Detail and Material Text

Catalogues and Specifications User Guide

Working With PARAGON Applications : Create : Detail and Material Text

Detail Text (DTEXT elements) hold any general text which is used to describe the corresponding component in schedules, on isometric drawings and so on.

Select Create > Detail Text from the main menu to display the Detail Text Definition window.

Enter a name for the DTEXT element in the top input field.

From the Generic Type list select a desired value.

Depending on the Generic Type a list of available Descriptions will become available.

The Symbol Key is set automatically.

If required enter a Length and Quantity.

For ISODRAFT populate the fields for Detail, Interface B and Interface C. Text expressions can be specified for the Detail (Isodraft), (Interface B) and (Interface C) text fields. Text expression must be entered as valid string expressions beginning with an open parentheses "(" and ending with a close parentheses ")". If the expression is not specified in this way the text fields will be treated as a simple string.

Click Apply to commit the changes or Dismiss to close the window.

To return to the Detail Text Definition window select Modify > Detail Text from the main window drop-down.

Toggle Create and Modify from the top drop-down.

Create Material Text

As Material Texts are common across component types it is normal to create them in a separate section (below a SECT element).

Material Text (SMTE elements) contain descriptive text describing the material(s) from which the physical component is constructed.

Select Create > Material from the main menu to display the Material Text Definition window.

Enter a name for the SMTE element in the top input field.

Enter material text in the Material (ISODRAFT) field.

Optionally populate the Interface A and Interface B fields.

Click Apply to commit the changes.

Close the window by clicking the X on the top right or click Dismiss.

To return to the Material Text Definition window select Modify > Material Text from the main window drop-down.

Toggle Create and Modify from the top drop-down.