Add Text
The Add Text dialog allows
you to add text and numeric characters to a board (only available in 2D View mode). It is displayed as follows.
- In eCADSTAR PCB Editor,
click or
on the
ribbon.
- In ,
click on
the ribbon.
Command dialog
Strings
| Value |
Description |
| String
|
Specify the text string that is added. |
Text mode
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Reference point | Specify a point on the canvas to set
the position of the text. |
| 2 points | Specify two points on the canvas to set the
position and dimensions of the text. See Adding
Text by Specifying Two Points. |
Characters
This section allows you to specify the properties of the
text. When you add text to the canvas, eCADSTAR
places each character within a box, which is not displayed. The values
that you specify refer to the dimensions of this box, rather than the
dimensions of the characters. The actual dimensions of characters will
vary, depending on their position within the box. This is illustrated
below.
If you select 2 points
in the Text mode field, then the position
and dimensions of the text are set by specifying two points on the
canvas. See Adding Text by Specifying Two
Points.
Font
| Value | Description |
|---|
| [Font name] | Select the system font that you want to use. If you select
the zafont0, _zafont0,
zpafont0 or _zpafont0
font, then you can add the following symbols to the canvas by
typing the associated character.
| Character | Displayed symbol |
|---|
| "<"
(less than) | "°" (degree
symbol) | | ">"
(greater than) | "Ø" (diameter
symbol for a circle) | | "^" (caret) | "μ" (mu) | | "_" (underscore) | "±" (plus
or minus) | | " ` " (back
quote) | "Ω" (ohm
symbol) | | "|" (pipe) | " " "
(quotation marks) |
If you select the zvisula or
_zvisula font, then you can
add the following symbols to the canvas by typing the associated
character.
| Character | Displayed symbol |
|---|
| "^" (caret) | "Ø" (diameter
symbol for a circle) | | "|" (pipe) | "μ" (mu) |
|
Character width
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number greater than 0. | Set the width for each character in the text that you add to
the canvas. You can also set this value in the Select
font sizes field, in this dialog. This value refers to
the dimensions of the non-displayed box which contains the character,
rather than the actual width of the character. |
Character height
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number greater than 0 | Set the height for each character in the text that you add
to the canvas. You can also set this value in the Select
font sizes field, in this dialog. This value refers to
the dimensions of the non-displayed box which contains the character,
rather than the actual height of the character. |
Character spacing
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number equal to or greater than 0. | Set the character spacing for the text that you add to the
canvas. You can also set this value in the Select
font sizes field, in this dialog. This value refers to
the spacing between the non-displayed boxes which contain the
characters, rather than the actual spacing between characters. |
Line spacing
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number equal to or greater than 0 | Set the spacing between the lines of text that you add to the
canvas. You can also set this value in the Select
font sizes field, in this dialog. This value refers to
the spacing between the non-displayed boxes which contain the
characters in each line of text. |
Pen width
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number equal to or greater than 0. | Set the pen width for characters in the text that you add to
the canvas. You can also set this value in the Select
font sizes field, in this dialog. Because of the method
used by eCADSTAR
to place text on the canvas, the values that you specify do not
refer to the units in the design. |
Select
font sizes
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Select | Displays the Font setting dialog.
This contains the text size and spacing criteria that you define
for eCADSTAR PCB Editor
or Footprint Editor. Select
a row in the dialog, and click Apply
or OKto apply the settings to the Text
dialog. Existing values in the Text
dialog are overwritten by the values that you specify. |
Origin
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Origin button | Specify the reference point for characters from the following
options. The origin is shown as a red point on the image that
accompanies each option.
- Top-Left
- Top-Center
- Top-Right
- Middle-Left
- Middle-Center
- Middle-Right
- Bottom-Left
- Bottom-Center
- Bottom-Right
|
Mirror
| Value | Description |
|---|
| ON | Characters are added in mirror-reversed orientation. |
| OFF | Characters are added in normal orientation. |
Initial angle
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number greater than -360 but smaller than 360. | Set the input angle for characters. |
Rotation step
| Value | Description |
|---|
| Real number greater than -360 but smaller than 360. | Set the angle increment applied when Rotate by Specified Angle on the assist menu is clicked. If you specify a positive value, then the text is rotated anti-clockwise. |
