-Style

Text style to create or modify

Specifies the style name:

• Create - to create a a new text style, enter a new name, such as 'MyNewStyle'
• Modify - to modify an existing text style, enter its name, such as 'Standard'

? to list existing styles

Lists style names in the drawing; prompts you:

Text style(s) to list - (specifies which styles to list; enter an option:)

• * - to list all style names in the drawing
• name* - to list style names that begin with 'name'
• name - lists information about the text style named 'name'

The list for the 'Standard' text style looks like this:

Text styles:

Style name: Standard
Font typeface: Arial
    Height: 0  Width factor: 1  Obliquing angle: 0
    Generation: Normal

Current text style: Standard

Font

Specifies the SHX or TTF font file the style should use:

• SHX - font files created for AutoCAD and BricsCAD
• TTF - font files created for Windows and Macintosh

BricsCAD can use any SHX and TTF font found on your computer.

Text height

Specifies the height of the text; enter 0 or a number larger than 0:

• 0 - has a special meaning in that it does not set the height of text; the Text command will prompt you for for height
• Not 0 - sets the text height, such as 0.25 units; Text command will not ask you for a height as it will use this one

Annotative

Sets the Annotative property of the text entities created with this style. Prompts you:

1. Create annotative text style[Yes/No] <Yes> - (enter an option:)

• Yes - makes the text style annotative, so that its height matches the current annotation scale factor automatically
• No - keeps the text height fixed

Match text orientation to layout?[Yes/No] <No> - (enter an option:)

• Yes - makes the text rotate automatically to make the rotation angle of the layout (in paper space)
• No - keeps the text angle fixed

3. Text height or [Annotative] <0> - (press Enter to continue.)

When the text style is an annotative one, the Height property specifies the height in paper space, while in model space the height depends on the current annotation scale (specified by the CANNOSCALE and CANNOSCALEVALUE variables).

Width factor

Specifies the width factor of the text. For example, entering 2 makes the text twice as wide. Enter a number larger or smaller than 1:

• Less than 1 - squeezes text narrower

• More than 1 - spreads text wider

Obliquing angle

Specifies the obliquing angle for the text. For example, entering 15 slants the text forward by 15 degrees. Enter a positive or negative number:

• Negative number - slants text to the left

• 0 - text is upright

• Positive number - slants text to the right

Draw text backwards?

Toggles backwards text. Backwards text is useful when text is plotted on the back of mylar or other clear media. (Enter Y or N:)

• Yes - draws text backwards.

• No - draws text forwards.

Draw text upside-down?

Toggles upside-down text. (Enter Y or N:)

• Yes - draws text upside down.

• No - draws text right side up.

Draw text vertically?

Toggles vertical text. Only some SHX fonts support vertical text; no TTF fonts can be drawn vertically, and so this prompt is not displayed for TTF fonts. The Text command sets the rotation angle to 270 degrees automatically. (Enter Y or N:)

• Yes - draws text vertically

• No - draws text horizontally

Standard

Chooses the default text style.

When the drawing contains additional text styles, their names are listed here.

Properties

Opens the Text Styles section of the Drawing Explorer. See Style command.