The Text tool offers multiline texts, full-scale font options, multiple styles and justification in any direction.
For details, see Text Blocks.
Settings in this panel define the overall appearance of the Text Block as a whole.
Click one of the nine buttons in the Anchor Point icon: this point represents the part of the text block that will be anchored when you click to position the text block. The Anchor Point will remain fixed even if you change the size of the text block (for example, by editing font sizes). A Text Block with a non-fixed angle will rotate along with the oriented view; in this case, the Text Block will rotate around the Anchor Point you set here.
Rotation Angle
Enter a rotation angle for the text. Use the pop-up to define how this angle value should be interpreted when the element is placed:
• Relative to Orientation (the angle will be measured relative to the Oriented View) - think of it as relative to your screen.
See also Set Orientation.
• Absolute to Coordinate System (the angle will be measured from the (0,0) point of the project coordinates). This means the angle value will not change, regardless of how you change the oriented view.
•Fixed Angle (Text Block): Keep the Text Block Angle fixed relative to the screen, even if you rotate the view.
ARCHICAD will automatically “flip” the text to make it legible on screen (as opposed to upside down) regardless of the view’s orientation. This automatic “flip” occurs if the text is at an angle between 90 and 270 degrees.
Wrap Text
This checkbox “locks” the width of a placed text (including non-breaking text blocks) and wraps to the next line.
Check this box if you want a background color that differs from the screen’s background color. Open the pop-up palette to choose a color.
Note: You can override the Fill Background Color via Graphic Override Rules (Document > Graphic Overrides).
See also Graphic Override Rules.
Display your text or label with or without a frame.
If desired, offset the Frame from the text by entering an offset value in the field at right.
Model Size vs. Paper Size Elements
Working in Tool Settings Dialog Boxes