DRAWING CONTENTS Item [Control]

                              

This command provides positional adjustment for the contents of the current drawing.

Item Control Comments

AXES POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO the model axes; (see note 1). OFF

ROTATIONS POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO the absolute rotation angles of the current

OFF view; (see note 1).

MONITOR POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO the monitor; (see note 1). OFF

INCLUDE FE-PROG Controls whether the FE Program

EXCLUDE FE-PROG environment is displayed in the monitor.

LEGEND POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO the additional legend produced by result

OFF presentation commands; (see note 1).

TEXT POSITION Allows the user to enter and position

SHIFT text in order to annotate a drawing;

DELETE [/PICK] (see note 2). [ALL]

POINTER POSITION Allows the user to enter and position

SHIFT pointers in order to indicate areas of

DELETE [/PICK] interest in the drawing;

[ALL] (see note 3).

NAME POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO a single line of text; (see note 1). OFF

KEY POSITION Allows the user to control the display of

AUTO the key produced by certain non results

OFF presentation commands; (see note 1).

Notes:

1.

Positioning AXES, ROTATIONS, MONITOR, LEGEND, NAME and KEY
When repositioning these items the graphics cursor is used to make a single hit to indicate the new screen position of the anchor point of the item.

Item Default Position Anchor point

AXES Bottom left of viewport. Centre of the axes system.

ROTATIONS Bottom left of viewport. Bottom left corner of the text string.

MONITOR Top left of viewport, Top left corner of the

except for graphs when monitor. the top right corner is the default.

LEGEND Bottom right of the Bottom left corner of the

viewport. legend.

NAME Bottom centre of the Bottom left corner of the

viewport. text string.

KEY Bottom left of the Bottom left corner of the

viewport. key.

2.

The `TEXT' control
The command `DRAWING CONTENTS TEXT POSITION' allows the user to enter and position a line of text with which to annotate a drawing. A text string may be up to 80 characters long and a maximum of 20 text strings may be used. After entering a text string the user must position it by using the graphics cursor to indicate the position on the screen required for the anchor point of the text string. The anchor point of the text string is the bottom left of the first character. The command `DRAWING CONTENTS TEXT SHIFT' allows the user to shift the position of an existing text string. Two cursor hits must be made, the first to pick the text string to be shifted and the second to indicate the new position of its anchor point on the screen. The command `DRAWING CONTENTS TEXT DELETE' enables the graphics cursor to be used to indicate a text string to be deleted.

3.

The `POINTER' control
The command `DRAWING CONTENTS POINTER POSITION' allows the user to position a pointer with which to indicate an area of interest in a drawing. A maximum of 20 pointers may be used. A pointer is positioned by making two hits with the graphics cursor; the first to indicate the `tail' of the pointer and the second to indicate its `head'. The command `DRAWING CONTENTS POINTER SHIFT' allows the user to shift the position of an existing pointer. Three cursor hits must be made, the first to pick the pointer to be shifted, the second to indicate the new position of its 'tail' and the third the new position of its `head'. The command `DRAWING CONTENTS POINTER DELETE' enables the graphics cursor to be used to indicate a pointer to be deleted.