Setting up drawing titles

Several AVC commands automatically create drawings of parts or assemblies. All of these commands require a drawing title: text or a 2D block containing the product name and other parameters. The title settings are roughly the same in all AVC programs.

• Create Title - Enable or disable drawing titles.

  • Text - Create an MText object (multiline text).

  • Block - Create a title block. The block can be displayed as a table or a stamp. Drawing data will be inserted into the visible attributes of this block.

• Style - Title text style. Styles specify the font and size of the text. Leave blank to use the current text style.

• Height - Title text size. If set to 0, the TEXTSIZE system variable is used. However, the program adjusts extremely small text to the standard height.

• Frame - Create a frame around the title text.

• Text Template - Title template with substitutions for drawing object properties. Line breaks and text formatting codes, as is common in AutoCAD, are allowed. For example, "\H0.7x;" means that the height of the following text will be reduced by a factor of 0.7.

• Block - Name of the title block. This must be a 2D block with visible, editable attributes. Create a block with this name in advance. Attributes are created in blocks using the ATTDEF command, and the Constant checkbox must be unchecked. The drop-down list will show all blocks in the current drawing and DWT template that contain no 3D objects, no more than 1000 objects, and at least one attribute. The block will be inserted at a 1:1 scale. If the program doesn't find a block with this name in the current drawing, it will search for it in your DWT template. You can select a template in Common Options. Some programs have a setting for their own template.

• Block Height - The Y position for the title block. If the program incorrectly determines the height of the title block, you can specify it here manually. Enter 0 to have the program measure the block height automatically.

• Block Attributes - A list of attribute names (tags) and values. Write each attribute on a new line. Write the values ​​after the = symbol. The tag must exactly match the tag of one of the editable attributes of the block. The program does not populate constant attributes. If the list contains an attribute that is not in the block, the program will return a warning. If a block contains multiple attributes with the same tag, only one will be populated. For blocks with a single attribute, the tag can be omitted. Drawing object property substitutions are typically used for attribute values.

• Above / Below - Place the title above or below the drawing. The offset from the drawing can be adjusted. The program cannot place titles on the left or right.

• Inside - Place the text within the drawing's outline. If you enable a visual style with solid face fill, you will not see the title, as the text will be placed under the solids.

• Center - Align the center of the title horizontally with the center of the drawing's outline. If the title is inside the drawing, it will also be vertically centered.

• Title Offset - The space between the title and the edge of the drawing. The program works only with the drawing's outline, meaning it calculates a virtual rectangle that fits the entire drawing. For titles within the drawing, the same offset from the upper left corner of the drawing's outline is used. Enter 0 to use an offset equal to the standard text height.