Datasheet

Working with Text 99
To flow text along a curve:
Either:
1. If you want to use an existing text object, select the object first.
Otherwise, you can enter text in the wizard.
2. Go to Tools>Curve Text Wizard.
3. After the first screen, enter text to be placed on the curve. This is not
shown if text has already been selected on the page.
4. In the second screen, if an object or outline has already been selected
the Use Current Selection option will be checked. Uncheck if you
want your text to flow along one of the available preset curves then
pick a curve on which the text will be placed.
5. Click Finish to close the wizard. If using an existing text object, the
text will be placed on the curve, line or shape. For text entered via the
wizard, you'll have to click to add text of a default size to the page (or
drag out the text on the page for a custom size).
- or -
1. Select your artistic text.
2. From the context toolbar, click the down arrow on the
button and select a preset curve from the drop-down menu on which
the text will flow.
You can edit the baseline curve with the Node Tool.
Adding dimension lines and labels
DrawPlus lets you add dimension lines with text labels showing the distance
between two fixed points in a drawing, or the angle formed by three points. For
example, you can draw a dimension line along one side of a box, measuring the
distance between the two corner points. If you resize the box, the line
automatically follows suit, and its label text updates to reflect the new
measurement.