![]() ![]() In that dialog, also check the Create Solid box. I used 3 mm because that’s thick enough for me to swap filament easily, and thin enough to look nice. In the Extrude dialog, make sure the X, Y, and Z are set to 0.0, 0.0, and 1.0 respectively – that tells FreeCAD to extrude in the Z direction – then set the Length to the height you want your letters to be. Select all the Paths that make up your name, then select the Part / Extrude… menu item. Next we will extrude these Paths into 3D text. Your FreeCAD file now consists of a bunch of Paths, with names such as path3347, path3347001, etc. Create a new File, then File / Import your SVG file (e.g., myname.svg), making sure that the File dialog’s SVG as Geometry (*.svg) item is selected. For example, save it as myname.svg. Close Inkscape. That converts the characters of your name into lines that FreeCAD will understand. Select your name object using the Selection Tool (the Arrow), then choose the Path / Object to Path menu item. A tip: Sans Serif fonts will print better than Serif fonts, because those tiny Serifs are hard for most printers to print accurately. Then click Apply, and close the text dialog. Using the Text tool, select your name (click and drag across it), then set its font and size using the Text / Text and Font… menu item. Open Inkscape. Use the Text tool to type in your name, in two lines, starting in the upper-left of the page. In brief, the process is to 1) Create your name in Inkscape 2) Convert the text of your name into 3D text in FreeCAD 3) Add the base and rim of the badge to your name 4) print the badge, swapping filament in the middle of the print to make your two-tone badge 5) Glue a couple of pins on the back, and you’re ready for Meetups! Create your name in Inkscape STL and FreeCAD files are on Thingiverse. ![]() If you want to see the design files for my badge, the final. Blank tie tacks and pin backs, such as these pins available on Amazon.I used a blue background and yellow lettering. Two contrasting colors of PLA filament for your printer.Lulzbot Mini, an open source 3D Printer.Cura 19.12, a free and open source Slicer, that converts the output of FreeCAD (and many other programs) to codes a 3D printer can understand.FreeCAD 0.16, a free and open source 3D CAD editor similar to Fusion 360, Sketchup, and Tinkercad.Inkscape 0.91, a free and open source vector graphics editor similar to Adobe Illustrator.In this post I explain how to make your own, two-color 3D Printed name badge just like mine. Last month at the Portland OR 3D printing Meetup, someone suggested we should all make our own name badges so Shashi wouldn’t need to bring as many “Hello, My Name Is” paper tags to the Meetups. ![]()
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