Set etching

How to set up etching

Select icon

STEP1　Select icon

  • Select the icon from the icons at the top.
  • You can also use the shortcut key (E).
Etching surface selection

STEP2　Etching surface selection

  • Select the surface you want to etch.
  • When you hover the cursor over a selectable surface, the surface is highlighted.
Etching specification setting

STEP3　Etching specification setting

  • Enter the text you wish to etch.
  • The position can be moved within the area of the face, along with specifying the text size and angle. After specifying, click “Update”.

Caution

Characters that can be entered in the dialog are single-byte alphanumeric characters and some symbols (+-. #$%&()=*:? /_~).
Completion of etching setup

STEP4　Completion of etching setup

You can see the set etches on the 3D Viewer model and in the tree view.

How to delete

Select icon

STEP1　Select icon

  • Select the icon from the icons at the top.
  • You can also use the shortcut key (D).
Select etching

STEP2　Select etching

  • The message “Click on the PMI you want to delete.” will be displayed, then
    select the etches you want to delete.
  • When the cursor is over an etch, the corresponding etch will glow blue.
  • Clicking will delete it.

Caution

Please note that clicking the “Delete Custom PMI” button will delete all PMIs you have set.
Finish deleting

STEP3　Finish deleting

Deletion completed.
End of dimension deletion

STEP4　End of dimension deletion

Press the Esc key or the X button to exit dimension deletion.

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