Properties - Text

 

Detailed settings for each drawing element

 

Each drawing item has a set of properties such as position, length, and colour. These can be used to check the object details and to set accurate sizes of each part of the object. At the Drawing library:-

 

Select object (or use the 'Select' tool)

 

 Select: Edit - Properties

or

Select the Toolbar option

or

Right click Properties

 

 

Xstart, Ystart  - coordinates of start corner

Angle  - angle to Y direction in degrees

Text - text

Visible - visible (1), not visible (0)

Font - font selection for text

 

Angle - use this to change the angle at which the text is shown

 

Font - click on the button to display a font selection dialog. An example of the font selected is shown in the box at the right of the button

 

@ fx $ - Use these buttons to select formula, variable or look-up items for a property. This creates a Parametric drawing. Make sure that each formula starts with symbol: =

 

Try - refresh drawing

Status line - the status line at the bottom of the dialog shows the details of the current box

 

 

See also