2D Text around a circle?

SketchUp
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I am trying to lay down 2D text around a simple circle. Is ShetchUp incapable of doing this?

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Sketchup is a 3d modeller not a graphic design program and as such it doesn’t have a specific curved text option.
You can get a better result with 2d text by developing the text in an outside image editor and import the image as a texture.

Having said that there are several ways to produce curved text.
Chris Fulmers’ Shape Bender
Or
Fredo’s Radial bend, part of Fredo Scale, spring to mind.

Here’s a quick version of radial bend. But take note that you are bending it, not repositioning the letters in an arc.

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You can use a temporary line as an arc radius to position and rotate your 3D Text.
Notice in the image below the 3D text alignment is set to CENTER

4

Thank you, Box. but it is a LOGO so I cannot distort the text.

Geo, I like that idea! I am going to play with it today. Thank you.

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@Geo can you explain exactly how to do this? What is a temporary line? What do you mean by arc radius? How does one use a temp line as an arc radius? (Does using as an arc radius mean that the text automatically conforms to arc?)

Thanks