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  Draw UserTexts - User Manual
  Draw UserTexts is a plugin for Rhino 3D, designed to add the possibility to automatically insert texts based on the curves usertexts in your Rhino document.
  The plugin installer can be downloaded at: https://www.tomkod.com/product/draw-usertexts/
  Draw UserTexts works for Rhino 61) and Rhino72).
  Our plugins are also compatible with Yak, Rhino's new package manager 3), which is basically an application store for Rhino. You just need to call Rhino's command _PackageManager:
  DrawUserTexts_About
  DrawUserTexts_License
  DrawUserTexts
  Adds annotations along your 2D curves using our smart positioning system. If the curve is too short or there isn't enough space, a leader will be used instead.
  Select the target curves ⇒ a real-time preview is displayed
  Change any option if needed
  Right-click or press ENTER to validate
  Add image gif
  No scripted mode available for options at the moment.
  This option opens a form to pick the usertext that should be read, among a list of attributes existing in the model. The Rhino's properties #ObjectName and #ObjectLayerName will also be available.
  If some curves don't have the selected usertext, the preview will display <?> instead, but thoses texts won't be created in the result.
  Changes the inserted texts size.
  If your text height i too big compared you the size of your curves, it might considerably slow down the command preview, especially on large models. This is normal, since our algorithms will have to try a lot more locations to fit the texts.
  This option opens a form to pick the font name among your computer's installed fonts.
  It might happen that the preview is not refreshed after a font is selected. This can be fixed by changing the text height afterward.
  UseCurveLayer
  If UseCurveLayer=Yes, the generated texts will be in the same layers as their parent curves.
  This option opens a form to pick the output texts' layer.
  Only visible if UseCurveLayer=No.
  OutlineToLine
  Convert (metal sheets) outlines to single lines or arrows.
  One or several outline curves(Usually a planar section). The selected curves will be automatically grouped using the user text "PartID". Conversely, when a curve is picked, the whole group will be selected.
  For each curves group, the main curve is kept and outlines or arrow are created. If the option is enabled, annotations will be also created. The result is previewed in real time while using the command, as well as a key table to understand the preview's icons.
  Choose between Outline, Arrow or Auto. When Auto is selected, the user text "RhinoStructure:Type" will be read for each group. The result will be an arrow if the value is 'ARROW', else it will be an outline
  Select a layer for the result
  ChangeSide
  Swap a group's offset or arrows orientation.
  ChangeAllSides
  Applies ChangeSide to every groups
  ManualCurvesPick
  Pick a group from your current selection, then select/deselect the curves that should be kept. Useful when automatic detection got it wrong
  LengthBetweenOffsets
  Distance beetween two offset curves when the Outline mode is used
  Offset distance from the group's main curve
  LengthOffset
  Length of every offset curve
  AngleArrow
  Angle when arrow mode is used
  LengthArrow
  Length of every arrowheads curves
  When enabled, applies a specialized version of WS2S_AddRef command to your result
  Text height used when AddReference is enabled
  Rhino6.15 or later
  Tested up to Rhino 7.1
  start/plugins/drawusertexts/drawusertexts-usermanual.1610100671.txt.gz · Last modified: 2021/01/08 11:11 by adminmar