Tutorial - Extruding curved surface in SolidWorks?

Sudhir Gill

20 Feb, 2012 02:56 PM

Here is the tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Start SolidWorks in Part mode.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Draw a spline and make in construction geometry.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Click on the text tool under sketch tab.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Select the spline as the curve and write the text. Uncheck the Use Document font and click on font.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Select Arial and change height type to points and select 72. & click OK.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   I have changed the case of the text. It is not necessary.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Extrude it.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Top plane>>Sketch.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Draw a spline. This spline will define the curvature of the text.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Offset it.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Now select the extruded surface under surfaces tab.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Extrude the surface by any height.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Under surfaces tab select Cut with surface.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Select the front surface and the direction to be outside and click OK.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Repeat the same step for the other surface and keep the direction to be outside the surface.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Hide the extruded surface.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Now we have the text curved.