topic Re: Sketched Symbol - Dynamic Text Box Size in Inventor Programming Forum

Sketched Symbol - Dynamic Text Box Size

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:38:01 GMT

I am creating a fairly simple Sketched Symbol for Revision Details that has Prompted entries to fill in the details.

The problem is that the description varies in length and needs to be say 3-5 lines long wrapped to a certain width and I cannot find a way to get the text box to scale with the text. Can anyone help here?

thanks,
Alasdair

Picture of Sketch Attached.

Example of the Revision Box:

Issue X
Description
Description
Description
Initials & Date
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Re: Sketched Symbol - Dynamic Text Box Size

Anonymous — Fri, 08 May 2020 04:04:46 GMT

was there ever a solution to this? I have the same issue and want the text box to drive other sketched geometry when it grows or shrinks with the text box.

Re: Sketched Symbol - Dynamic Text Box Size

marcin_otręba — Fri, 08 May 2020 11:38:51 GMT

you can go to textbox object, then use TextBox.FittedTextWidth() As Double property read its value, then adjust textbox width.

TextBox.Width = TextBox.FittedTextWidth + 5

but you need to do it in definition of that sketch symbol so it will adjust all sketch symbols in your drawing.

you also can compare this two values and then set scale of each symbol individually.

Re: Sketched Symbol - Dynamic Text Box Size

blandb — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:46:22 GMT

Do you mind explaining this a little further.

I have a line that I want to either lengthen or shorten with the text. I know it needs to be 1/4" in longer on either end of the text.

You will see in the image that I'd like to have the scale always be to the right end, and the length of the line vary with the view name prompted entry.