[x3d-public] extruded text in X3D - TinkerCAD

[Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)]

Vince, thanks, looks super.  How about be capture all of this as an online example in

 

*	X3D Example Archives: X3D for Advanced Modeling, Tool Conversions
*	https://x3dgraphics.com/examples/X3dForAdvancedModeling/ToolConversions/

 

We might start with your files which I can double-check after installing TinkerCAD to demonstrate repeatability.  Or restart from scratch if necessary.  Thanks for considering this.

 

all the best, Don

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Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br        brutzman at nps.edu

Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA    +1.831.656.2149

X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman

 

From: x3d-public <x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org> On Behalf Of vmarchetti--- via x3d-public
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Subject: Re: [x3d-public] extruded text in X3D

 

TinkerCad (www.tinkercad.com <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tinkercad.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7Cff90ba13d4124773cf6c08dc19f3a8d6%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638413781878743373%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C62000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=HSLKb7uc3aHyBxNu2kSh%2BbLGcepVSt%2BQO8cO73z8s6A%3D&reserved=0>  ; an Autodesk site) is a 3D Printing oriented design tool aimed at beginner/hobbyist segment, offers creation of text extrusions for

a select series of fonts. Free account level available, offers export in OBJ, STL, and glTF. 

 



 

OBJ and STL conversion available in Meshlab, Castle Game Engine. See https://www.web3d.org/obj-format-x3d-conversion 

 

Vince Marchetti

 

 





On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:04 PM, Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) via x3d-public <x3d-public at web3d.org <mailto: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://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sculpteo.com%2Fen%2Fworkshops%2Fcreate%2Ftext%2F%3Fuuid%3DPMDKxpz6NkF0ZYmb0aqYy&data=05%7C02%7Cbrutzman%40nps.edu%7Cff90ba13d4124773cf6c08dc19f3a8d6%7C6d936231a51740ea9199f7578963378e%7C0%7C0%7C638413781878752146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C62000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=i8XCVSG2lgs9VvpRPIAIC0rKNM6KEgwDXeN%2BTn8nT4E%3D&reserved=0> 

Wondering if anyone has a good approach for creating extruded 3D text in X3D?

 

all the best, Don

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Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br        brutzman at nps.edu <mailto:brutzman at nps.edu> 

Watkins 270,  MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA    +1.831.656.2149

X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman

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