About this project
A two-line name plate that curves — the text and its backing are revolved around an axis rather than laid flat, so the plate wraps a cylinder or just catches the light differently on a desk.
The sweep
Two numbers control the curve: the radius it is swept around and how many degrees it covers. Together they set how long the plate is along its arc, which the Info panel reports because it is not obvious from either number alone.
A small radius bends the letters noticeably — which can be the point, or can make the text hard to read. The design check flags it when the radius drops below half the text height.
Set the angle to 180 and you get a half-cylinder; smaller angles give a gentle bow.
Text
Two lines, each with its own size, in whatever typeface you pick. The top line can be turned off for a single-line plate.
Line spacing is given in font heights rather than millimetres, so it holds up when you resize the text. Below about 0.9 the descenders of the top line start meeting the ascenders of the bottom one on most faces.
Backing
The swept shell is an offset pad sitting behind the letters — it makes the text readable against a busy background and gives the plate something to be. Turn it off for floating letters on the base alone.
Printing
Base down. The curve means the letters lean progressively as they go round, so on a steep sweep the outermost characters overhang — if the angle is large, either add supports or split the plate and print it in two halves.
Text this size prints cleanly at 0.2 mm layers. A contrasting filament change at the base height gives you two-colour letters with no multi-material hardware.