Adding "plus/minus" sign in text string
Posted:
Tue May 02, 2017 11:30 amby lemasci
I forgot how to insert a "plus/minus sign" (also diameter, degree, etc. signs) in a text string. Can someone please HELP!
Thanks.
Re: Adding "plus/minus" sign in text string
Posted:
Tue May 02, 2017 11:51 amby RParker
If you are using one of the fonts that allow it, holding down the ALT key while typing 0146 will add a +/- to the text string.
The list of texts that have the "extended characters" is in the manual.
Re: Adding "plus/minus" sign in text string
Posted:
Tue May 02, 2017 12:12 pmby MtnArch
If you're using a TTF font you can see what's available (and the ASCII number) you can use Windows' built-in Character Map (in Win10 it's under Windows Accessories); if you're using an SHX font download the Character Map AEC file from DC LLC (
https://www.datacad.com/ddn/fonts_ref.html - links to PDF and AEC files are under "DataCAD Standard Font Chart") and change the font to the one you want to use. If it's not shown it's not available.