Draft Text

Description
The Text tool inserts a piece of text at a given point in the current document. It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.

To create solid text shapes use Draft ShapeString with Part Extrude.



How to use

 * 1) Press the  button, or press  then  keys.
 * 2) Click a point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate.
 * 3) Enter the desired text, pressing  between each line.
 * 4) Press  twice to finish the operation.

Options

 * To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press between each X, Y and Z component.
 * Press to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
 * Press or  to enter a new line of text.
 * Press to edit the previous line of text.
 * Press or  twice to finish editing the text.
 * Press or the  button to abort the current command.

Properties

 * : specifies the contents of the text block as a list of strings; each element on the list, separated by a comma, indicates a new line.
 * : specifies the base point of the first line of the text block.
 * : specifies the rotation of the baseline of the first line of the text block.
 * : specifies the axis to use for the rotation.

View

 * : if "3D text" the text is aligned to the scene axes, initially lying on the XY plane; if "2D text" the text always faces the camera.
 * : specifies the font to use to draw the text. It can be a font name, such as "Arial", a default style such as "sans", "serif" or "mono", a family such as "Arial,Helvetica,sans" or a name with a style such as "Arial:Bold". If the given font is not found on the system, a generic one is used instead.
 * : specifies the size of the letters.
 * : specifies if the text aligns to the left, right or at the center of the base point.
 * : specifies the space between lines of text.

Scripting
The Text tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:


 * Creates a  object, at the given point given by a
 * is a string, or a list of strings; if it's a list, each element is displayed in one line
 * The current Draft Linestyle specified in preferences are used
 * If  is , the text always faces the camera view direction, otherwise it lies on the XY plane

Example: