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notes attributes

Allows you to set specification of attributes on an individual note or a group of notes.

You can set the following attributes on a note.

•	SIZE. You may set a size of the note text in modeling units.

•	SCALE. You may scale the size of the note text by a non-unit scale factor.

•	VISIBILITY. You may set a note's visibility ON, OFF or TOGGLE the current setting. When you set a note's visibility OFF, the note will not be drawn. When you set a note's visibility ON, you allow that note to be drawn.

•	COLOR. You may set the color of a note with this parameter.

Format:

 

notes attributes
note_name=	existing note
size=	length
unitless_size=	real
point_size=	integer
scale=	real
color=	existing color
visibility=	on/off

Example:

 

notes attributes
note_name =	note_2
size =	2.0
color =	red
visibility =	on

Description:

 

Parameter	Value Type	Description
note_name	Existing Note	Specifies the note to be modified. You use this parameter to identify the existing note to be affected with this command.
size	Length	Specifies the size, in modeling units, that the note height will appear in. The width of each character in the note is approximately 60%of the height.
unitless_size	Real	Specifies a real number
point_size	Integer	Specifies an integer
scale	Real	Specifies the amount to scale the note size. Adams will compute the new note size by multiplying the current note size by this scale.
color	Existing Color	Specifies the COLOR of a graphic object.
visibility	On, Off	Specifies the visibility of notes.

Extended Definition:

1.	You may identify a note by typing its name or by picking it from the screen.

If the note is not visible on the screen, you must type the name. You may also find it convenient to type the name even if the note is displayed.

If a note is available by default, you may identify it by entering its name only. If it is not, you must enter its full name. To identify a note under a model, for instance, you may need to enter the model name as well. For example, you may specify note "n1" from the model named test by entering ".test.n1". If you type a "?", Adams/View will list the notes available by default.

You must separate multiple note names by commas.

If the note is visible in one of your views, you may identify it by picking on any of the graphics associated with it.

You need not separate multiple note picks by commas.

2.

A graphic object is an object that may be drawn on the screen by Adams/View, these include curves, parts, markers, arcs, outlines, boxes, circles, cylinders, frustums, spring damper graphics, force graphics, and plot curves and symbols. When the COLOR of a part is specified, all graphic objects fixed to that part are drawn with the COLOR of the part. Adams/View supports the following COLOR: black, white, red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow.

3.	If you set the visibility of a note OFF, Adams/View will erase it from the display. The note will remain in the data base, and you may redisplay it by turning the visibility ON.

Cautions:

1.	If you choose the COLOR of an entity to be drawn in the view background color (typically, white or black ) it may not show up.

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