Caption tab (Drawing View Properties dialog box)

The Caption tab in the Drawing View Properties dialog box modifies the caption text and formatting options for the selected drawing view or view annotation. To see the effect of your changes on the drawing view without closing the dialog box, you can use the Apply button.

The Caption tab and the Caption Format tab in the Drawing View Style dialog box are where caption content and formatting for the drawing view style is defined initially.

Drawing View style

Specifies the drawing view style to use for the caption text.

Location

Specifies the location for both the primary caption and the secondary caption text. The secondary caption text is always displayed below the primary caption text.

Caption location options are:

• Top—Displays the primary and secondary captions above the drawing view.

• Bottom—Displays the primary and secondary captions below the drawing view.

Caption

Specifies the content, format, and width of the primary caption and secondary caption independently of one another.

Caption type

Primary caption—Specifies that all of the Caption tab options below are applied to the primary caption.

Secondary caption—Specifies that all of the Caption tab options below are applied to the secondary caption.

Show

When checked, specifies that the currently selected Caption type—the Primary caption or the Secondary caption—is displayed.

Caption text

Defines the content for the currently selected caption type. You can create a caption that contains multiple lines of plain text, property text, and symbols.

Example:

You can enter this string using the Properties buttons and by typing in the Caption box:

%{Author} VIEW %AS %LN

VIEW SCALE=%VS VIEW ANGLE=%VR

Properties buttons

Insert property text codes and symbol codes into the caption text box. These property text codes reference the corresponding definitions in the Properties section at the bottom of the dialog box.

When a drawing view is placed, the corresponding information is displayed in the drawing view caption, if the caption and the property are set to Show.

Properties buttons
Use this	To do this	Which extracts this content	Example	From this source
	Insert this property text code: %AS	Suffix The cursor position within the caption text determines whether the content is inserted as a suffix or as a prefix.	In the caption for a section or auxiliary drawing view, you can display the name of the viewing plane line or cutting plane line: A A - A	Displays the resolved string defined in the Suffix (%AS) box at the bottom of the Caption tab. This string is different for each drawing view type. View annotation names (%VA) are defined in the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box.
	Insert this property text code: %LN	Annotation sheet number	In a drawing view caption, this displays: (2)	The resolved string defined in the Annotation Sheet Number (%LN) box, below.
	Insert this property text code: %VS	View scale	In a drawing view caption, this displays: (1:45)	The resolved string defined in the View Scale (%VS) box, below.
	Insert this property text code: %VR	Angle of rotation	In a drawing view caption, this displays: 45°	The resolved string defined in the Angle of Rotation (%VR) box, below.
	Select and insert a property text string at the current cursor position in the dialog box, such as: %{Number of Sheets}	Any property text strings associated with the Draft document or the model.	In a drawing view caption, this displays: 6	Select Property Text dialog box
	Select and insert property text codes at the current cursor position in the dialog box, such as: %PM %DI %DG	Any available symbols or values, such as dimension or weld symbols.	In the drawing view caption, displays the symbol: ± ° ∅	Select Symbols and Values dialog box
Format	Open the Format Values dialog box—Applies formatting to the property text output at the current cursor position.	Modifies the format of the extracted value or text.	You can display caption text such as the file name or document title in all UPPERCASE letters. You also can apply month-day-time formatting to a date value.	Format Values dialog box Example: Applies the format codes to display the title text in uppercase. %{Title/CP/TC1| To learn how to use the dialog box, see the help topic, Format property text values.

Format

Font

Lists the available fonts. Applies the font to the caption text.

Font style

Applies Regular, Bold, Italic, or Bold Italic font style to the caption text.

Font size

Specifies the text size for the caption text.

Color

Specifies the text color for the caption text.

Alignment

Specifies caption text alignment with respect to the drawing view width.

Separator

Displays a horizontal separator line between the primary caption text and the secondary caption text.

Properties

The boxes in this section define the property text and symbols to be displayed in the caption when the corresponding Show check box in the Properties section also is selected. You can add content to some of the boxes by typing text and by inserting symbols, characters, and other property text strings.

Note:

Even when the Show check box is selected, you still must use the Properties buttons at the top of the Caption tab to insert the content into the desired location within the Caption box.

View Annotation Name (%VA) box

The read-only box displays the letters, characters, and symbols that appear in the caption of a source view that contains a cutting plane, a detail envelope, or a view plane. In other types of views, this box is blank.

The property text in each caption name is defined in the drawing view style associated with the respective view annotation.

Suffix (%AS) box

Displays the text to be inserted as a suffix (or prefix) in the caption.

The Suffix option is intended to be used for section, detail, and auxiliary views, and it is unique for each view type. This enables you to specify different formatting for each view annotation label.

Inserts the %VA property text code (for view annotation name) in the Suffix (%AS) box. This extracts the view annotation name into the suffix content defined in the caption box. You can type additional text and property text codes in the box to create a hyphenated suffix.

Show

When checked, and when %AS is shown in the caption text, displays the derived suffix content with the drawing view caption.

Example:

If you want to display section views with captions using the format “SECTION (A)”, you can enter (%VA) in the Suffix %AS box, and enter SECTION %VA in the Caption box. When the first section view is placed, the %VA resolves to display “A”, and %AS resolves to display “(A)”, and the full caption is shown as “SECTION (A)”.

Annotation Sheet Number (%LN) box

Displays the property text string for the annotation sheet number. This is defined in the drawing view style.

Use this option when a resulting drawing view is separated from the view annotation used to create it.

Inserts %{Annotation Sheet Number|DV} into the Annotation Sheet Number box. When resolved, this identifies the sheet number where the corresponding view annotation exists.

Show

When checked, and when %LN is shown in the Caption box, displays the content derived by %LN in the drawing view caption.

View Scale (%VS) box

Displays the property text string for the primary and secondary view scale, for example, 2:1. This is defined in the drawing view style.

Inserts %{Primary Scale|DV} into the View Scale box. When resolved, the %{Primary Scale|DV} property text displays the first number in the drawing view scale.

Inserts %{Secondary Scale|DV} into the View Scale box. When resolved, the %{Secondary Scale|DV} property text displays the second number in the drawing view scale.

Show

When checked, and when %VS is shown in the Caption box, displays the view scale in the drawing view caption.

Angle of Rotation (%VR) box

Displays the property text string for the angle of rotation. This is defined in the drawing view style.

Inserts %RA into the Angle of Rotation box. When resolved, this property text displays the rotation angle symbol for the ESKD drawing standard in the caption.

Inserts %CA into the Angle of Rotation box. When resolved, this property text displays the rotation angle symbol for the GB drawing standard in the caption.

Inserts %{View Angle|DV} into the Angle of Rotation box. When resolved, this property text displays the rotation angle in the caption.

Show

When checked, and when %VR is shown in the Caption box, displays the content derived by %VR in the drawing view caption.

Display tab (Drawing View Properties dialog box)

Annotation tab (Drawing View Properties dialog box)