Justification of notes in weld symbols
Justification of notes in weld symbols
(OP)
Just wondering if I am missing something with the manipulation of text notes that are added to weld symbols?
When I go to add a note to a weld symbol (with leader on the LHS, text as standard is left justified) that uses more than one line, I have to manually add spaces to the start of each line, so the text doesn't overlap the weld symbol. (See attached picture, top weld symbol)
Alternatively, if I then wish to move that weld symbol so the leader points to the right, I have to add spaces to the end of each line of text to manually align it, so the text doesn't overlap the weld symbol.(See attached picture, bottom weld symbol)
I cannot seem to find any text-alignment options, as there are with normal notes. Am I missing something, or is it just something that will have to be done each time we create a weld symbol?
When I go to add a note to a weld symbol (with leader on the LHS, text as standard is left justified) that uses more than one line, I have to manually add spaces to the start of each line, so the text doesn't overlap the weld symbol. (See attached picture, top weld symbol)
Alternatively, if I then wish to move that weld symbol so the leader points to the right, I have to add spaces to the end of each line of text to manually align it, so the text doesn't overlap the weld symbol.(See attached picture, bottom weld symbol)
I cannot seem to find any text-alignment options, as there are with normal notes. Am I missing something, or is it just something that will have to be done each time we create a weld symbol?
Ross
NX6.0.1.5 WinXP SP2
TC V10.0.2.4
SolidWorks 2007





RE: Justification of notes in weld symbols
Just try a different Font other than 'helios_con_lt'. The closest that I found in appearance and which that works OK is 'ge_font5'. Of course it also works OK with the standard 'blockfont', which is why our testing probably never caught anything.
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