Does Alibre have a "decal" feature ?
I have seen older threads referring to creating labels as separate parts, using a very thin extrude, then adding them to the part in an assembly.
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Still playing around with this idea. The "project" tool in conjunction with a really thin raised feature, and different face colors allows for a decent simulation of a wrapped vinyl decal:
I should have tried that with this label I created for my tool chest model. I made it as a part with extruded text in order to follow the contours of the lid..
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That appears to have worked quite well!
I've been using a thickness of about .0005" for these labels, about the thickness of a single coat of Cerakote.
I think an average sheet of notebook paper is .004". Creating labels is actually a bit easier than I expected.
Most vinyls are between 3 and 6 mils or .076-.152" thickness.
Are you certain of that?
I was using " in place of the correct double prime symbol, to indicate inches. 6 mils is .006 inches. Which is .152mm
A vinyl decal .152" thick would be quite thick indeed. But .152mm would be about right.
Didn an airplane crash once die to such conversion errors while fueling? :0