topic Re: Text That Doesn't Scale? in Modeling

Text That Doesn't Scale?

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:31:37 GMT

I have some signs that I am detailing that have text on them, but when I set the scale for dimensioning, the text size changes. How can I make that text ignore the scale and just stay the same size?

Re: Text That Doesn't Scale?

Richard Morrison — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:49:38 GMT

You could do the text in Word, then highlight it, copy, and do a "Paste as a Single Figure" into AC.

Re: Text That Doesn't Scale?

David Larrew — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 01:08:39 GMT

You could use the "Text 3D.GSM" Object.

Re: Text That Doesn't Scale?

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:37:00 GMT

David wrote:
You could use the "Text 3D.GSM" Object.

If it has to be done in 2D only, a GDL object with 2D script only would be better : Text 3D will project an extrusion of a font : this can take a long time.

As text size are given in plotted mm, the 2D script should resize the text size according to the scale of the plan.

Re: Text That Doesn't Scale?

__archiben — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:43:50 GMT

jay

we are using a stair numbering string 2D GDL object that doesn't scale the text for 1:100 or 1:50 drawings. ie the text maintains its proportional relationship with that around it.

there is a piece of the GDL script that goes:

if GLOB_SCALE >50 then
	textsize=Txt_Sze*500
	else textsize=Txt_Sze*1000

where Txt_Sze is the initial size in mm, and textsize is the final rendered output size.

i guess you could make an object that has an "if GLOB_SCALE = " for each scale you intend to use and do the maths on Txt_Sze accordingly?

hth
~/archiben

Re: Text That Doesn't Scale?

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:54:44 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
i guess you could make an object that has an "if GLOB_SCALE = " for each scale you intend to use and do the maths on Txt_Sze accordingly?

You just have to multiply the text by the scale and divide by the right coefficient :
If you add a parameter to specify the height of the text in mm : t_size = 55, for exemple, the correct formula should be :

t_size * GLOB_SCALE / 1000

You'll have to experiment with the 10^Y factor wether t_size is specified as a dimension or an integer