Text > Frame (Annotate Menu)

This command can be used to generate a framed text. This type of text can consist of up to 32,000 characters split into multiple lines. A rectangle, which can be rotated and scaled, is specified for the text to go into.

The first corner point of the text area can be entered using the mouse, by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

The second corner point of the text area can be entered using the mouse, by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

After specifying the text area, the "Enter Frame Text" dialog appears where the text can be entered and its parameters can be specified.

The text generated is not automatically assigned to the current layer. Instead, the command Layers > Defaults is used to decide whether they should be assigned to the current layer, or another specified layer. The same goes for pens, which can be assigned using the command Pens > Defaults.

You can use Advanced Text Capabilities (consisting of Formatting, Attributes, Variables, Statements, Mathematical Terms) in all texts, dimensions, variables, and attributes!

The text area is defined internally by three points, which span a parallelogram. If one of the points is moved (e.g. using Move Single Point), then the text adapts itself accordingly. The alteration only affects the way in which the individual lines of text run. The text size is not altered, and the characters are not distorted. The following diagram shows the effect of moving the definition point.