Re: Engraving on a Curved Surface

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> HELP!!
>
> I'm trying to engrave text on the external surface of a short piece of
> pipe.
>
> I went to sketch tool, then text and selected the "Place Along Curve,"
> but no luck.
>
> Can anyone give some guidance on how to do it?
>
> Thank You.


You can also project or wrap curves onto a surface and use those to create
a 
cut. Or you could create an extruced cut by sketching the text on a plane 
above the surface and using a copied/offset surface to set the depth.

David Janes