Creates and modifies text style with the Drawing Explorer, 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
aliases: ddstyle
expfonts
expstyle
expstyles
st
menu bar: Tools | Drawing Explorer | Text Styles
ribbon: Home | Settings | Drawing Explorer | Text Styles
status bar: Standard
: Styles
Displays the Text Styles section of the Drawing Explorer:
Make changes to styles, or create new ones, and then click X to exit.
Press F1 to access help.
Toolbar Options
Toolbar Option |
Description |
![]() New |
Creates a new text style with the generic name NewStyl1; to rename it, click the name twice, slowly. |
![]() Delete |
Erases the selected text style(s). The current style and the Standard style cannot be deleted. When the style is in use, a dialog box displays: Choose an option.
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![]() Purge |
Removes unused styles from the drawing. The following styles cannot be purged:
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![]() Hide Xref Symbols On/Off |
Toggles the display of text styles used by xrefs. |
Text Style Options
Option |
Description |
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Designates the current text style. This is the style used by default by the Text and MText commands. |
Text Style Name |
Specifies the style name:
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Annotative |
Sets the Annotative property of the text entities created with this style. 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). |
Match Orientation |
(This option is for annotative text styles only.) Matches the orientation of the text to the orientation of the paperspace layout. |
Height |
Specifies the height of the text. Enter 0 or a number larger than 0:
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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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Oblique 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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Saved Font |
Specifies the SHX or TTF font file to use; choose a name from the droplist:
The program can use any SHX and TTF font found on your computer. |
Found Font |
Shows the name of the font file found. If the font defined in by Saved Font is not found .shx fonts are replaced by the font defined by the FONTALT (Alternative font) system variable. TTF fonts are replaced according to the replacement table defined by the FONTMAP system variable. By default this is the Default.fmp file stored in the Support subfolder of the roamable root folder (e.g. C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Bricsys\BricsCAD\V18x64\en_US\Support Fonts that have been replaced display in Red . |
Style |
Specifies style for TTF fonts; choose a style from the droplist:
This property is not available for SHX fonts. |
Language |
Specifies the language for TTF fonts; choose one from the droplist: Available languages may vary for each font. This property affects accents and other attributes specific to languages. This property is not available for SHX fonts; use Bigfont property instead. |
Bigfont |
Lists the names of SHX bigfont files; choose one from the droplist: "Bigfonts" is the name given to large SHX files that contain characters for multiple languages. This property is not available for TTF fonts; use Language property instead. |
Backwards* |
Toggles backwards text. Backwards text is useful when text is plotted on the back of mylar or other clear media.
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Upside down* |
Toggles upside-down text.
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Vertical |
Toggles vertical text. Only some SHX fonts support vertical text; this option is not available for TTF fonts.
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Preview |
Shows what the current style looks like: the font with the properties applied. |
* This setting applies to Text entities only, not to MText entities.
Shortcut Menu Options
Right-click a layer name to see this shortcut menu:
Option |
Keystroke |
Description |
New |
Ctrl+N |
Creates new text styles. |
Delete |
Ctrl+D |
Deletes styles from Drawing Explorer. The following styles cannot be deleted:
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Purge |
Ctrl+P |
Purges styles from the current drawing. The following styles cannot be purged:
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Cut |
Ctrl+X |
Cuts the style and its properties to the Clipboard. |
Copy |
Ctrl+C |
Copies the style and its properties to the Clipboard. |
Paste |
Ctrl+V |
Pastes the style from the Clipboard into Drawing Explorer. |
Rename |
Renames the selected style. |
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Select All |
Selects all styles. |
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Set Current |
Specifies the current working style. Only one style can be current at a time. |
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. |
Procedures
- To open the Text Style Explorer dialog
- To create a text style
- To edit a text style
- To make a text style current
- To delete a text style
Related Commands
-Style - creates and modifies text styles through the command bar.
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.
Explorer - Opens the Drawing Explorer dialog box.