Camera Description - Force new line

[rstevenson]

Is there a way to force a 2nd (or more) line in the Description of cameras?
The dialog box allows an [ENTER] and starts a 2nd line, but when the info is passed on to drawings (%NOTE) all text is strung together on a single line.

[johnjmbennett]

Hi, 

my suggestion is that you introduce the formatting text entry for the 'note' token,  so rather then hit enter, type the text as you required in one single string with this between the line splits.

the standard text reference for formatting a new line is   #Newline   ( Note this test must have a capitol N)

entry this into the string in the Camera description field

'Test line 1#NewlineTest line 2#NewlineTEST line 3'

The resultant entry on the drawing should show three lines of text.

hope that helps.

[markhubrich]

@johnjmbennett That's cool!!! I had no idea that you could add a #NEWLINE in model view description. Although mine seems to work without all that. 

I used to have a problem getting to the next line while working on title contents in drawing style manager but that seems to work too.  ...Hitting enter in the label content creation in drawing style manager did the same before. They must have fixed it in 2021. 

May I ask what version you are using? 

[johnjmbennett]

Hi @markhubrich 

I am using 2021,   I tested it both ways and it does appear to work if you just use enter button,   it creates a newline in the resultant text in the drawing. 

I knew there used to be some issue with #Newline  and enter command not creating that in some of the labeling and title texts,  so  i  tested it to see if it worked placing the text #Newline into the description field. 

anyway looks like there is an option for  @rstevenson  to maybe achieve what he needs.

Cheers

[rstevenson]

Neither solution seems to be working for me (v 2019) immediately without user intervention after creation. The initial text all comes in as one line.

If I go into the Label content after the sheet is created, it appears to be formatted correctly.

#NEWLINE doesn't appear to work in my version.

Once in the content manager, if I make a modification, ie insert a character and back out, it will update. 

I guess that is better than nothing and it sounds like it may be working in later versions.

Thank you for the replies.

Rikki

[rstevenson]

Thought this might explain what I see on my end.

[markhubrich]

I remember something that worked for me. Try putting a space in front of the text on the next line. It sounds silly but it worked for me in the past.

[johnjmbennett]

Have you try to type it as #Newline rather than #NEWLINE

[johnjmbennett · Accepted solution]

@rstevenson 

so i went back and tested this in 2019 version with the USA install. 

typing in the description field one string of test,  but making sure #Newline is used to differentiate the lines. 

Please make sure that the #Newline is used not #NEWLINE,   the capitalised version appears not to work for this token.

Screencast link: https://autode.sk/3d0vMGQ

sample files attached.

Cheers

[Sebastian_Eiche]

Maybe additional: i use this for years and I never had a version in which this is not working. 
In the most case the user forgot to hit the "p" button:

here's another small screncast: https://autode.sk/30yOQt5