T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
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By learning various text handling techniques presented in this chapter, you will gain the command of a wide
range of tools for handling text in T-FLEX CAD environment. At the time of decorating a drawing, you can
insert standalone notes consisting of one or more lines of text. These lines are positioned on the drawing
according to the attachment point and are controlled by a number of parameters that define the font, size,
rotation angle, etc. (the section “String Text”). It is also possible to insert large amounts of text, including
several paragraphs with different formatting (the sections “Paragraph Text” and “Multiline Text”). Table
creation is also supported (the section “Table”). Any text may include variables created in the drawing and
text excerpts from the dictionary (the section “Working with dictionary”). If necessary, a text can be
imported or exported.
Creating Text
To create a text, the command is used “TE: Create Text”:
Keyboard Textual Menu Icon
“Draw|Text”
Upon calling the command, the following options are available in the automenu:
Create Multiline Text
Create paragraph text
Create Table
Create The string text
Set Text Parameters
Set absolute coordinates
Set relation with Node
Set relation with Line (available for The string text only)
Place Text around Circle
Execute Edit Text command
Exit command
The first four options serve for selecting the type of the text to be created (multiline, paragraph, string text
and table). The creation and handling techniques will be reviewed in details for each type in the respective
sections of this chapter.