Text toolbar

Select a block of text, or enter text creation mode, to display the Text toolbar. When you are creating a balloon, a modified version of the toolbar is displayed, which contains only those options that can be used for balloon text.

Use the toolbar options to edit the style of the selected text:

Note: If you do not select any text, any new text created uses the specified options.

Note: Most options on the Text toolbar are available to use on the DUCT text. You can convert DUCT text to PowerShape text by changing the font.

— Choose the font from the drop-down list.

Note: You cannot use DUCT text when creating text on a curve.

Height — Enter a value, or select from the drop-down list, to specify the height of the characters.

If you change the height of a whole block of text, the line spacing of the text block adjusts. If you change the height of just a few characters in a block of text, then only the spacing of the lines containing that text adjust.

— Make text appear in bold.

Note: Bold versions do not exist for every font.

— Make text italic.

Note: Italic version do not exist for every font.

— Underline text.

Pitch — Enter a value to specify the spacing between individual characters. Pitch is a multiple of the character height.

For example, the pitch of the following text has been increased from 0 to 1. The characters move further apart:

Spacing — Enter a value to specify the spacing between lines in a block of text. Spacing is a multiple of the character height.

Note: Line spacing adjusts to fit the character with the largest height in the text block.

Angle — Enter a value to specify the angle of the text, measured from the horizontal.

Counter (Balloons only) — Use the drop-down list to assign a counter label to each balloon.

— Select an option from the drop-down list to specify the text justification:

• — Left justification
• — Centre justification
• — Right justification

Note: By default, lines of text in a block are left-justified.

— Select an option from the drop-down list to specify the origin of the block of text.

The origin anchors the text block to the text position. Text is created relative to that anchor.

When you enter new lines of text, the text block moves such that the origin and text position always coincide.

There are nine origin positions:

Note: By default the origin is at the bottom-left of the text block.

— Filter your selection, so that only text can be selected.

Note: When you add a schedule, the selection filter automatically sets to text only.

(Balloons only) — Create a balloon with a leader.

— If text contains a number, use these options to decrease or increase the decimal places by 1.

Note: If you have manually entered a number that is not dependent on any geometry, you cannot increase its number of decimal places.

Character — Add special characters.

— Use text substitution strings to represent commonly used pieces of text, such as model names, when inserting text into a model.

Select this option to display the Text Substitutions dialog, and add text substitution strings in the same way as adding a general property to a drawing template.

You can also use substitution strings that are specified by the File Properties dialog.