Axis settings
Click Settings/Entity Settings/Axis Settings or the Axis Settings icon from the axis toolbar appearing after running the Axis command.
The Axis Settings dialog will appear on the screen.
Do the necessary changes in the dialog.
Click OK to exit the dialog.
Perform axis drawing with these settings.
The axis settings dialog is composed of three tabs; General, Label and Info
Text. In every of these tabs there are parameters related to axes that can be
changed by the user. Explanatory information about these parameters exist in the
program as “What’s this?” help. To make the help to appear bring the mouse cursor on the
related parameter and right-click. Then left-click on the appearing “What’s This?” text. The related help will be displayed on the screen.
General tab:
Axis ID and Index: If the checkbox in front of the index box is checked by left-clicking, the
character or number entered in the index box comes to the end of axis ID’s e.g. if 1 is entered as index, the A axis is named as A1, B axis as B1 and
the 1 axis as 11. This parameter may be used when entering additional axes to
the project e.g. B1 or B’ axis between the axes B and C.
Numeric/Alphanumeric: If the choice “Numeric” is checked the axes are named numerically (1, 2, 3,
4...), if “Alphanumeric” is checked they are named alphanumerically (A, B, C,
D...).
Placement: If the choice “Extend to axis border” is checked, the axis lengths are
arranged by the program automatically. The effective parameters here are “Contour
Line” and “Axis Border”. The ends of the axes intersecting the contour line are
extended up to the axis border.
To set the contour line the commands Modify/Entity Edit/Axis/Contour Lines or Modify/Entity Edit/Axis/Calculate Contour; to set axis border the command Modify/Entity Edit/Axis/Axis Border are used. If the choice “Extend to Axis Border” is not checked, the axis
definition should be made using the free (inclined) axis command and the axis
length should be given via co-ordinate box. The other two parameters here are “Left
Delta” and “Right Delta”. These two parameters are used to lengthen or shorten
the left or right ends of the axis respectively. The value to be entered can be
both negative or positive. Negative value shortens the related end of the axis
where positive value lengthens.
Line Types: Different line type and color can be appointed for the parts of the axis
inside and outside of the contour line, by the inner and outer contour line type
parameters. To select line type;
Left-click on the arrow button on the right of the line type box.
Left-click to select a line type from the appearing line types list.
To determine the color of the related line;
Left-click on the color box and slide the cursor on the appearing color
palette by holding down the left mouse button.
Leave the button free on the color you want. The color box will turn in the
selected color.
If you click on the color box by holding down the shift key, you can set the
pen thickness of the related color.
If the choice “Draw inner lines” is checked, the axis is drawn in the contour
by the inner contour line properties. Otherwise, the part of the axis in the
contour line is not drawn.
Label tab:
Label Radius: The radius of the axis label circle is entered. The unit is meters. The
default label radius in the program is 0.2 meters. If the label radius is changed,
the co-ordinates of the label location should also be changed. Otherwise, the
axis line will get in the label circle e.g. if the label radius is changed to
0.4, the X co-ordinate of the left label location should be changed to (-0.4) and
the X co-ordinate of the right label location should be changed to (0.4), so
the labels are placed exactly at the ends of the axis line.
Label Height: The height of the label text. If automatic text height is checked, the text
height will be determined automatically by the program according to the radius
of the label circle. If the ID text is composed of two characters, the text
height is decreased to half of the original automatically. If automatic text height
is not checked, the program does not intervene to the text height. In this
case, the label text should be checked by the user to prevent any overflows out of
the label circle.
Label Color: The color of the axis circle. Left-click on the color box and slide the
cursor on the appearing color palette by holding down the left mouse button. Leave
the button free on the color you want. The color box will turn in the selected
color. If you click on the color box by holding down the shift key, you can set
the pen thickness of the related color.
Text Color: The color of the axis ID text. Left-click on the color box and slide the
cursor on the appearing color palette by holding down the left mouse button. Leave
the button free on the color you want. The color box will turn in the selected
color. If you click on the color box by holding down the shift key, you can set
the pen thickness of the related color.
To set the axis ID font, left-click on the button below this parameter. Set
the font type for axis ID in the appearing font settings dialog.
Label: Labels are composed of label circles and ID texts located at both ends of the
axes. If no label is wanted at any of the axis ends, the related box is
unchecked. If both of the boxes are unchecked, the axes to be drawn will have no
labels.
Left and Right Label Location: These are the X and Y co-ordinates of the axis labels with respect to axis
ends. The co-ordinate data used here are local co-ordinate data. The related end
of the axis is assumed as the origin and, the direction of the axis as the X
axis. The co-ordinate data entered, denote the co-ordinates of the center of the
axis label circle with respect to the related axis end (the local origin). If
label radius is changed, the label location co-ordinates should be changed as
well. Otherwise, the axis line gets in the label circle.
Horizontal Text: If this option is checked, the axis ID text will always be parallel to the
global X axis. If not, the ID text will be in the direction of the axis.
Advanced Settings Tab:
Info Text Exists: The info text is the text located at the left ends of the horizontal and
vertical axes, showing the distance of the axis from the global X or Y axis. If the
choice is checked, the info text is placed on the axis. The unit of the info
text is determined by checking one of the choices cm or m. Depending on the
location of the axis with respect to the global axis, the sign of the info text can
be negative or positive.
the global axis, the sign of the info text can be negative or positive.
Distance: The distance of the info text from the axis end (m). It determines the
location of the info text on the axis.
Height: The height of the info text (m). It determines the size of the info text.
Text Color: Left-click on the text color box and slide the cursor on the appearing color
palette by holding down the left mouse button. Leave the button free on the
color you want. The color box will turn in the selected color. If you click on the
color box by holding down the shift key, you can set the pen thickness of the
related color.
To set the info text font, left-click on the button below this parameter. Set
the font type for info text in the appearing font settings dialog.