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Sketching Text

To sketch text on a part:

Click a face of a part.
Click Text (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Entities > Text .

To create a profile for placing the text, sketch a circle or a continuous profile from lines, arcs, or splines in a sketch, close the sketch, then open another sketch for the text.
In the graphics area, select an edge, curve, sketch, or sketch segment.
The selected item appears under Curves .
In the PropertyManager, under Text, type the text to display.
The text appears in the graphics area as you type.
Set the properties in the Sketch Text PropertyManager as necessary.
Click .
With the sketch still open, extrude or cut the text.

Search 'Sketching Text' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

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