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<li>Sketch the Bezel</li>
 
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<li> Create a new '''Sketch''' on the top face of the extruded base.</li>
 
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<li> Use the '''Offset''' sketch tool, and select the four edges of the base to create an offset.</li>
 
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<li> If the offset is on the wrong side, grab the arrow and drag the offset to the inside.</li>
 
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<li> Give the offset a dimension of '''2 mm'''.</li>
 
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<li>Cut the Bezel</li>
 
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<li> Start the cut by selecting the '''Extrude''' feature.</li>
 
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<li> Select the '''Remove''' option to create a cut.</li>
 
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<li> Select the Bezel Sketch. </li>
 
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<li> Create a '''Blind''' cut that is '''3 mm''' deep.</li>
 
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<li> Select the '''Draft''' option of '''45 degrees'''.</li>
 
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<li>Create the text</li>
 
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<li> Create a new '''Sketch''' on the face that was created from the bezel cut.</li>
 
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<li> Use the '''Text Tool''' to add your name and any other text you want.</li>
 
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<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to make your text the right size. '''75 mm''' wide, and '''4.5 mm''' tall worked well for my name.
 
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<li> Select the '''Coincidence Relationship''' in the toolbar, and select the '''Middle Line''' of the text and the '''Right Plane''' to snap the text to the center.</li>
 
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<li> Repeat the '''Coincidence Relationship''' with any additional text.</li>
 
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<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to offset the bottom of the text from the bottom of the nametag. '''7.5mm'' and '''15mm''' worked for me, but you may need to modify it.</li>
 
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<li>Extrude the Text</li>
 
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<li> Create a new '''Extrude''' feature and select the Text Sketch. </li>
 
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<li> Select a '''Blind''' extrusion of '''2 mm.'''</li>
 
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<li>Import reference picture.</li>
 
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<li>It would be nice to have a picture to reference before we draw a logo.</li>
 
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<li>Select the '''+''' menu at the very bottom-left.</li>
 
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<li>Click on the '''Import''' menu option to open a dialog to select a file.</li>
 
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<li>Find the file on your computer, and select it.</li>
 
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<li>Add reference picture to sketch</li>
 
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<ul><li>Note: There are better ways of importing a dimensionally accurate logo using a .DXF file. However, free-hand drawing is often a quick and easy way to trace an image, so we will use that method here.</li></ul>
 
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<li>Create a new Sketch on the top face created by the bezel</li>
 
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<li>Select the '''Insert Image''' tool from the toolbar.</li>
 
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<li>Select the logo image imported in step 7.</li>
 
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<li>Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to give an edge a dimension in order to scale the image. The size will depend on your image, but '''24.142mm''' worked for me.</li>
 
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<li>Trace the Logo</li>
 
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<li>On the same sketch that you inserted the logo, use the '''Spline''' tool to free-hand trace your logo.</li>
 
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<li>Trace both the inside, and outside surface of any lines. For instance, I wanted to trace the Blue lines of the gator logo, so I traced both the inside and outside of the blue.</li>
 
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<li>Extrude the Logo</li>
 
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<li>Use the '''Extrude Tool''' to extrude the traced logo.</li>
 
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<li>You may need to select each traced area individually.</li>
 
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<li>Create a '''Blind''' extrusion of '''5mm'''.</li>
 
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<li>Chamfer Edges</li>
 
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<li>To finish cleaning up the Nametag, use the '''Chamfer Tool'''.</li>
 
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<li>Select the four outside edges of the nametag, and make a chamfer of '''3mmm'''.</li>
 
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