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Arc Text

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CAD drafting Arc Text 6 Command line: ARCTEXT

The command creates the Arc Text type object along the curve selected arc.

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An arc text is associated with the arc along which it is built. It changes its position and stretch with the change in the length and curvature of the arc itself.

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The arc text has its own grips that allow you to adjust the value of its offset above/below the arc and the offset along the arc from its left or right edge.

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The arc text options can be edited in the Properties bar or in the Arc Aligned Text Settings dialog box, which opens by double-click on the object.

 

After running the Text for Arc command, specify the arc (Arc object (ARC)) along which the text should be placed.

After specifying the arc, the Arc Aligned Text Settings dialog box opens:

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Options:

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Drop-down list to select a text style.

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Drop-down list to select a font file that specifies the character style.

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Drop-down list to select the text color.

Aligning text lines relative to the text area

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Reverse text reading order

Enables/disables reverse text reading order mode.

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Drag Wizard

Enables/disables the mode of text binding relative to the arc when its curvature changes.

If the mode is enabled, when the curvature of the arc changes, the text changes the parameters of location (CAD drafting Arc Text 18 outside/CAD software Arc Text 19 inside the arc) and direction (CAD drawing Arc Text 20 from/CAD drafting Arc Text 21 to the center), at that maintaining the visual direction of the text.

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If the mode is disabled, the text does not change the parameters of location (CAD drawing Arc Text 26 outside/CAD drafting Arc Text 27 inside the arc) and direction (CAD software Arc Text 28 from/CAD drawing Arc Text 29 to the center).

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Align left

The text alignment mode to the left edge of the text area.

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Align right

The text alignment mode to the right edge of the text area.

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Justified

The text alignment mode to fit the width of the text area.

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Align center

The text alignment mode in the center of the text area.

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On convex side

The button for positioning text on the outside of the arc.

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On concave side

Button for positioning text on the inside of the arc.

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Outward from the center

Button for positioning text so that its base is closer to the center of the arc, and its top is further away.

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Inward to the center

Button for positioning text so that its top is closer to the center of the arc, and its bottom is further away.

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Text formatting

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Underlined

Enables/disables underlining of characters.

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Bold

Enables/disables bold characters. The parameter is only available for TrueType fonts.

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Italic

Enables/disables italic characters. The parameter is only available for TrueType fonts.

Other parameters

Text height

Field for entering character height.

Width factor

Field for entering character expansion or compression factor. Value 1 is the standard for the character width of the specified font. Values greater than 1 increase the character width, values less than 1 decrease it.

Char spacing

Field for entering character spacing. Values less than 1 decrease the spacing, values greater than 1 increase it.

Offset from arc

Field for entering the distance from the arc line to the nearest edge (top or bottom) of the text line. This parameter is also controlled by the central text grip.

Offsdet from left

Field for entering the indent of a text line from the left end of the arc. This parameter is also controlled by the left text grip.

Offset from right

Field for entering the indent of a text line from the right end of the arc. This parameter is also controlled by the right text grip.