Using Text Symbols when Adding Text to Drawing

You can add a text symbol whose content can be updated in the drawing. A text symbol is added to a drawing as an ordinary text. Some of the text symbols are presented below.

Include text symbol

An Include text symbol is of the format:

# include FILE NAME [Option]

where

FILE NAME is the name of the text file including the directory path, from which you wish to transfer text to the drawing.

Option is an additional attribute. If no option exists, the whole file is copied to the drawing. An additional attribute can be a text between two block symbols or certain line numbers of a file, the content of which is copied to the drawing.

Replace text symbol

A replace text symbol is of the format:

#TEXT [Option] #

where

TEXT is a text symbol name, the content of which the program asks for when updating a symbol.

Option is an additional attribute that can be used to define the length and type of the character string to be updated.

Repeatedly updated text symbol

A repeatedly updated text symbol is of the format:

#TEXT#\!#TEXT#

where

TEXT is the name of the text symbol. The program updates the content of the symbol each time the text symbol is updated.

This text symbol is used when updating parts list and changes in the drawing sheet.

Database text symbols

A text symbol can also be a database text symbol, which can be used to read the content of the database field. The symbol is of the format:

#DATABASE.FIELD[Option]#

DATABASE is the name of the database where the data is read, for example PROREG (project database). The database needs to be activated, in other words a drawing must be an active drawing or a project must be an active project, etc.

FIELD is the name of the database field the content of which is read, for example the project name PROJ_ID.

Option is an additional attribute, which can be one of the following:

1. No options at all. In this case, the program fills in the text symbol.

2. A certain type and length can be defined for the replacing character string, for example #PICREG.PIC_ID:a16# - 16 characters of the content of the PIC_ID field is read into the text symbol.

Updating Text Symbols