Geometry-Text Reference

Align text to sketch geometry such as a line or arc, with options such as offset, style, and color.

Use Geometry-Text to create and align text to sketch geometry.

Access

Ribbon: Sketch tab Create Panel Geometry Text

Geometry

Selects the geometry to which the text is aligned. Lines, arcs, and circles are valid geometry selections.

Text Orientation and Format

Specifies the orientation and format attributes for the text.

Direction

Specifies if the text flows Clockwise (left to right) or Counterclockwise (right to left).

Position

Specifies if the text is Outside or Inside of the geometry and establishes the vertical orientation of the text.

Position: Justification

Specifies if the text is Left, Center, or Right justified relative to the geometry reference point.

For horizontal lines, angled lines, and arcs, the left endpoint is considered the reference point.
For vertical lines, the reference point is the bottom endpoint.
For circles, the reference point is the left quadrant point.

Start Angle

Specifies the reference point location for circles (relative to the left quadrant point) and arcs (relative to the left start point). This option is not available for lines.

Offset Distance

Specifies the distance the text is offset from the geometry. Negative values are allowed and moves the text in the opposite direction.

Fit text

Adjusts character spacing such that the text spans the length of the associated geometry, Unlike % Stretch, this setting does not have an impact on the size or shape of the text.

% Stretch

Specifies the text width. Enter 100 to display the text as designed, enter 50 to decrease the width of the text by 50%.

Launch Text Editor

Opens the Format Text dialog box for access to the iProperties and Parameters. Changes made in this dialog box is transferred to the Geometry-Text dialog box when OK is pressed. Disabled options are grayed out.

Update

Click to update the text in the graphics window. Changes to the text are saved when Update is clicked. You cannot undo them by clicking Cancel.

Font attributes

Specifies the font attributes for the text.

Font: Specifies the text font. Click the arrow and select from the list of available fonts.
Font Size: Sets the height of the text in sheet units (inches or millimeters). Enter the size or click the arrow and select a size from the list.
Style: Sets the style. Click Bold, Italic, or Underline to apply the style to the text.
Insert symbol: Inserts the selected symbol into the text. Click the down arrow and select a different symbol or click the current symbol to insert.
Color: Specifies the text color. Click the Color command, and then select a color from the Color dialog box. The color command reflects the selected color
Color (Drawing sketch): Specifies the text color. Click the Color command, and then select a color from the Color dialog box. In the Color dialog box, select the By Layer check box to set the color specified by the text layer. Clear the check box to select a color. The color command reflects the selected color or layer color.

Zoom commands

Zoom commands: Zoom in or out on the text and symbols in the text edit box. Click the up arrow to zoom in, click the down arrow to zoom out. The zoom operation does not change the text appearance in the sketch.