Text Properties

This reference describes the Text properties concerning:
  • Text.
  • Flagnote.
  • Datum.
  • Target.
  • Geometrical tolerance.
  • Roughness.
  • Dimension.
  • Coordinates Dimension.
  • Note Object Attribute.
Some properties can be not relevant depending of the selected object.
 
  This page deals with the properties concerning:
 

Frame
 
 

Frame
Defines the frame representation for the annotation.
By default, None.
 

Color
  Defines the color of the frame.
By default, white. See the screen capture.
 

Thickness
  Defines the frame thickness.
By default, 1:0.13mm.
 

Line Type
  Defines the line type of the frame.
By default, index 1.
 

Position
 
 

Anchor Point
  Defines the text position in relation to the anchor point
By default, Top Left.
 

Justification
  Defines the justification for the text: left, center or right
By default, Left.
 

X
  Modify the X-coordinate of the anchor point.
By default, the actual X-coordinate value.
 

Y
  Modify the Y-coordinate of the anchor point.
By default, the actual Y-coordinate value.
 

Anchor Mode
  Defines the position the anchor line to the character Top and Bottom or to the character Cap or Base.
 
By default, Top or Bottom Line.
 

Line Spacing Mode
  Defines the spacing mode between two line of characters.
 
  Now, select Base to Cap option in the combo box. The spacing between the two lines will be between the base of first line characters and cap of second line characters.
 
By default, Bottom to Top.
 

Line Spacing
  Defines the spacing between two lines of characters.
By default, 0 mm.
 

Word wrap
  Wraps the text in the width specified.
By default, this option is not selected.
 

Orientation
 
 

Orientation
  Defines the text orientation.
 

Reference
  Defines the text orientation using the view as reference.
By default, View is used.
 

Orientation
  Defines the text orientation according to the chosen reference.
By default, Horizontal.
 

Angle
  Defines the orientation angle according to the chosen reference. This option is available when you choose Fixed Angle for Orientation.
By default, 45.000 deg.
 

Mirroring
  Not relevant.
 

Options
 
 

Display Units
  Displays units in a text containing parameters with units.
By default, this option is selected.
 

Apply Scale
  Applies the scale of the view to the display of the text or to the value of a dimension.
By default, this option is not selected.
 

Back Field
  Aligns superscript and subscript texts above one another.
By default, this option is selected.
 

Superscript
  Increases or decreases the value for the superscript texts.
The Offset parameter specifies the distance of the superscript text from the base line according to the font size of the text.
The Size parameter specifies the size of the superscript text according to the font size of the text.
By default, the Offset value is 72.5% and Size value is 60.4%.
 

Subscript
  Increases or decreases the value for the subscript texts.
The Offset parameter specifies the distance of the subscript text from the base line according to the font size of the text.
The Size parameter specifies the size of the subscript text according to the font size of the text
By default, the Offset value is 27.72% and Size value is 60.4%.
 

Display
Defines the annotation display:
  • Show Value.
  • Show Box.
  • Hide Value.
By default, Show Value.
 

Blank Background
  Not relevant.