txt - 3D text

Name

txt — 3D text

Syntax

Description

Display 3D text. The 3D text will have a 3D structure as default.

Arguments

textsize

Will display the text using text size relative to 1.

cur | ref | min | cen txt text

Will display text at cursor position | reference point | lower left of grid window | center of window

coor xcoor ycoor zcoor

Position in world coordinates xcoor ycoor zcoor.

x | y | z

The text will be oriented along the x | y | z direction.

[xang] [yang] [zang] xangle | yangle | zangle

The text will have an xangle | yangle | zangle towards the respective axis.

col whi | red | gre | ...

Select color for display.

use

Use the current color.

fol

Use the follower for the text to follow the camera.

geo [number] [dec dec_number] [format format_number] [ll latlon_number]

Display the geo numbers as text with geographic notation.

lix linear_extrusion

The text will have a linear extrusion in the z direction.

sav

The text will saved as polydata.

sticky

The text will be placed on a sticky surface.

txt text

To display a text, put it in braces or double quotes if the text contains spaces.

Related command object

Three dimensional text

The main command object for generating 3D text which also utilizes the txt command.

Examples

Ex.1: Three dimensional text

z                                                    ;# Erase screen
win demo                                             ;# Get demo window (450000 460000 6450000 6460000 1000 4000)
spe bgc whi                                          ;# Specify background color to white
txt 3 lix 10 coor 450000 6454000 2000 txt Geocap     ;# Generate 3D text

The above example produces this image.

Text example

See also

lix - Linear extrusion, spe lix , spe txn , spe txt , tx2 - 2D text