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Add sunken text on two sides of an object

This guide will show how to use the text tool, how to move and rotate objects in 3d and how to edit an object's properties

1. Create a blank project in CADit.app​

2. Click on the shape tool​

3. Select the circle​

4. Click and drag to draw a circle​

5. Select the text tool​

6. Type your text​

7. Switch back to the select tool​

8. Select the text so we can resize it​

9. Use the handlebar to resize the text​

10. Now the text fits in the circle​

11. With the text selected, click the scissors to cut a hole in the circle​

12. Now that the circle is cut, move the text out of the way​

You can also delete it at this point as we will no longer need it

13. You can use the green arrows in the 3d view to make the circle thinner​

14. Draw a second circle, this will be the center​

15. With the select tool, draw a box around the text circle to select it​

The text has some floating parts in the middle. Drawing the box will make sure we select them all.

16. Click the duplicate button to copy the circle with text cutout​

17. Using the 2d view move one of the circles with text on top of the center circle​

18. Click and drag the green dot to raise the text circle above the center​

19. Draw a selection box to select the second circle​

20. Select the rotate tool​

21. Drag one of the rotation handles to rotate the text circle so the text is upside down​

22. Click the height tool so we can move the circle down​

23. Click the green dot in the center and drag the circle so it is below the center circle​

24. Now the circles are stacked​

25. Let's make the middle circle thinner, click it in the 3d view​

26. Click on the properties button​

27. Edit the width and height of the center circle​

28. All done, now you can click export STL to get the file to print​