Font Size

Fields are provided for the numeric values for each of the following text settings. The values are measured in the default sketch or drawing sheet units.

 

• Height

• Width

• Horizontal spacing between characters

• Vertical spacing between rows

 

Slant

Enter the angle of each character measured in degrees. With zero slant, each character is straight vertical. A positive value will slant to the right and a negative will slant to the left.

 

Slope

Enter the rotation angle of each individual character in a string of text measured in degrees.

 

Path

Enter the rotation angle measured in degrees of the entire text string.

 

Expansion

Enter a linear factor of text height. This refers to the enlargement or reduction of the height at the end of the text string. An expansion factor of 2 would result in a string of text that begins at the text height and ends at 2x the text Height.

 

 

 

Single byte font

This is the primary font and refers to the default single byte text font attribute. The font selected will appear in the preview window. The primary font number appears to the left of the font name in the list. This number is used during the Show Text Font Table command.

 

Double byte font

This is the secondary font and refers to the default double byte text font attribute. The font selected will appear under the Secondary Selection. Double byte text fonts are used with language specific operating systems. The secondary font number appears to the left of the font name. This number is used during the Show Text Font Table command.

 

 

 

Color

Sets the default color for text. Select a color from the popup menu.

 

Width

Sets the default line width for text. Select a line width from the popup menu.

 

Type

This refers to the bounding box (character width + Spacing) for each character in the font. Select from the following:

 

• Normal - An appropriate bounding box will be determined by the system.

• Proportional - The character width remains proportional to each individual character.

• Fixed - The character width remains fixed and is determined by the Height and Aspect Character Settings.

 

Stroke

This refers to the granularity of the text and is determined by the number of line segments in the circular portions of each character. Select from the following:

 

• Coarse - Low granularity (16 segments per 360 degrees)

• Medium - Medium granularity (24 segments per 360 degrees).

• Fine - High granularity (32 segments per 360 degrees).

 

 

 

Horizontal

The manner in which the text is aligned horizontally about the insertion point. Left-click the Horizontal button and select from the list below.

 

• Normal - The appropriate mode is determined by the system.

• Left - The insertion point is located on the left side of the text string.

• Center - The insertion point is located in the center of the text string.

• Right - The insertion point is located on the right side of the text string.

 

Type

Horizontal alignment Type specifies what portion of the text string is used to align horizontally about the insertion point. Select from the following options:

 

• Line - The first line of multi-lined text is used to align horizontally about the insertion point.

• Paragraph - All lines together of multi-lined text are used to align horizontally about the insertion point.

 

Vertical

Vertical alignment refers to how the text is aligned vertically about the insertion point. Left-click the Horizontal button and select from the list below.

 

• Normal - The appropriate mode is determined by the system.

• Top - The insertion point is offset (0.2 x Height ) above the cap of the text string.

• Cap - The insertion point is located at the top of the text string.

• Half - The insertion point is located at the mid point of the text string.

• Base - The insertion point is located at the bottom of the text string.

• Bottom - The insertion point is offset (0.2 x Height ) below the base of the text string.

 

Type

Vertical alignment Type specifies what portion of the text string is used to align vertically about the insertion point. Select from the following options:

 

• Line - The first line of multi-lined text is used to align vertically about the insertion point.

• Paragraph - All lines together of multi-lined text are used to align vertically about the insertion point.

 

 

 

• If dimensions are currently selected forObject Editing, you can right-click and select Attributes to display this form and change their attributes.