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You can set the paragraph indent settings of the drawing text for a graphic document in the section Text on drawing of setting dialog box.

To access the section, call the  command Settings — Parameters... and in the dialog box that appears, select Current document Text on drawing.

Controls in the drawing text setting section


Element

Setting description

№ subgroup


Line spacing, mm

Field for entering the distance between lines of text in a paragraph.

Changing the line spacing allows you to keep the distance between lines of text typed in fonts with different character heights proportional (for example, when including any footnotes, comments or notes typed in a smaller font than the main text).


1-st intend line, mm

Field for entering the indentation of the first line of a paragraph. The indent is measured from the text border. When creating a new paragraph, the cursor is automatically set to the position with the specified indentation.


Alignment

The drop-down list allows you to select the desired method of paragraph alignment. The following options are available:

To the left,

To the right,

By center,

For entire width.


Tabulation

By clicking on the Estalish link... dialog box for setting tabulation parameters is called.


List parameters

Click the Estalish link... the dialog box for setting the list parameters is called . The dialog box specifies the parameters of text paragraph numbering.

Font parameters


Font

The drop-down list allows you to select the desired font. The list contains all fonts connected to the OS.

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Different from default font

The option allows you to set the font to match or differ from the document's default font.

If the option is disabled, the font always matches the default.

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Style

The element group allows you to specify straight, italic, or thickened characters.

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Color

A field that displays the current color of the symbol. To change the color, click in the field.

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Height, mm

The field allows you to enter a character height value (in millimeters) or select this value from the drop-down list. The manually entered value is added to the list and saved for the duration of the session KOMPAS-3D.

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Width, %

The field allows you to enter a character width value or select the value from the drop-down list. A manually entered value is added to the list and saved for the duration of the session KOMPAS-3D.

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Preview

The preview window shows the appearance of the text. This allows you to visually evaluate the changes made.

 

 

 

 

 

Indent

Fields for entering distances between the left and right borders of the input field and the corresponding text borders

 

Interval

Fields for specifying the distance between two adjacent paragraphs. This distance is made up of two values — the spacing after the first paragraph and the spacing before the second paragraph. Setting the spacing allows you to highlight paragraphs in the document for better reading comprehension and to draw attention to important information.

The default list parameters set in this dialog box are used only when creating new text objects in the document.

After completing the settings, click the dialog box Apply and close. To exit the dialog box without changing the settings, click Cancel.

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