[x3d-public] extruded text in X3D

[John Carlson]

Look for Blender 3d text tutorials,e.g.:

https://youtu.be/cS3aRmcohn8
<https://youtu.be/cS3aRmcohn8?si=kZhZyZ72Jb0zSZjN>

I’m not sure if the x3d exports as IndexedFace Set, etc., but if you have a
Blender file, We can look into modifying an exporter.  Alternatively,
export as glTF and convert with view3dscene, etc.

I at one point, I was looking into wrapping a 3D text around a cylinder,
but my Blender skills are lacking.

Enjoy!

John

On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) via
x3d-public <x3d-public at web3d.org> wrote:

> Extruding text characters for a given font has always been a frequently
> requested task using VRML and X3D.  Seems even more useful when considering
> X3D models for 3D printing.
>
> X3D has flat Text using FontStyle and screen-sized Text using
> ScreenFontStyle, but no extruded 3D font style.
>
>    - https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/X3dTooltips.html#FontStyle
>    - https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/X3dTooltips.html#ScreenFontStyle
>
> Historical blockers to this goal have been computational expense
> (especially for keeping VRML/X3D players lightweight) and lack of openly
> available font libraries.  Neither of these seems like a blocker these
> days, especially given much development and availability of WebFonts and
> CSS fonts module.
>
> I found one online tool supporting 3D extrusion of text.  Lots of great
> options.  Tried to extrude "X3D" using their default BlackJack font, things
> moved along swimmingly right up to the next-to-last page requesting $13.57
> USD.  Uh, no thanks.
>
>    - Sculpteo Online 3D text creation
>    - Discover our free 3D text creation tool
>    - https://www.sculpteo.com/en/workshops/create/text
>    <https://www.sculpteo.com/en/workshops/create/text/?uuid=PMDKxpz6NkF0ZYmb0aqYy>
>
> Wondering if anyone has a good approach for creating extruded 3D text in
> X3D?
>
> all the best, Don
>
> --
>
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> brutzman at nps.edu
>
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