diff --git a/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp.UnitTests/Solids/Text3DTests.cs b/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp.UnitTests/Solids/Text3DTests.cs
index 6e59477..cd1c6c9 100644
--- a/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp.UnitTests/Solids/Text3DTests.cs
+++ b/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp.UnitTests/Solids/Text3DTests.cs
@@ -83,5 +83,19 @@ namespace OSCADSharp.UnitTests
             Assert.IsTrue(script.Contains(String.Format("direction = {0}", direction.Name)));
             Assert.IsTrue(script.Contains(String.Format("language = {0}", language.Name)));
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Text_BindingConstructorAffectsOutput()
+        {
+            var text = new Variable("txt", "Greetings, Earthlings");
+            var size = new Variable("txtSize", 82);
+
+            var txt = new Text3D(text, size);
+
+            string script = txt.ToString();
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(script.Contains(String.Format("text(\"{0}\"", text.Name)));
+            Assert.IsTrue(script.Contains(String.Format("size = {0}", size.Name)));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp/Solids/Text3D.cs b/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp/Solids/Text3D.cs
index 95afe7d..590c821 100644
--- a/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp/Solids/Text3D.cs
+++ b/OSCADSharp/OSCADSharp/Solids/Text3D.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,26 @@ namespace OSCADSharp.Solids
             this.Text = text;
             this.Size = size;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a 3d text object with pre-bound variables
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="text"></param>
+        /// <param name="size"></param>
+        /// <param name="font"></param>
+        /// <param name="spacing"></param>
+        /// <param name="language"></param>
+        /// <param name="textdirection"></param>
+        public Text3D(Variable text = null, Variable size = null, Variable font = null, 
+            Variable spacing = null, Variable language = null, Variable textdirection = null)
+        {
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("text", text);
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("size", size);
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("font", font);
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("spacing", spacing);
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("language", language);
+            this.BindIfVariableNotNull("textdirection", textdirection);
+        }
         #endregion
 
         #region Overrides