Text Label on Part

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Summary

This custom block applies a text label engraving or embossing on a part.

Field	Value
ID	`text-label-on-part`
Type	Block
Author	nTop
Version	1.0.0
nTop Version	5.43+
Domain	Geometry
Complexity	Beginner
Tags	`text`, `label`, `engraving`, `embossing`, `marking`
License	MIT
Verified	Yes

This custom block applies a text label engraving or embossing on a part.

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:

git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git

The package lives at packages/ntop/text-label-on-part/.

Name	Type	Description
`Body`	Implicit Body	Body that will have the label
`Location`	Point	Approximate location for the text. This will later be placed directly on the surface, so no need for this to be exact.
`Text`	Text	Text to be converted to an implicit
`Letter spacing`	Scalar	Spacing between each letter (this is applied before the transformation)
`Length`	Scalar	Length of the entire text string (before warping it to the surface)
`Width`	Scalar	Width of the entire text string (before warping it to the surface)
`Rotate`	Scalar	Rotate around the normal to the surface
`Thickness`	Scalar	Thickness of engraving/embossing.
`Lock ratio`	bool	If you want to lock the ratio between the length and the width, check this option and then use the scale choice to only use the length or width when defining the size.
`Scale`	Choice	If you want to lock the ratio between the length and the width, check the lock ratio and then use the scale choice to only use the length or width when defining the size.
`Displayed on body`	Choice	Choose to either apply an emboss or an engraving
`Text region`	Implicit Body	The text will be confined to this defined region. If you want this on a specific mesh or CAD face, try using the one sided offset or extrude CAD face and choose that as the text region

Name	Type	Description
`Final Body`	Implicit Body	Choose to engrave or emboss

MIT.