Insert Texts (3-D)

3-D Dimensioning + Text > Text > New text

The Text dialogue window is displayed to enable you to enter 3-D texts. The following input areas and functions are available:

If you have defined the text and its parameters, click OK to insert the text into the drawing. Then specify the position of the text. The texts are placed in the x-y plane of the active coordinate system, namely parallel to the x-axis.

Please note:  

  • In the combo boxes for text height, line spacing and width factor, manual inputs are also possible. Furthermore you can change or expand the values shown in the boxes. To do this, edit the corresponding collection box in the Configuration Editor at System settings > Annotations > Text > Preferred text sizes.

  • Text formatting

    Use the upper toolbar of the Text Editor to specify the following text properties:

    HiCAD makes all installed Windows font types as well as special HiCAD fonts available for selection. There are proportional and non-proportional HiCAD fonts. The latter ones are particularly suitable for tabular texts. The representation of the characters in the specified text size is independent of the scale of the drawing. The font size in the default text font refers to upper-case letters. The character set determines which fonts will be offered for selection, e.g. if you choose "Chinese", only fonts that support Chinese characters can be selected from the list box.

    Each text can be placed in one of 1,000 layers. Layer 0 contains texts that are not displayed on the drawing. These are special texts that are only used to specify non-graphic attributes for parts, e.g. article data. The text layers are identical to the layers of the other elements and are not managed separately. The layer number is taken into account as an attribute during selection of active attributes.

    The Aspect ratio and inclination of text field specifies the font style and the text inclination. If the aspect ratio is less than 1, the text is compressed. Similarly, if the aspect ratio is greater than 1, the text is stretched. If the inclination is 0.00 degrees, the text is displayed in normal style; if the inclination is 15.00 degrees, the text will be shown it italics


    Insert texts

    Use this toolbar to load text from a file, paste texts from the clipboard or copy them to the clipboard.

    Already used tetxs and special characters can simply be taken from the corresponding list box: Select the required text and click the icon.

    The area under the toolbar is used for direct text entry. Simply place the cursor in the area and enter the text.


    Other properties


    Background and Zoom functions

    These buttons enable you to switch the background of the text input area temporarily. This can be useful, for example, if the selected font colour is hard to see in combination with the current background.

    The zoom functions enable you to enlarge or downsize the text displayed in the input window.

    Texts and Annotations (3-D)Part Annotation (3-D)

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    Date: 30/10/2018

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