GEOVIA Surpac

Plot Insert Title Text

This function allows you to insert a fixed piece of text 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 > Text, or...

  • In the Function Chooser, type PLOT INSERT TITLE TEXT, and press ENTER.

The following message is displayed.

Select the location for a title block text element

Fields on the Text Element Properties form

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.

Text

Enter the string of characters (a word or phrase) that is to be inserted into the title block.

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 height of the text 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 TEXT ELEMENT PROPERTIES form and choose Apply to draw the text in the required location in the title block.