Box or rectangle around text characters
Box or rectangle around text characters
(OP)
Is there a way to create a rectangle around a portion of a note or text string? I do not want to put it around the entire string just part of it.
PB
PB






RE: Box or rectangle around text characters
1. Make your note, then draw a rectangle around the desired text. Problem is that the box doesn't move with the text.
2. Make your note, then create a "Box" style balloon ("Tight Fit" size) containing enough spaces to match the length of the text you want to enclose. Line the balloon up over the portion of the note you want to enclose, select balloon and note, RMB->Group. Now the box and the text move as a unit. If you change the note text you can un-group, move the box, and re-group.
Neither is great, but that's about all I can come up with.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Box or rectangle around text characters
Actually there is another way, as was discussed in thread559-219908: Where Does this Symbol Reside. Create a balloon, add a border and text, open your annotation, and click on the balloon, it will be added to the note. You can the shrink the original balloon down to 1 pt. and hide it somewhere in your title block. If your text needs to change, go to the original balloon and and edit it.
Sylvia
RE: Box or rectangle around text characters
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: Box or rectangle around text characters
Curious why you want a box around notes. The only time I see a box is when someone wants to ref a datum. In this case you can insert a datum into a note in SW.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated Jul 13, 2008)
RE: Box or rectangle around text characters
mncad