Place text as a profile

You use the Text Profile command to draw text-shaped profiles for features that represent text on parts, sheet metal, and drawings.

  1. In the synchronous environment, choose Sketching tab→Insert group→Text Profile .

    In the ordered environment, you must be in sketch mode. Draw an ordered sketch of a part, or edit an existing sketch, and then choose the Tools tab→Insert group→Text Profile.

    Note:

    Use Command Finder to find the command in your current environment.

    See the help topic, Find a command with Command Finder.

  2. In the Text dialog box, type the text for the profile, or paste text into the dialog box from another source. Set formatting options, and then click OK.

  3. On the Text Profile command bar, in the Text Step group, click the Anchor button and then click an anchor point for the text profile box. The default anchor point is top-left.

  4. In the graphics window, move the target cursor to position the text, and then click to place it.

Tip:

  • In a synchronous part or sheet metal model, you can highlight a plane or model face on which to place the text profile, and then press F3 to lock it.

  • When placing multiline text with respect to geometry, you may see additional orientation options displayed in PromptBar. Watch for prompts such as press N for multiline options or T to toggle the orientation of the text.

  • To place a text profile along an arc or a curve, set the Point On Element option on the Relationships tab on the IntelliSketch dialog box.

  • To change existing text--Select the text, click the Text Step group button on the command bar, and make your changes in the Text dialog box. To learn how, see the help topic, Edit a Text Profile.

  • To reposition the text or change the text anchor point--Select the text, click the Location Step group button on the command bar, and follow the prompts. To learn how, see the help topic, Edit a Text Profile.

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