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New arc text entities are created with the current Text style.

To add arc text into a drawing use following functions:

Function Meaning
lcBlockAddArcText Adds an arc text

An arc text has properties and functions derived from base class and the following specific properties:

Property Type Access Meaning
LC_PROP_ENT_...    Base class properties
LC_PROP_ATEXT_STYLE handle
string
RW Handle to Text style
Name of Text style
LC_PROP_ATEXT_STR string RW Text content
LC_PROP_ATEXT_LEN int R Number of characters in the text string
LC_PROP_ATEXT_X float RW Circle center X
LC_PROP_ATEXT_Y float RW Circle center Y
LC_PROP_ATEXT_RADIUS float RW Circle radius
LC_PROP_ATEXT_ANGLE float RW Text position angle
LC_PROP_ATEXT_ALIGN int RW Alignment type (relative to the position angle)
LC_PROP_ATEXT_ANGSTA float R Angle of the text start point
LC_PROP_ATEXT_ANGEND float R Angle of the text end point
LC_PROP_ATEXT_CW bool RW "Clockwise direction" flag
LC_PROP_ATEXT_H float RW Height
LC_PROP_ATEXT_WSCALE float RW Width factor (horisontal scale)
LC_PROP_ATEXT_CHARSPACE float RW Relative distance between characters (0.0 - 3.0)

See also

   Code sample,   Text,   Windows text,   Multiline text,   Retrieve objects