Text Dialog Box (Advanced)

Type the text in the Text editing window of the Text dialog box. You can select the action of Enter key yourself in the following way:

• When you want to add a line break with the Enter key, clear the check box Only (Ctrl+Enter) generates new line. Close the dialog box and add the text by clicking the OK button.
• When you want to close the dialog and add a text with the Enter key, select the check box Only (Ctrl+Enter) generates new line. Add a line break to text by pressing Ctrl+Enter.

Dialog Box Options

Special characters

Click the button, when you want to add a special character to the text. Select the character in the Select characters dialog box, for example Ø, °, ± .

Superscript

Click the button and type the superscript text in the Text window.

The superscript mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing normal text, click the Normal button.

Subscript

Click the button and type the subscript text in the Text window.

The subscript mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing normal text, click the Normal button.

Normal

Restore superscript text or subscript text to normal text by clicking the button.

Underline

Click the button and type the underlined text in the Text window.

The underline mode stays in effect. When you want to continue typing normal text, click the No underline button.

No underline

Restore underline text to normal by clicking the button.

Line break

Add a line break to the text with a keyboard shortcut:

• Add a line break by pressing Enter, when the check box Only (Ctrl+Enter) generates new line is cleared.

• Add a line break by pressing Ctrl+Enter, when the check box Only (Ctrl+Enter) generates new line is selected.

Previous texts / Standard texts

The previous texts are displayed as a list, when you select the PREVIOUS option. The standard text are displayed, when you select system/comments for example.

Creating Standard Text Dictionary

Add Previous text / Standard text to drawing

You can add a previous text or a standard text to the drawing one of the following:

• Click the text in the list, when the Click adds to drawing radio button is selected.

• Double-click the text in the list, when the Double-click adds to drawing radio button is selected.

• Select one or more texts in the list and click the Add button, when the Double-click adds to drawing radio button is selected.

Edit Previous text / Standard text

You can edit previous text or standard text in the Text window, when you select the text from the list and click the Edit button. Concurrently the Double-click adds to drawing radio button is selected.

Hidden code

This field displays text that will not be displayed in the drawing. The text will be hidden in the drawing.

An example of the use of the hidden code is the drawing sheet's constantly updated text symbol #TEXT#\!#TEXT#.

Add the symbol to a drawing by entering #TEXT# in the Text window and the text following the \! characters, #TEXT#, which will be hidden in the drawing, in the Hidden Code window. You do not have to enter the \! characters which define the text as hidden in the Hidden Code window.

Only (Ctrl+Enter) generates new line

Select the check box, if you want to add a line break by pressing Ctrl+Enter, and close the dialog box with the Enter key or OK button.

Clear the check box, if you want to add line break by pressing the Enter key, and close the dialog box clicking the OK button.

Automatic number increment

If the text to be added contains numbers, such as part number text or reference line text, you can select an increment from the drop-down list, which is added automatically to the next number. For example, you can select an increment 1 or 0.1.

The increment may also be negative, in which case it deducts the number to be added. If the text to be added is two-figure, for example 10, the previous number is 09, 08 etc.

After the first number is given, the program automatically adds the increment step to or deducts it from the next number.

Return after add

When this check box is selected and you have selected the Automatic number increment, the dialog box will be always opened after selecting the position for a text.

Simple

Click the button, if you want simple dialog box.

Text Dialog Box

Text
Framed Text
Reference Line Text
Hidden Text