Dear all,

I am looking for an option to edit text in an efficient way. Actually I select the text to be edited, then press the "Details.." button, place the cursor in the TEXT field and than do the editing.

Is there a way to access this field with a script/hotkey?

I am a real beginner in such stuff and could not find anything by a search in the forum threads.

Thanks,
Joerg

Hi Joerg, here is a plug-in you could try.

Copy the attached QuickTextDialog.htm to the Moi appdata commands folder. You can find the location of the Moi appdata folder by clicking Options > General > "Edit .ini file" button, the dialog that pops up will have the path to the Moi appdata folder shown and then you put it in the commands folder underneath that.

Then to trigger it set this on a shortcut key:

script: moi.ui.createDialog( 'moi://commands/QuickTextDialog.htm', 'resizeable,defaultWidth:700,defaultHeight:500' );

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Thanks again for your transwarp support!!

Worked directly and perfectly!

Thanks,
Joerg

Hi Michael,

Well that's a very handy addition, thanks!!

--Larry

Is there an option to also access the properties like font size etc?

Hi Chris,

re:
> Is there an option to also access the properties like font size etc?

You can access those properties by selecting an annotation object and pushing the "Details..." button to open up the object properties dialog:





- Michael

Hi Chris, also to set the default properties for things like dimension font sizes, that is done under Options > Dimension.

- Michael

yeah I know :) Sry for not clarifying more. Since its burried in details and you answered with a shortcut script before I was hoping for the same ;)
If not possible maybe a QoL thing for v4 patches or v5 :)

Hi Chris, it is possible but what's the case where it is going to help out? The text property is something that I can understand could be set separately for each different object.

But it isn't very likely that the font properties would be set differently for each object, that's something that tends to be set the same for a whole group of objects.

If you could maybe show the kind of model or project where it would help then I might understand what you need better.

If you are finding that you need to frequently edit the font properties into a few different categories then there is a property preset mechanism that would do that job better. For that you go to Options > Dimensions and create a separate preset for each "style" of dimension that you want to create. Then when you draw a new dimension there is an option inside the dim command to tell it which preset to use.

That way you can assign an entire predefined set of properties or "style" to the newly drawn dim right from the beginning and you don't need to edit any if its properties individually after that.

- Michael

Thx that makes total sense indeed :)

hi

here a example of layout ( in french )

perhaps it can help someone to make professional layout directly in M.O.I.

Chri

Excellent!
Not ISO norm ? ;)

hi

here a example of layout in english

Chri

hI

the next release of this layout will simplify scalling

Chri

hi

here 2 files in differents size
and the explanation to change easily the text size by layer

Hope this could help

Chri

Thanks Chri, I think that probably another way that could be set up to change these things will be by some extension of the annotation property preset mechanism. Something like have annotations remember the property preset that they were created with and then have an option that when the preset is modified it will reapply it onto those annotations.

Also some things like select annotations of a particular preset.

Currently the annotations are designed for relatively light duty like marking up a simple model for a shop drawing. It's not really intended to be a full replacement for a 2D CAD program for doing detailed drawings, not yet anyway. I will be adding to it over time though.

- Michael

hi Michael

Thanks for you quick answers

I understand what you mean


In this project, documents are one shot .
When you have prepared the documents, there is only few things to change each time. Quick Text Dialog script is enough

Unlike you, I think that MOI is a perfect software for making technical drawings.

if i'd like for example, import 2D files for the parametric part, it's easy to use free software like SOLVESPACE witch is also incredible.

your software is magnificent ( and very efficient )


Chri

Thanks Chri, I'm glad that you like it! :) It is definitely missing some things for detailed 2D drawings such as line styles and hatching.

It is convenient for quick simple dimensions though!

- Michael

Hi

line styles ... in the next wish list for V5

Have a good day