Create Comparison Text by Specified Value

Description

Create a text object that displays the difference between an object and a specified value.

Access

Home / Tools / Create / Text / Comparison / Specified Value

Requirements

Solve module

Controls

The following controls are available.

Control	Description
Type	Select the type of text object to create.
Style	Select the style to use for the text.
From	Depending on the Type selected, do one of the following: For Area text, input the polygon. For Bearing and Distance text input the reference line. For Coordinate text, input the vertex.
Value	Type the value to be used for the comparison.
Preview	Displays the computed value that will be inserted as a linked text object.

Notes

Create new text styles in Manage Text Styles.
Select a text style from the list of bearing, distance, area and coordinate text styles .
Distance comparison text can be created for straights and chords only. Text styles based on the Arc and Radius Length Types are not supported.
Type the Value in the projects Angular, Linear or Area units .
Type the Value you want used in the calculation. (These values are typeless and conversions to other direction and distance types is not mathematically possible.)
The created text object displays the difference between the object or reference line and the specified value.
Created text is displayed using the text style settings.
Where multiple units settings are used to display objects due to different areas the comparison value is displayed in the units from the first object.
Computations are performed using the text styles rounding settings.
The text object's position is relative to the object or reference line.
The value of a text object is dynamically updated if the coordinates of one of the vertices it is linked to changes.
To create text using coordinate text styles where Easting or Northing is selected in the Type control, in the projects Unit Options, select Grid as the Coordinate Type.

Possible Errors

Errors or Warnings	Description	Recommended Action
!!!Error!!!	The text value cannot be computed for the linked object.	Check the format for the properties in the text style is appropriate for the object the text is linked to and the current project settings.
The selected style has a different type to the configured project units.	The Distance Type and Direction Type configured in the Unit Options is different to Distance Type and Type specified in the Text Style.	Since computations are performed on a Value and Distance that does not have an associated distance or direction type it is recommended you specify the same types for the project and the text styles. If you require the types to be different you should do the following: Type the bearing Value for the direction Type specified for the selected text style. Type the distance Value for the Distance Type specified for the selected text style.