GGU-CAD: "Text on lines" menu item
- Matthias Jusko
Lines or polygon courses can be annotated with text using this menu item. Click the first line of a polygon course or an individual line. Starting at this first line the program searches for further lines with a common end or start point with the previous line. A prompt window then opens:
If the program's search meets your requirements, confirm by pressing "Yes". The following dialog box then appears:
The text is repeated at regular intervals along the selected lines. The text is rotated by 180° using the "Rotate text" check box. In addition, the font and font size can be adapted. The input following "Spacing [number of spaces]" determines the distance between the repetitions. The input following "Spacing [text height]" defines the distance of the text from the line as a multiple (fraction) of the text height.
If you answer the original "Polygon OK?" prompt with "Edit" the selected polygon course can be extended or adopted lines removed from it by clicking further line objects. Changes to the default preferences can also be made at this stage. Let the program know you have finished editing work by right-clicking with the mouse. The above mentioned "Polygon OK?" prompt appears followed by visualisation on the screen. A further prompt appears:
If this is satisfactory, click "OK" and the text is placed in the drawing. If "Cancel" is clicked, you return to edit mode and can add or remove lines. Complete work by right-clicking.
If the [Shift] key is also held down when clicking the first line, only this line is selected and a further search for neighbouring lines is suppressed. Further lines can then be added without using [Shift].