T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Fundamentals. 2D Design

Text
Stretch. Defines the scale factor for the width of the font symbol. Any stretch value can be specified
except 0.
Style. This is a standard parameter for fonts TrueType (it does not affect SHX-fonts). It is selected from the
list (normal, bold, italic, bold italic).
The following two options affect only SHX-fonts:
Line Width. Defines the width of the text contour lines for the fonts of the formats *.SHX.
Fill. Note that not all fonts can be filled. A font can be filled, if a file is present in the T-FLEX system
folder with the extension CHD and the same name as the respective SHX font name. The file can be
empty. In this case, every font character will be filled.
Once the font type and its parameters are defined, the result is displayed in the preview pane.
Any parameter value can be defined by a variable. A textual variable can be used for the font name
in this case.
Creating String Text
To create a string text, call the command “TE: Create Text”, and then select the option in the
automenu. The necessary text parameters can be defined before creating the text (the option ). These
parameters will be applied to all types of the newly created text by default.
Upon calling the option , the graphic pointer will be displayed as a box
and a crossing. The box height corresponds with the height of the text font.
The position of the crossing indicates the position of the text attachment point. The position of the box with
respect to the crossing indicates the scheme of the text justification and positioning with respect to the
attachment point, defined in the text parameters dialog box. The height of the box corresponds to the size of
the text font.
ou can define the text position by clicking , and then invoke the text editor for inputting its contents.
Besides, the text can be attached to a node, line or circle in order to have its position adjust together with the
drawing parameter modifications.
If attached to a node, the offsets of the text attachment point with respect to
the node are maintained constant. If you want to impose such a relation, use
the key to select the desired node before clicking for positioning the
text.
If you want to specify the exact horizontal or vertical offset of the text from a
node, use the option for entering the offset values. The same option
used without selecting a node will allow you entering the exact text position
with respect to the coordinates of the drawing.
An attachment line defines the Rotation angle of the text. The text can be
positioned parallel to the line or at some angle (the angle being defined
among the text parameters). Type for tying the text to a line.
Attaching a text to a node and to a line can be combined by using the options
and subsequently. This allows, for example, attaching the text in
such a way that it will adequately adjust as the image rotates. The example of
the right hand side shows the result of selecting a construction line and a
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