Text Editor Dialog Box¶

The Text Object Tool allows the user to create and edit 3-D text. Text may be used to label signs, buildings and other objects. The Text Editor dialog displays information about the current text object.

Coords (ft) — X, Y, Z¶

The coordinates of the text object.

Angle (deg) — Roll, Pitch, Yaw¶

The orientation of the text object.

Global / Local¶

A combo box selecting whether the entered coordinates and angles are interpreted in the global (environment) coordinate system or the text object's local coordinate system.

Text¶

Allows the user to enter or edit the desired text string. The field is multi-line, so labels may contain several lines of text.

Height (ft)¶

Allows editing of the text height.

Apply¶

Applies the current settings to the selected text object.

Source topic: TextEdDlg.htm — updated from source code (HVEINV-64, Physics) 2026-07-05.

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