Text Style Dialog Box — GstarCAD 2027
Text Style Dialog Box
GstarCAD 2027 · Command Reference
Commands > S Command > STYLE > Text Style Dialog Box
Function Description:
This dialog box is used to create, modify or specify text styles.
Dialog Box Options:
Current text style
Lists the current text style.
Styles
Displays all text styles in the drawing. The annotative icon in the front of text style means it is annotative. The style name can contain at most 255 characters, including letters, numbers and special characters, such as dolar symbol (＄), underline(_) and hyphen(-).
Style filter
In the pull-down list, users can select to display All styles or Styles in use.
Preview
Displays the text sample which can change the text style and effect.
Font
Changes the font style.
Note: If users change the font orientation or text file, all
texts in this style change when regenerating the drawing.
- Font Name: Lists all registered True Type fonts and all compiled SHX fonts family names in the Fonts folder.
- Font Style: Specifies the font style, such as italic, bold or normal fonts. After selecting Use Big Font option, this option displays big font and users can select a big font in the list.
- Use Big Font: Specifies the big font for Asian languages. Only SHX files can create big fonts.
Size
Changes the size of the text.
- Annotative: Specifies the text to be annotative.
- Match text orientation to layout: Matches the text orientation to the layout orientation in paper space. Without checking the annotative option, this option is unavailable.
- Height:
Specifies the height value of the text. Entering a value greater than 0.0, it
is automatically set to be the text height. Entering a value of 0.0, the text height becomes the last used one or the value saved in templates.
In the same settings of the height value, the True Type fonts may be much smaller than SHX fonts.
Selecting the annotative option, the entered value sets to be the text height in paper space.
Current Style Name
Modifies some properties of the font, such as height, width factor, oblique angle, upside down, backwards or vertical.
- Upside down: Displays characters in upside down.
- Backwards: Display characters in backwards.
- Vertical: Displays characters in vertical. This option is available on condition that the selected font supports dual orientation.
- Width Factor: Specifies the character width. It compresses the character width when entering a value less than 1.0, and it enlarges the character width when entering a value greater than 1.0.
- Oblique Angle:
Specifies the oblique angle of the text. The text obliques when entering a value between -85 and 85.
Note: The TrueType fonts may display as bold on the screen, it does not affect its plotting effect. The character is plotted by a specified style.
Set to current
Sets the selected style to be the current style.
New
Displays the New Text Style dialog box and sets it to be the current automatically. Users can choose the default name or enter a new name, and then click OK to set it to be the current.
Delete
Deletes unused text styles.
Apply
Applies all modifications in the dialog box to the current text in the current style and drawing.