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TEXT


Function
Adds text to a drawing.

Syntax
TEXT any_text orientation •..
TEXT 'any_text' orientation •..

Mouse
Right button rotates the text.
Center button changes the layer.

See also CHANGE, MOVE, MIRROR, PIN, ROTATE

The TEXT command is used to add text to a library element or drawing. When entering several text labels it is not necessary to invoke the command each time, as the text command remains active after placing text with the mouse.

Orientation

The orientation of the text may be defined by the TEXT command (orientation) using the usual definitions as listed in the PIN command (R0, R90 etc.). The right mouse button will change the rotation of the text and the center mouse button will change the current layer.

Text is always displayed so that it can be read from in front or from the right - even if rotated. Therefore after every two rotations it appears the same way, but the origin has moved from the lower left to the upper right corner. Remember this if a text appears to be unselectable.

Special Characters

If the text contains several succeeding blanks or a semicolon, the whole string has to be enclosed in single quotes. If the text contains single quotes then each one itself has to be enclosed in single quotes. If apostrophes are required in the text, each must be enclosed in single quotes.

Key Words

If the TEXT command is active and you want to type in a text that contains a string that can be mistaken for a command (e.g. "red" for "REDO") then this string has to be enclosed in single quotes.

Text Height

The height of characters and the line width can be changed with the CHANGE commands:

CHANGE SIZE text_size •..
CHANGE RATIO ratio •..
Maximum text height: 2 inches
Maximum line width: 0.51602 inch (13.1 mm)
Ratio: 0...31 (% of text height).

Special Fill-in Texts

>NAME Component name (ev.+gate name) 1)
>VALUE Comp. value/type 1)
>PART Component name 2)
>GATE Gate name 2)
>DRAWING_NAME Drawing name
>LAST_DATE_TIME Time of the last modification
>PLOT_DATE_TIME Time of the plot creation
>SHEET Sheet number of schematic 3)

1) Only for package or symbol
2) Only for symbol
3) Only for symbol or schematic


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