Text Styles dialog box Spacing tab

Contains controls for spacing text styles.

Line Length

Sets the Active Line Length — the maximum number of characters per line in a multi-line text element (text node). The Active Line Length cannot be set higher than 65,535.

Line Spacing

Sets the Active Line Spacing — the vertical spacing, in working units, between:

• Lines in a multi-line text element (text node) when it is placed.

• Text and an identified element, when the Place Text tool is used with any of these Methods: Above Element, Below Element, or Along Element.

Line Spacing Type

Set the type of vertical spacing between lines of text using the following methods:

• Exact (DGN workmode only)
— The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + the baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)

When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as: Current line origin + the maximum width of characters in the line + Line Spacing.

The Exact method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value.

• Automatic (DGN workmode only)
— The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)

When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as the maximum of either Line Spacing or the maximum width of characters in the line.

The Automatic method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value.

• From Line Top
— For horizontal and vertical text, the distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing.

This method is analogous to the AutoCAD Exactly line spacing setting. It provides rigid control over line spacing, and is generally used for table-based text. However, since the spacing does not vary, the lowest point on one line may overlap the top of the next line.

• At Least
— The distance to the next line is calculated as: 1/3 of the maximum height of a character + 1/3 of the node number height + the lowest point of the text * Line Spacing. When the Vertical text style setting is on, the same rules apply, except that the distance is between the left side of one line of text and the left side of the following line of text.

This method is analogous to the AutoCAD At Least line spacing setting. It is variable, data dependent, and uses Line Spacing as a factor, not a distance.

InterCharacter

Set the distance, in working units, between characters in text when placed. The user preference Fixed-Width Character Spacing controls the manner in which the specified distance is measured.

Line Offset X

Control the spacing, in working units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in X.

Line Offset Y

Control the spacing, in working units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in Y.

Fixed Spacing

Use Inter Character Spacing value to set the distance from the start of one character to the start of the next character, rather then between characters.

Backwards

Reverse the orientation of text horizontally when placed, if on.

Upside Down

Reverse the orientation of text vertically when placed, if on.

Super Script

Set placed text with superscript characteristics, if on.

Sub Script

Set placed text with subscript characteristics, if on.