The Symbolic-Text option allows you to enter a field type (in the format %%<field type>). The field type can be part of a sentence and separated by blanks from other words. It is selected from a list in the Text Editor and is later updated with the corresponding field name. The symbolic text can be added to a View or BOM.
The symbolic text is accessed from the file sym_text.csv, located in folder Cimatron\CimatronE\Program\it\dat\defdata.
Click on the Excel columns in the sample file below for an explanation:
Text fields are divided by Application into the four
groups they describe:
1= View_data, 2 = Drafting, 3
= Part, 4 = Electrode.
Adding Symbolic Text to a View
To add a symbolic text field to a view, proceed as follows:
Select
Text 
from the
drafting entities toolbar.
Pick the point on a geometry to which to attach the leader of the text.
Place the cursor where the text is to be positioned and right-click.
Click the
Open Editor 
button
to edit the text in the Text Editor:
Select
a field from the scroll-down menu, edit the text as required and press
to apply it. The field type is displayed.
Exit
or click in the Text popup menu and the field name appears
automatically.
Notes:
Symbolic
text that appears with a leader is automatically updated unless Detach symbolic text 
is
applied.
If two views are picked, the first one becomes unselected.
The Select All and Selection box options are disabled.
The Attach button is disabled if no views are drawn on the sheet.
Attached Symbolic-Text can be moved from one view to another by dragging the leader point. The field name is then updated accordingly.
Hebrew and English characters can be used together in the Text Editor while maintaining the correct direction.
Right-click on the entity itself to access the entity-specific and general functions from the popup menu:
Click each item on the Interaction Dialog for an explanation.
Click the Text parameters for an explanation:
See Entity Overview for a general description.
Attaching Symbolic Text to a Component in an Assembly View (Without Leader)
Symbolic text can be attached to an Assembly as follows:
Select
Text from the
drafting entities toolbar.
Place the cursor where the text is to be positioned.
Click
the Open Editor button in the Text Dialog
to open the Text Editor:
Select
a field from the scroll-down menu, edit the text as required and press
.
Click
the Attach button 
and pick the geometry to display the field data of the Assembly,
Sub-Assembly or Part.
In this example the part name is selected
Exit
twice or click and close the Text
popup menu to display the part name automatically.
Attaching Symbolic Text to a Component in an Assembly View (With Leader)
Symbolic text can be attached to an Assembly as follows:
Select
Text from the
drafting entities toolbar.
Place the cursor where the text is to be positioned.
Click
the Open Editor button in the Text Dialog
to open the Text Editor:
Select
a field from the scroll-down menu, edit the text as required and press
.
Click
the Quick Filter icon 
and click Filter Components
Pick the geometry to display the field data of the Assembly, Sub-Assembly or Part. A leader is automatically attached to the Part.
In this example the part name is selected
Exit
twice or click and close the Text
popup menu to display the part name automatically.
