Style

Creates a new text style with the generic name NewStyl1; to rename it, click the name twice, slowly.

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.

• Delete - caution! Erases the style, as well as all text that uses the style!
• Change - selects another style before erasing it. Entities using the doomed style are given the alternative that you select.
  Displays list of available styles:
  
  1. Choose style name
  2. Click Change
  The style is erased and text takes on the selected style

• Cancel - cancels the operation; the style is not erased

Removes unused styles from the drawing. The following styles cannot be purged:

• Standard text style
• The current style
• Styles used in the drawing

Toggles the display of text styles used by xrefs.

Current

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:

• To rename, click the name twice, and then rename
• To create a new text style, click the New button to create a new text style; the new text style takes on the properties of the current style.

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:

• 0 - does not set the height; TEXT command prompts for height.
• Not 0 - specifies the height of text; TEXT command does not ask for height.

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 - text is squeezed narrower.

• More than 1 - text is spread wider.

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:

• Negative number - text slants to the left.

• 0 - text is upright.
• Positive number - text slants to the right.

Saved Font

Specifies the SHX or TTF font file to use; choose a name from the droplist:

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

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:

• Regular - applies neither bold nor italics
• Bold - applies boldface
• Italic - applies italics
• Bold Italic - applies bold and italics

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.

• Yes - text is drawn backwards

• No - text is drawn forwards

Upside down*

Toggles upside-down text.

• Yes - text is drawn upside down

• No - text is drawn rightside up

Vertical

Toggles vertical text. Only some SHX fonts support vertical text; this option is not available for TTF fonts.

• Yes - draws text vertically. The Text command sets the rotation angle to 270 degrees automatically

• No - draws text horizontally

Preview

Shows what the current style looks like: the font with the properties applied.

New

Ctrl+N

Creates new text styles.

Delete

Ctrl+D

Deletes styles from Drawing Explorer. The following styles cannot be deleted:

• Standard
• Current style

Purge

Ctrl+P

Purges styles from the current drawing. The following styles cannot be purged:

• Standard
• Current style
• Any style used by text

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.

Select All

Selects all styles.

Set Current

Specifies the current working style. Only one style can be current at a time.

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.