TEXT

Purpose:

To produce copies of a text in the current drawing.

Instructions:

1. In the Modify menu, click Copy, then Text.

2. First, the text to copy is indicated by the user.

3. Next, a copy of the text is dragged into desired position in the drawing. Alignment alternatives for the text to position can be changed, using the Text Alignment toolbar. See Text on the Insert menu for further information. By clicking Options at this stage, it is possible to

   • change some characteristics (height, rotation, aspect, slant and font) of the resulting text.

   • define a lock position in u- or v-direction, by indicating another text as lock reference.

   • toggle the "auto text positioning" status, Automatic Positioning of a Text for further information.

4. Once positioned, new copies of the selected text can be positioned repeatedly, until the user interrupts by clicking Operation Complete. The system will then prompt for another text to copy The interaction is finished by Operation Complete.

Options:

When the system prompts for the text to copy, click Options for an alternative way to define the source text. It will then be possible to fetch the text from some general model information or from a subpicture name.

Result:

User-indicated texts are copied within the current drawing.