Markup - Text

Markup label properties

Text Toolbar

Classic text toolbar: Choose the desired font and text size. Select required attributes, like bold, italic or underline.

  • Changes are applied to selected text or active word.
  • Click the Text Color picker, then choose the desired color from the panel. This option is for highlighting individual characters.
  • Selection of units is in this toolbar too. This unit is shared by both labels. Additional scale factor for 3D unit is visible when 3D unit is selected.
Text Text of label. Following macros are supported:
${length} Distance between two points
${length.x} x component of length
${length.y} y component of length
${length.z} z component of length
${length.xy} Distance between two points on the xy plane.
${length.xz} similar to .xy
${length.yz} similar to .xy
${point0} Coordinate of first point
${point1} Coordinate of second point
${radius} radius
${angle} angle between lines
${unit} current display unit
Modificators can be be added after main macro text:
.n Number of digits after comma.
μm (micro), nm, mm,
cm, m, km,
in, ft, yd, mi
Force to use specific unit of measure. Default units are defined in File Information panel.

All linear dimensions are displayed using scene and display units. See in File Information panel.
Use | character with rectangular shape in order to create vertical lines in rectange.
Shape Shape and color of background geometry. For instance, it may be rectangle, circle or something else.
Symbol
  • No - text only
  • Symbol on the Left - Symbol on the left and text on the right
  • Symbol on the Right - Text on the left and symbol on the right
Browse Browse for symbol file. At the same time you may drop symbol file or image to markup in 3d window.
Symbol Size Symbol scaling factor
Symbol Margin Additional margin around symbol
Symbol Angle Rotation of symbol

Controls in yellow color are available if symbol is used.

Examples

   

Symbols

  • Symbols provided with FinalMesh
  • Flat 3d file. Actually any 3d file will work but only flat files makes sense.
  • Any image

See Also

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