Create Text
This form allows text to be created at any height using the units the model is being designed in.
Entering Text
To enter text:
- Click in the 2D view to choose the anchor position
- Enter the text in the Text box
- Edit the styling options. All changes are automatically applied
Font Selection
Vertical Fonts
Fonts that start with the @ character are drawn vertically downwards and are always left justified.
Engraving Fonts
The Single Line Radio Button changes the Fonts list to show a selection of fonts that are very quick to engrave.
Text Alignment
Positions text relative to the full body of text, this only has a noticeable effect when writing multiple lines of text.
Anchor
Sets the position of your text block. Either enter values directly, or use the mouse cursor to set the position values interactively:
- For new text simply left click in 2D view in the desired location
- For existing text object, left click the anchor point handle and drag it to the desired location
Text in a Box Mode
The Standard Text tools are replaced with specialist Text In a Box tools.
Bounding Box Dimensions
These are the actual size of the box into which the text will be fitted. If the text is scaled interactively (by left clicking twice on the text) or precisely using the scale tool, the new bounding box is updated and displayed as a light gray rectangle.
Margin Size
The distance between the text and the bounding box where:
- None - Scales text to fit the rectangle width or height of the bounding box
- Normal - Scales text to fit within 80% of the bounding leaving a 10% border to the left and right.
- Wide - Reduces the size to 60% of the rectangle width leaving a 20% border to the left and right.
Vertical Stretch
When the text fits the width of the box and there is space above and below it, the text can be made to fill that vertical space using one these methods:
Horizontal Stretch
When the text fits the height of the box and there is space at the sides, the text can be made to fill that horizontal space using one these methods:
Editing Text
To edit text properties or content of previously created text:
- If the Create Text form is open, click the text you wish to edit or
- If the Create Text form is closed, click the left mouse button on the text in the 2D View to select it before opening this form. The form will now allow you to edit the properties of the selected text.
Spell Checker
The Text tool has a spell checking feature to assist with spelling errors.
- The software checks the spelling for the user and underlines the misspelled words with red.
- When an underlined word is clicked. It suggest corrections for the user.
- There is an add word feature if you want to add a new word.
- There is a remove word feature if you want to remove a word you added by mistake ( it has to be a word added by the user).
- The language of the spell checker is the same as the language of the software.
- All the Software supported languages are supported by the spell checker except for Japanese