MAGNET Modeler for Autodesk: Texts

How to manage text element parameters in MAGNET Modeler for Autodesk

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MAGNET Modeler for Autodesk: Texts

The texts object reads AutoCAD MTEXT and TEXT. Rotation in the X and Y axis and the size of the text is read from the AutoCAD drawing unless otherwise defined with the parameters.

Parameters

•  layer 

Layer where text objects are.

•  materials 

Material of the text.

•  description 

A descriptive text for the entry. If defined, it will be shown instead of the long description.

•  info text 

Information text attached to items.

•  info URL 

URL link attached to items. MAGNET Explorer can launch a web browser with the URL.

•  object data tables 

These are Autodesk Map object data tables that will be used for source of object information for the elements in the virtual model. The table list also matches wildcards.

•  font 

Font of the text. TrueType fonts can be used.

•  rotating 

If set to yes, texts are always faced to the viewer.

•  z_rotation 

Rotation angle of the text if rotating is set to no.

•  thickness 

Thickness of the text.

•  interpolate_to_materials 

In case of multiple materials on top of each other, this defines the material that these items will be interpolated on.

•  interpolate_to_layers 

Select those layers that will be used to raise your component. For example, if you use LandXML as a reference or Civil 3D surface as a reference, you generate layers for those references and then select that layer into this box.

•  position_offset 

Shifts objects according to given transformation parameters (X,Y,Z).

•  group 

The name of the group of these items.