You can create texts and you can use these texts to create solid bodies or create features on the solid body in Solidworks modeling
To create text
- Click on the text command as shown in the figure
- The “Sketch Text” command property manager will open on left
- Select curve to create text on it.
- Click on the text typing area in the command property manager.
- Type text
- Click “Ok” to create text and finish the command.
Note: You can change text direction by flipping it vertical and/or horizontal. The figure shows the function icons to flip text direction.
To change the text font:
- Turn off the checkbox near the “Use document font”
- Click on the “Font” icon
- The “Choose Font” box will open.
- You can change the font, font style, height, effects in this function box.
Problem: Typed text missing in the graphics window
Solution: Curve length is not enough for the text. Increase the curve length or decrease text height.
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