3d print: Convert STL with embossed text to multicolour with blender

Have model with embossed text, but you want to make it multi-colour for your fancy multi-material 3d printer?
I didn't find any obvious instructions on how to achieve this so figured I'd upload a quick instructional now I figured it out.

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Mahalo for sharing! : )

[@D4RKFiB3R]

You can also do the same thing directly in the slicer by Right Clicking on the model and choosing Add Part.
Or in Fusion, I might have selected the faces of the text > Extrude > .2mm > New Body > Export.
Always good to have options :)

[@MakerGeek]

the problem with fusion is that the imported stl will not have clean faces for the lettering, lots of little triangles once converted to a body. possibly there is a fast way to clean that up to get an easy extrude, but so far I've found blender to be faster for that sort of thing.

[@D4RKFiB3R]

@@MakerGeek That is very true, and is a real pain in the butt.
One trick that works most of the time is after converting a mesh to a solid in Fusion, split the body in half (or split it anywhere really).
Flat faces will now be free of all those pesky triangles, and you just join the 2 parts together again.
Shame it can't deal with curves too :(
Apparently the paid version can do better, but I have no experience with that.