Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Setting the Annotation Scale and Adding Text
You've got a text style set up and ready to use. Now you'll add some text to your unit plan.
Before you begin, you should determine a drawing scale. This is important because, with the
Annotative feature turned on, AutoCAD needs to know the drawing scale in order to set the
size of the text. Follow these steps:
1.
In the right side of the status bar, click the Annotation Scale pop-up menu.
2.
Select ¼˝ = 1´-0˝. Metric users, select 1:100.
You've just set the drawing scale for Model Space. This isn't a permanent setting; you can
change it at any time, as you'll see later. The settings you used for the annotation scale are some-
what arbitrary for the purposes of demonstrating the Annotative Scale feature.
Finally, you can begin to add text:
1.
Turn off the Object Snap button in the status bar.
2.
Click the top icon in the Tool Sets palette. This icon will expand to show all available
palettes. Click Annotation.
3.
Click the Multiline Text icon in the Tool Sets palette. You can also type
MT
↵. You see a
prompt that tells you the current text style and height:
Current text style: “Note1” Text height: 6”
Annotative: Yes
Specify first corner:
4.
Click the fi rst point indicated in the top image in Figure 9.1 to start the text boundary
window. This boundary window indicates the area in which to place the text. Notice the
arrow near the bottom of the window: It indicates the direction of the text fl ow. You don't
have to be too precise about where you select the points for the boundary because you
can adjust the location and size later.
5.
At the Specify opposite corner or [Height/Justify/Line spacing/Rotation/
Style/Width/Columns]: prompt, click the second point indicated in the top image in
Figure 9.1. The Text Editor visor appears, with the text editor superimposed over the area
you just selected (Figure 9.3).
6.
Click the text editor and type
Entry
. As you type, the word appears in the text editor just
as it will appear in your drawing.
7.
Press ↵ to advance one line; then enter
6´ by 7´
.
