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Glyph allows engineers using I-DEAS to quickly add text features to their I-DEAS models for manufacturing and visualization.
Using Glyph, engineers can create a text part in the form of a True Type font outline. Once the text has been created,
it can be added as a feature to another part with I-DEAS modeling. The text can be used for adding a model number,
model name, logo name or other text embellishment to the physical part.
At present, to place text onto a part in I-DEAS requires a DXF file containing two-dimensional font geometry created
in another application (most likely on a PC). The file must be read into Drafting as a two-dimensional wireframe,
then transferred to Master Modeler for creating a section. This is a daunting task for an experienced I-DEAS user
with system administration knowledge, requiring at least forty-five minutes to complete. Glyph can reduce the time
to mere seconds by placing a section in the shape of a font outline directly onto the Master Modeler/Surfacing
workplane.
Glyph is an Open Ideas program launched from within I-DEAS that allows the user to create a section in the shape
of a True Type Font outline. Once running, the user can enter a line of text, part name, part number, and select
a True Type Font. There are options for scaling width and/or height that can maintain text aspect ratio if desired.
With Glyph 8.1 and Glyph 9.0, there are also options for specifying text on an arc. The user can define the width,
radius, angle and/or height using the built-in I-DEAS measure command. The outline can then be moved or projected
onto a part surface so that it may be extruded.
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