Text Tool Settings

For a description of generic settings common to all tools in the Toolbox, see Working in Tool Settings Dialog Boxes.

The Text tool offers multiline texts, full-scale font options, multiple styles and justification in any direction.

For details, see Text Blocks.

Text Block Formatting Panel

Settings in this panel define the overall appearance of the Text Block as a whole.

Anchor Point: 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.

Scalability: Set your text size to either Scaled or Fixed:

If you choose Scaled, then text size will be automatically adjusted if you change the scale of the model. In this case, text size is given in model units, just like any other model element in the project.

If you choose Fixed, text size will remain constant regardless of changes in the scale of the model. In this case, text size is given in paper units.

See Text Style Panel Controls for more information.

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