T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Fundamentals. Two-Dimensional Design
This parameter can have five values:
“Lower Limit” - The string text is positioned above the attachment point at the distance defined by
the font size; multiline text and table are attached at their lower boundary; in the case of the paragraph
text, this defines the vertical justification of the text contents along the bottom margin;
“Lower Base” - The string text will be positioned immediately above the attachment point; for the
rest of text types this parameter is equivalent to the previous one;
“Center” - The string, multiline text and table are centered with respect to the attachment point; the
contents of the paragraph text are vertically centered;
“Upper Base” - The string text is positioned immediately under the attachment point; multiline text
and table are attached at the upper boundary; the contents of the paragraph text are top-aligned
vertically;
“Upper Limit” - The string text is positioned under the attachment point at the distance defined by
the font size; for the rest of text types this parameter is equivalent to the previous one.
Rotation angle. Defines the Rotation angle of the text with respect to the horizontal coordinate axis in
degrees. Positive rotation is counterclockwise.
Symmetric. This parameter defines “mirror” text mode.
General system parameters Color, Level, Layer, Priority.
Force Parameter dialog box for each new text created. This parameter makes sense only for the string
text. If it is set, then the contents of the string text being created can be defined on the additional tab
“Contents” of the parameters dialog box. Otherwise, the special text editor is invoked.
“Font” Tab
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Name. This parameter defines the font name and type.
T-FLEX CAD supports use of the two types of fonts:
the TrueType ( ) fonts that are the Windows standard,
and the vector font format .SHX ( ). The fonts of the
TrueType and SHX formats are distinguished in the
font menu by the respective icons before the font name.
Size. Defines the vertical size of capital letters (for
example, the height of the character “A”).
Oblique Angle. Defines the oblique angle of the font.
The normal (vertical) font has the slant angle equal to
90°. The slant angle of 75° makes the font Italic. This
parameter is of higher priority than the parameter
“Style”.
Line Spacing. Defines the spacing between the
neighboring lines of a multiline text. Line interval is
defined in relative units. To calculate the absolute value
of the line spacing, multiply this parameter by the font height.
Character Spacing. Defines additional spacing between the two neighboring characters in a line. The value
of this parameter is also relative. To calculate the absolute value of the character spacing, multiply this
parameter by the font height.
Clear background. This parameter is used for padding the text outline box with the drawing background
color. Clearing background may be convenient when displaying text over hatches, fills, etc.