Text

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Creates two-dimensional annotation text blocks.

See Also: EditText

Steps:

  1. Pick

    the location for the text.

  2. Set the options.

  3. Type the text.

Options

Annotation text is primarily used for printing, so the settings affect the printed size of your annotation text.

Font

Sets the font of the annotation text.

Bold

Sets the text to bold.

Italic

Sets the text to italic.

Always use this font

Sets the current font as the default.

Height

Sets the text height in model units.

Import File

Imports a .txt file.

Text to create

Type the text in the edit box.

Right-click in the edit area to cut, copy, and paste text.

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Notes:

  • For text with spaces, enclose the text string in quote marks.

  • For a double quote to represent inches or angle minutes, use two double quote marks (“”).

  • For example:

    For Text with Spaces, type: “Text with spaces”

    For 2′-3″, type: “2′-3″”

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Dimension > Text

Dimension > Single Line of Text (Right click)

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Dimension > Text Block

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Dot

Creates an annotation dot that stays parallel to and sizes with the view.

See Also: EditText

Steps:

  1. Type the text to display in the dot.

  2. Pick

    the dot location.

Note:

  • For text with spaces, enclose the text string in quote marks.

  • For a double quote to represent inches or angle minutes, use two double quote marks (“”).

  • For example:

    For Text with Spaces type: “Text with spaces”

    For 2′-3″ type: “2′-3″”

  • When pasting text from the clipboard, quote marks are automatically added.

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Annotate > Annotate Dot

Dimension > Annotate Dot

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Dimension > Annotation Dot

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EditText

Opens a dialog box at the cursor to edit the selected text or annotation dot.

Steps:

  • Select

    text or dot to edit, or double-click the text or dot.

  • Right-click in the edit area to cut, copy, and paste text.

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Dimension > Edit Text

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