TEXT

Purpose:

To insert texts in the current drawing.

Instructions:

1. In the Insert menu, click Text.

2. First, the text is keyed in, using a simple multi-line editor dialog. To complete the input, click OK. The effect of typing keyboard Enter depends on the status of the radio box MultiLine: If unchecked the input is completed (like clicking OK). If checked a new line is started.

3. By clicking Import a browse dialog is shown. The Open button of the browse dialog allows the user to insert the content of the browsed file in the multi-line editor dialog. The Cancel button of the browse dialog closes its own dialog without anything happening.

4. By clicking Model Info the user is asked to indicate a model object and its model information is inserted in the multi-line editor dialog.

5. By clicking Options at this stage, it is possible to change some modal characteristics (height, rotation, aspect, slant, interline space and font) of the resulting text. It is also possible to define a lock position in u- or v direction, by indicating another text as lock reference. See below for further information.

6. Once the user is ready with the block of text in the dialog, they can place it in the drawing after clicking OK.

7. Alignment alternatives for the text to insert can be changed, using the Text Alignment toolbar:

   

   • Horizontal alignments: Left, Centre, Right

   • Vertical alignments: Top, Half Height, Middle, Base, Bottom

     

     Note: When aligning multi-row text horizontally, all rows will be justified according to selected alignment.

By clicking Options before positioning the text, the user can change the text characteristics and lock position, as described below. Once positioned, new copies of the text can be positioned repeatedly until the user interrupts by clicking Operation Complete.

Options:

In order to create text of the required font, size, orientation, , the user can select from a range of options, namely:

Properties:

• Fonts: select font type from table of alternatives, for example, Arial.

• Font Style: select font style from table of alternatives, for example, regular.

• Size: select font size from table of alternatives. The default value is 3.50.

• Effects: Strikeout and Underline.

• Color.

• Aspect: to stretch out the text. The default value for normal text is 1.0.

• Slant: key-in slant angle. The default value is 90 degrees.

• Interline space: key-in interline space factor. The default value is 1.5.

• Layer.

• Copy prop: it copies the properties of an indicated text.

Rotation:

• Standard

• Key in (angle in degrees).

• Same as: indicated existing text.

• Two positions.

Lock U:

The text is constrained to start at a vertical position, regardless of cursor position when left button is clicked, the vertical boundary is established by the user, move the cursor to required position, click Left button.

Lock V:

The text is constrained to be above a horizontal line, regardless of cursor position when left button is clicked, the horizontal boundary is established by the user, move the cursor to required position, click Left button.

Unlock:

Removes any previously ordered locking.

Auto positioning:

• Refer to Automatic Positioning of a Text for further information.

If and when a user sets one or more of the options to other than the standard default value, the selected new option specification remains as the new default value until the user effects a change.

Result:

User-defined texts are inserted in the current drawing.