How to Add Text to Surface in Fusion360 | Flat, Curved, Sphere, Irregular

Learn how to add text to a flat surface, a round surface, a sphere, and an irregular surface on objects in Fusion360. These same concepts can be applied for an image or logo (just import an svg image in your sketch, then use that profile for embossing/debossing).
I'm not an expert, this is just how I do it and hopefully this can be helpful to you too!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:26 - Flat surface
3:11 - Rounded surface
9:35 - Spherical surface
13:15 - Irregular surface
(For reference, I am using Fusion 360 version 2.0.9)
Sorry for the background noise, this is my first time ever making a video so I didn't realize the bad audio!

[@johnmcguinness2847]

More tutorials PLEASE you produced one of the most informative tutorials I have seen on Fusion 360. Well done no silly male gimmicks just good technique. From a bit of a Neanderthal male, Keep up the good work, and let us all enjoy some more.

[@ChasWG]

I know you did this video a while ago, but I just wanted to say that your instruction on how to do this operation was so easy to follow and understand. Some people just know how to instruct and you have that gift. Thank you for this video. I'm hoping you do more of these in the future.

[@houstonewton]

PLEASE make more instructional videos !!! Your teaching style in SUPERB ! Just any instructional video with Fusion 360. You could surpass Lars. How about making a couple of beginner videos. Like I said your teaching style is wonderful and the teaching video software you have is PERFECT.

[@jmans4928]

Very good tutorial I understood everything, other people go fast to pretend they are so intelligent , and one can not learn from those people. You have a gift for teaching.

[@MartinBarrionuevo]

I´ve watched a bunch of videos on how to do this in the last couple of days. I could not get it right the way I wanted until youtube suggested your video. THANKS!

[@Lottekoen]

Thank you for this video. This is the first video on this subject that really worked for me.

[@MladenBruck]

Thank you, Bunny. Very nice explanation. Too bad you don't have more tutorials.

[@ellisannear4465]

Great video! After hours of finding a video on how to do this, this is by far the best explanation.

[@Bigslam1213]

I’ve watched a lot of videos on this and I must say your explanations are so clear and the visuals are great. Thank you so much for the help!

[@vaderyderwood]

Many thanks- your method of adding text to a sphere was the best compared to all the others on youtube!

[@sleepinsohc]

I spent a few hours figuring out a workaround for this... came up with a method similar to yours, thought it was sooooo great I made a "how-to video" ; was about to upload it, then I saw your video. Thanks. :P

[@barrymckee561]

I was looking to do this yesterday on a cylinder but had to settle on a flat surface. It adds lots of material to my print and I was not happy. Finding this video makes it super easy and I am going back to my original design for a cylinder form with Text. Thanks very much 3D Bunny

[@lisathurston9635]

Awesome video! Very clear and I love how you went through multiple surfaces. Thank you!

[@paulmcewen7384]

I had so much trouble with this! I kept getting error messages and I followed the video exactly. After some google searching I found that some fonts don't work for extrude/emboss (a bug apparently) Changed to arial and had no problems, tried on all the examples in the video. thx for the vid btw, was super informative.

[@adambergendorff2702]

Excellent video, very clear and easy to follow!

[@Mr.Titanium1911]

Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to explain these procedures

[@jaimelopez7486]

Very good explanation, easy to follow, appreciate it very much, appreciate very much your talent.

[@arowe231]

Awesome job explaining and showing!! One of the best video's I have seen.

[@esotericbear9829]

amazing vid. I only watched the part I needed but went back and played the entire thing at .25 speed w/ no sound to give you 400% watch time.

[@PadBoll]

Awesome tutorial video ! Thank you !

[@LawrenceEggering]

Very well done!

[@subinpet]

Great video,Thank you Bunny. Very nice explanation, You made me understand what I was looking for all day. I encourage doing it again. I'll be waiting.

[@m.sencerkocer2205]

Perfect explanation, thank you very much

[@evandro8203]

Congratulations on the video. The easiest way to write in the sphere. He won a like and a subscriber. Brazil

[@onepairofhands]

cool explanation - many thanks for sharing your knowledge - more please :)

[@PossumMedic]

Helpful vid thanks! :D

[@ChainsawDNA]

Great tutorial!

[@jeffaltavilla6261]

Super helpful, thanks

[@SDesigns2023]

Subbed great vid hope to see more!!

[@andresdreier6208]

Thanks it was super helpful

[@thomaswelch3152]

This was so helpful!!! I was trying to put the star in the middle of captain americas shield and I finally got it thank you so much

[@lightandcolour]

Thank You Bunny. Thanks to you, I debossed RESET text on a half sphere button

[@edebeer6]

Thank you for this ;-D

[@vangriekenc]

Tanks for your help.

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

Very nice and clear explanation, I also learned shortcuts in the process! I assume you have 3D print running in the background, have you consideren reducing the gain of your audio, so we only hear your voice? That would be the cherry on top :)

[@JoseArevalo-Fester]

Thanks!! I hope to see more tutorials.

