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Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model
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Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

(OP)
Hello,

Trying to add the degree symbol into Sketch Text on a sketch in a model(see attached). The only way I have found to do this is using charmap.exe. Is there an easier way? I tried the alt codes, but can't get them to work.

Thanks,

-ren

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

Alt + 0176 °

Need to type the numbers on the number pad portion of your keyboard.

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

Another thing to note is that the Alt Keys do not work with every font.
You can check this with notepad or any other text editor by typing the alt code and switching the fonts it will show blank or as [] for fonts it is not included for.

Michael

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

(OP)
Thanks for the replies! I gave the Alt code another try, this time with the number keypad, it worked!

I am surprised that SW doesn't include a button allowing you to add symbols in this feature, perhaps it will be available in a future release.

-ren

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

I just read this post while searching for the alt code to use.  None of the ones posted worked and I had to try different numbers for a while, alt 248 finally worked for the degree symbol.  I'm on SW 2012.

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

If you hold down the alt key and enter a 3 digit number not starting with zero (0) on the keypad most programs will interpret this using the code page 437 encoding.  If you hold down the alt key and enter a 4 digit number programs will generally interpret the charachter using the more modern code page 1252.  Just in case you wanted more information then you needed on character mapings. (We're Engineers, of course we want more information then we need!)  I sometime open an office document and click Insert --> symbol and look for the symbol I want and then look at the alt code to enter which will usually work everywhere.  Here are some of my faves:
Alt 0176 °
Alt 0177 ±
Alt 0186 ·  <-- Middle dot, but I'd like to find a bigger one so it shows up better.

-Kirby

Kirby Wilkerson

Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

Kirby,

• - that good?   - or is that too small too?  Alt 0149

SW Premium 2011
64 bit SP4.0
Intel Xenon X5650 @2.67GHz
2.66 GHz   11.9 GB of RAM

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

I think these were posted in this forum before. I keep a copy in Outlook notes for ready reference.

Special symbols - use charmap.exe

≤  alt8804
≥ alt8805
° alt0176
± alt0177
ø alt0248
Ø alt0216
• alt0149


solidworks dimension balloons:
add a balloon by using the Modify Text tool on the dimension text. Add the following to the dimension:
<C#-1> for a Circle
<S#-1> for a Square
<T#-1> for a Triangle
The "1" can be replaced with any number you desire, there seems to be a two digit limit.

Special ACad text characters
Control code  Function  
%%o  Toggles overscore mode on and off.  
%%u  Toggles underscore mode on and off.  
%%d  Draws a degree symbol (º).  
%%p  Draws the plus-or-minus symbol (±).  
%%c  Draws the circle diameter symbol (Ø).  
%%%  Forces a single percent sign.  
%%nnn  Draws special character number nnn.  
\L<> Underline

RE: Solidworks - Add degree symbol into Sketch Text on a Sketch in a Model

Cool!  Thanks for everyone's favorite alt-character codes.

-Kirby

Kirby Wilkerson

Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.

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