Creates and modifies text styles in the command bar, for use by text-related commands.
Note: Styles preset the look of text, such as the font to use, its height, and whether it uses an annotative scale factor.
Accessing the Command
command bar: -style
transparent: '-style
alias: font
: -Style
Prompts you in the command bar:
? to list existing styles/<Text style to create or modify> <STANDARD>: (Enter a name, or press ?)
Font <arial.ttf>: (Enter the name of a SHX or TTF font file, or else press Enter to accept the default file name.)
font: arial.ttf bigfont: is selected
Text height or [Annotative] <0">: (Enter a number, press A, or else press Enter to accept the default height)
Width factor <1.0000>: (Enter a number, or else press Enter to accept the default width)
Obliquing angle <0">: (Enter a number, or else press Enter to accept the default angle)
Draw text backwards? [Yes-backwards text/No-normal text] <No>: (Press Y or N)
Draw text upside-down? [Yes-upside-down text/No-right side up] <No>: (Press Y or N)
The additional prompt appears when an SHX font file was specified:
Draw text vertically? <No>: (Press Y or N)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Text style to create or modify |
Specifies the style name:
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? 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:)
The list for the 'Standard' text style looks like this: Text styles: |
Font |
Specifies the SHX or TTF font file the style should use:
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:
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Annotative |
Sets the Annotative property of the text entities created with this style. Prompts you:
Match text orientation to layout?[Yes/No] <No> - (enter an option:)
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:
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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:
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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:)
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Draw text upside-down? |
Toggles upside-down text. (Enter Y or N:)
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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:)
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Status Bar Menu
Right-click Standard (or other style name) on the status bar for the shortcut menu:
Shortcut Menu |
Description |
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. |
Procedures
To open the Text Style Explorer dialog
Related Commands
Style - creates and modifies text styles through the Drawing Explorer.
Text - places single-lines of text in drawings.
-Text - places text and evaluates LISP expressions.
MText and -MText - places paragraph text.
AttDef - defines attribute text.
DdEdit - edits text.
Change - changes the position of text.
TxtExp - explodes text into polylines.
Spell - checks the spelling of text in drawings.
Properties - modifies the properties of text.