Creating Texts

You can create a text with possible line wrapping. This text is assigned with a frame of unlimited width, even though it may reach the frame boundary.

You can set text properties of a text (anchor point, font size, justification, etc.) either before or after creating it.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open or create a layout representation.
See Also
Font Properties
In the Knowledge Base
Copying/pasting annotations

Create a Text

You can create a text and associate it with an element.

  1. From the Annotation section of the action bar, click Text .
  2. Click where you want to insert the free text on the sheet.
    Tips:
    • To make the text vertical, click Text and then press Alt while clicking in the sheet where you want to create your free text.
    • To associate a text with an element, click Text and then press Ctrl while selecting the element you want the text to be associated with.
  3. If you want to specify the horizontal boundary of the text, drag the frame to where you want to place the boundary.


    If you want to adjust the width of the text according to the horizontal boundary, proceed with the following step.

  4. Type your text in the Text Editor dialog box: "free text", for example.
    Tip: To start a new line, press Shift + Enter.

    The drawing is automatically updated with the text you are typing in the Text Editor dialog box.

  5. When you are done typing your text, click OK in the Text Editor dialog box or click anywhere on the sheet.

    You can now set the properties of the text you just created using the Text Properties in the Object Properties panel.



Position a Text on an Existing Text

When creating a text, you can position it on an existing text using the attachment points. That is, you can snap annotation positions to any predefined location.

You can also position or associate a text on a dimension or a dimension line and automatically create an orientation and positional links. For more information, see Creating an Associated Text.

Before you begin: Create a text.
  1. From the Annotation section of the action bar, click Text .
  2. Move the pointer over the existing annotation.
    The attachment points are displayed.

    The nearest attachment point location is highlighted indicating that the annotation will be positioned on it if that point is selected. For more information about the attachment points, see Annotation Positioning.

  3. Click the required attachment point to position the text.
  4. In the Text Editor dialog box, enter the text and click OK.
    The text is positioned at the selected attachment point of the reference text. Its angle is set to the same value as that of the reference text, and positional and orientation links are created between both annotations.

    The anchor point of the positioned text is set automatically so that the text is properly aligned with the reference text according to the attachment point.



    You can change the position of the text, if required.

  5. Drag the text to change its position.
    The annotation is snapped to the selected position and the attachment point is modified.