Create Static Text By Existing Vertex

Insert static text in the model view at the X and Y coordinates of the vertex.

Create / Text / Static / Existing Vertex

• Text is inserted automatically when a vertex is picked and there is valid text in the text box.
• The created text shares a vertex with another object. Moving the text will move the shared vertex.
• Click the Attributes tab to customise the text appearance when the style is 'None'. Return to the Create tab to insert the text.
• Text is added to the active layer.
• Static text is not connected to an object.
• Update the text style to update the appearance of all text using that style.
• In the Attributes tool, editing the texts appearance attributes clears the Update Appearance box. Click the box to update the appearance attributes with the current text style settings. If the text style is 'None', the text is updated with the current layer display attributes.
• Text appearance attributes that are defined 'By Layer' are updated when the layer attributes are updated.
• If the text style is 'None' update the text appearance in the Appearance category in the Attributes tool. To update the text appearance to reflect changes made to the layer, clear the Update Appearance checkbox and then reselect the checkbox.
• You can use tabs to align text on multiple lines.
• Add special characters using the ALT keyboard sequences. The special character must be available in the font configured for the text.
• Right click in the text box to access cut, copy, paste and select all tools from the context menu.

• Create Static Text
• Controls
• Display Appearance
• Create Text
• Manage Text Styles