Plot Insert Title Sheet Name
This function is Autoplot specific, and allows you to insert the details of a section into the title block.
Prerequisites: A title block is displayed in the Plot Sheet Setup window.
To run this function: In the Plot Sheet Setup window, choose Title Blocks > Create > Autoplot section details, or...
The following message is displayed.
Select the location for a title block Autoplot batched section info place holder
Using the mouse, select the position required for the title block sheet item to display the AUTOPLOT SECTION INFORMATION ELEMENT PROPERTIES form.
Fields on the Autoplot Section Information Element Properties form
Format
The Format section of this form contains a table of prefix and suffix fields which are used to set the appearance of the text in the final plot. This formatting information can be set separately for each of the four possible section orientations: northing, easting, elevation and oblique.
When the plot is produced, Surpac determines which kind of section is in use, and adds to the section value (to the specified number of decimal places) the associated prefix and suffix from the form above. Note here that the user must include any space that they require on either side of the section number using these fields.
As an example, you could have the following prefix and suffix values.
| Prefix | Suffix | |
|---|---|---|
| Northing | Northing: | |
| Easting | E | |
| Elevation | ELEV | |
| Oblique | Oblique dist: |
If the user creates a section along northing 7200, the resulting text in the title block would be Northing: 7200.
If the user creates a section at elevation 200 metres, the resulting text in the title block would be 200 ELEV.
Note that in the case of an oblique section, the section value used is the distance from the origin to the section plane.
X position, Y position
The values for the X and Y positions are obtained from the position defined by the mouse selection. These values are relative to the lower left corner of the title block. You may modify these values if they are not suitable.
Pen
The pen number is associated with a colour through a pen file that can be easily modified to suit your requirements.
Priority
Each item, line, text, symbol, etc. that is drawn on a map has a priority that is used to determine how items that clash should be drawn, or omitted. Title blocks should be designed so that there are no clashes between items within the title block. If items are placed outside the title block rectangle, pattern legends for example, it is important that they be given a priority high enough to ensure other map components do not clash them from the map.
Font Options
Name
Select the font name.
Bold
Check this box for bold text.
Italic
Check this box for text in italics.
Underline
Check this box for underlined text.
Text height
The text height of the sheet item when it is drawn on the map must be expressed in centimetres.
Note: There are some minor known issues with fonts and the plot previewer.
Text angle
The text angle is expressed in decimal degrees with 0 giving horizontally aligned text and 90 giving vertically aligned text.
Complete the SHEET ELEMENT PROPERTIES form and choose Apply to draw the sheet item in the required location in the title block.