[@teddavis2561]

Sounds like you have a print going in the background... so have I. It's pleasantly confusing. Good video, do more.

[@Molekulasti]

Love the lisp.

[@anntrce]

I was able to emboss on to the sphere. You have to create a cylinder over the sphere, emboss on the cylinder, go back to when you extruded the cylinder and change it to intersect then hide the cylinder.

[@motivekibi]

you are perfect yo know

[@ahmedyoussouf8874]

thanks a lot

[@jwonderfulsuccess]

My kind of woman, smart and beautiful

[@DemiFlower1010]

Great video I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. If you get a chance I'll take you up on your offer of making a video about doing this with logos and such. 😉 Thanks again.

[@user-fo9ce3hr5h]

hi tnx. how to change the color to white?

[@kwissiekwissie]

How about "text on path" ... also possible on a sphere. draw circle from the top... and text on path...

[@AlanAlanAlanDave]

Great video but, It would really help if you posted a video showing how to add an SVG (texture) wrap around to a hand grip shape similar to a hairdryer where none of the grip is the same profile or os made up of multiple faces.

[@MrRickGallatin]

How can I use the emboss tool for doing gun grips. I have made my grips but it will not let me select the top face of my grips. I can select any other face but the top.

[@jwonderfulsuccess]

More videos please. Maybe a 3d bunny rabbit with your face and a golden carrot(; I have so many ideas

[@carlhowell9383]

Great Video, well explained trying to add text to a lofted face? any ideas or videos?

[@LgMill]

Thank you pretty lady on the screen

[@michaelcrumly]

How do you get the text to print on top layer only, instead of the printer wrapping around the text and messing up the top layer. I used to be able to print a flat smooth surface and then the next layer would print the text, now it joins with the top layer so it prints around the text thus making the top layer not smooth

[@jameselliott1487]

Come back... We need you.

[@aristosuratman4783]

its very good video, please post video on how to add carve on irregular surface with svg ...

[@SheriffJackCarter]

Your explanation in this video is astounding! As much as I love embossing stuff, I'm having a bit of a problem with one particular project. What's the best method of embossing a conical shape without having the text distorted or looking like a frowny face? I'm making a custom Bowling Ball Holder that is a cylinder 20mm thick with a -25˚ draft from base to outside surface and I want to put someone's name wrapped around the whole thing but the only method I've found to make it work is to draft every single letter and hole within each letter (like the letter o) individually after the emboss has been done and the initial draft operation is complete.

[@gijsjonkheer9863]

If you put the text on a circular path with the center on the top of the cone, your text will be distorted in such a way that the emboss distorts it back to what you are looking for. This video uses this trick for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4OvaoKjh5xjiJY&ab_channel=Murxs1st

[@reinholdkemper3411]

try it from the inside to the outside... extrude from the inside pane to object.... easy as that... in the current version of fusion 360 that you have you can even use TEXT ON PATH... and the path is up to your imagination...

[@blackwolfacres2759]

At the .55 depth or letter thickness can you print without supports?

[@the3dbunny]

Yes! No problem

[@appu5545]

Where are other videos?

[@hrdcpy]

Where did you go?

[@printing3d722]

Hi. How can we get the emboss that’s not distorted, but keep the text as a separate body so I can export and print it in two colors, with the cylinder being one color and the text another color? Thanks!

[@the3dbunny]

I would slice the body ("split body" in Fusion360) where the emboss meets the main body, that will separate the text from the body and can therefore be printed separately

[@printing3d722]

@@the3dbunny Thank you. So what happened? You made this great video, and just kind of disappeared.

[@the3dbunny]

I made this video on a whim, thinking "hey i could be a youtuber", then after putting it all together I got embarrassed and decided not to post it. Logged out of my account, and forgot anything happened. Little did I know, it actually posted and didn't save to drafts like I thought it did. 1 year later I needed a refresher on how to add text on a surface in fusion360 and I end up finding my own video from google. Extra embarrassing. Was going to delete this video, but looks like it was quite helpful for a lot of people, so it's stayin! @@printing3d722

[@printing3d722]

@@the3dbunny Well, I think you could be a great KZbinr! You got over 300 subscribers for the one video. Don't give up!

[@keal4825]

I love your video, i love your eyes, so beautiful , my heart broken ♥

[@cncguru52]

Hello how are you You have posted only one vedio Try to make new vedios How I can contact you to ask futher questions

[@ReeferReas]

You need more content

[@user-xx5sj9of3u]

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[@MrCelali]

Sory, I can't skip anything. while you are on my screen. 😄

[@OpenSourceOnly]

"...to write text." Not, "...to write text in". No "at", "in", or "on" at end of statement. Sounds illiterate.

[@SGResu]

Hi and thank you for the video! can you please tell me why i'm not able to select the stl? i.postimg.cc/L4cZJ5yH/Screenshot-2022-11-08-173726.jpg