it on the CD-ROM with the filename Chapter 7 Tutorial Bracket
    Casting.sldprt. The finished part is shown in Figure 7.69.


FIGURE 7.69
The finished part
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