> Just one question how are you using the text in cam?

Typical workflow:

1. Design part to be engraved (could be as simple as insert sketch on XY plane, draw rectangle, dimension, close sketch, extrude);

2. Insert sketch on face of object to be engraved;

3. Select text tool, click on sketch, type letters, set font and size;

4. Pay a bunch of silly games with construction lines and whatnot aligning text to part or part features (could be as simple as centering text on extruded rectangle, but sometimes text needs to be aligned relative to a hole or whatever);

5. Exit sketch;

6. Select "extrude", click on text from sketch, get error message about how text cannot be extruded;

7. Swear. Gnash teeth. Pull hair. Weep;

8. Reopen sketch. Select text. Change font and size;

9. Redo all alignment and positioning because the text box in the text tool has no real effect over alignment and positioning the way the (say) PowerPoint text box does;

10. Exit sketch;

11. Select "extrude", click on text - bam! Error message again;

12. Renewed cycle of rage, frustration, and despair;

13. Decide to utilize font that is known to work, despite loss of artistic integrity. Alternatively, if font is an absolute requirement because of logo or whatever, go looking for alternative close matches, and install a bunch more fonts;

14. After as many iterations as it takes, eventually arrive at a font that the extrude tool will accept. Set depth of extruded cut. Extrude tool cuts text into object;

15. Open Appearances dialog. Select a paint colour (usually what the finished product will look like). Select "faces", then drag paint sphere one at a time to each text face in the extruded cut;

16. Go to CAM. Use either 2D or 3D Adaptive Clearing or Engraving to cut text, depending on font choice and/or final design intent. When possible, use rest machining to minimize use of very small end mills (sometimes needed to get into thin sections);

17. Sometimes, discover that a font section is too thin for my smallest endmill and is not a good candidate for the engraving V bit. Then go back to step 8 to increase font size enough to get an endmill in there;

18. Cut.

I have also done:

1. Design part;

2. Open Adobe Illustrator;

3. Set artboard size to the extends of the object to be engraved;

4. Draw a few reference features from the part in Illustrator - annoying because Illustrator is not CAD so workflow to accurately locate lines etc absolutely to the artboard is clunky (but doable);

5. Select Text tool, and drop text in wherever needed, with super-rapid alignment, centering, multiple fonts and styles on same line, etc;

6. Once text all located, "Select All. Text, Convert to Outlines". Save as SVG;

7. Back in Fusion, create sketch on surface to be engraved, Import SVG;

8. Curse and swear because SVG import does not come in at same size as SVG was saved;

9. Manually scale/move SVG until reference marks in SVG line up with reference marks on part;

10. Save sketch, extrude, and off we go.

Here's what I want to do:

1. Insert sketch;

2. Select text tool;

3. Draw text box;

4. Set constraints / dimensions on text box border to accurately locate text box on part;

5. Type text in text box using whatever mix of fonts and styles I want at whatever size I want that fits inside the text box. For bonus points, include kerning/leading features so spacing between characters and between lines is controlled. Text box also has left, centre, right justify controls; and

6. Exit sketch, select extrude, and extrude always works.