Text Styles Dialog, Spacing Tab

Setting	Description
Line Spacing Type	Line spacing set at 5.00. Horizontal Line Spacing Types (L to R): Exact, Automatic, From Line Top, and At Least. Line spacing set at 5.00. Vertical Line Spacing Types (L to R): Exact, Automatic, From Line Top, and At Least. Sets the distance, in text height units, between lines of text using the following methods: Exact (DGN workmode only) — The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + the baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as: Current line origin + the maximum width of characters in the line + Line Spacing. The Exact method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value. Automatic (DGN workmode only) — The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as the maximum of either Line Spacing or the maximum width of characters in the line. The Automatic method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value. From Line Top — For horizontal and vertical text, the distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing. This method is analogous to the AutoCAD Exactly line spacing setting. It provides rigid control over line spacing, and is generally used for table-based text. However, since the spacing does not vary, the lowest point on one line may overlap the top of the next line. At Least — The distance to the next line is calculated as: 1/3 of the maximum height of a character + 1/3 of the node number height + the lowest point of the text * Line Spacing. When the Vertical text style setting is on, the same rules apply, except that the distance is between the left side of one line of text and the left side of the following line of text. This method is analogous to the AutoCAD At Least line spacing setting. It is variable, data dependent, and uses Line Spacing as a factor, not a distance.
Line Spacing	Sets the distance, between: Lines in a multi-line text element (text node) when it is placed. Text and an identified element, when the Place Text Along tool is used with any of these Methods: Above Element, Below Element, or Along Element. The distance is calculated by multiplying the line spacing entered in this field with the text height. For example, if the line spacing entered is 1.2 and the text height is 5, the distance will be 6. `ACTIVE` `LINE` `SPACE` [ `mu:su:pu` ] `LS=` [ `mu:su:pu` ]
Inter Character Spacing	Sets the distance, in text height units, between characters in text when placed. `ACTIVE` `TXCHARSPACE` [ `mu:su:pu` ]
Line Offset X	Sets the distance, in text height units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in X.
Line Offset Y	Sets the distance, in text height units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in Y.
Fixed Spacing	Uses Inter Character Spacing value to set the distance from the start of one character to the start of the next character, rather than between characters.
Backwards	If on, reverses the orientation of text horizontally when placed.
Upside Down	If on, reverses the orientation of text vertically when placed.
Super Script	If on, sets placed text with superscript characteristics. Note: Use the following key-in to adjust the size of the superscript text. Default scale value is 0.3. `TEXTDISPLAYSCALE` `SUPERSCALE` [ `scale value` ]
Sub Script	If on, sets placed text with subscript characteristics. Note: Use the following key-in to adjust the size of the subscript text. Default scale value is 0.3. `TEXTDISPLAYSCALE` `SUBSCALE` [ `scale value` ]
Line Length	Sets the Active Line Length, the maximum number of characters per line in a multi-line text element (text node). `ACTIVE` `LINE LENGTH` [ ]
Margin Justification	If set to True, aligns placed text to the margins. Default is False.
ACAD Intercharacter Spacing	If set to True, will create inter-character spacing within text, analogous to AutoCAD, when placed. The value of Inter Character Spacing acts as a scale factor. The value set to 1 is normal spacing.

Line Spacing Type

Line spacing set at 5.00. Horizontal Line Spacing Types (L to R): Exact, Automatic, From Line Top, and At Least.

Line spacing set at 5.00. Vertical Line Spacing Types (L to R): Exact, Automatic, From Line Top, and At Least.

Sets the distance, in text height units, between lines of text using the following methods:

Exact (DGN workmode only) — The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + the baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as: Current line origin + the maximum width of characters in the line + Line Spacing. The Exact method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value.
Automatic (DGN workmode only) — The distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing + baseline. (Baseline is determined by the arrangement origin of the text (upper left) + the height of the tallest character.)When the Vertical text style setting is on, the distance between lines of vertical text is calculated as the maximum of either Line Spacing or the maximum width of characters in the line. The Automatic method does not account for extreme variance in descender depth. To get the line spacing that you want, try adjusting the line spacing value.
From Line Top — For horizontal and vertical text, the distance to the next line is calculated as: Top of line + Line Spacing. This method is analogous to the AutoCAD Exactly line spacing setting. It provides rigid control over line spacing, and is generally used for table-based text. However, since the spacing does not vary, the lowest point on one line may overlap the top of the next line.
At Least — The distance to the next line is calculated as: 1/3 of the maximum height of a character + 1/3 of the node number height + the lowest point of the text * Line Spacing. When the Vertical text style setting is on, the same rules apply, except that the distance is between the left side of one line of text and the left side of the following line of text. This method is analogous to the AutoCAD At Least line spacing setting. It is variable, data dependent, and uses Line Spacing as a factor, not a distance.

Line Spacing

Sets the distance, between:

Lines in a multi-line text element (text node) when it is placed.
Text and an identified element, when the Place Text Along tool is used with any of these Methods: Above Element, Below Element, or Along Element.

The distance is calculated by multiplying the line spacing entered in this field with the text height. For example, if the line spacing entered is 1.2 and the text height is 5, the distance will be 6.

ACTIVE LINE SPACE [

 
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LS= [

 
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Inter Character Spacing

Sets the distance, in text height units, between characters in text when placed.

ACTIVE TXCHARSPACE [

 
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Line Offset X

Sets the distance, in text height units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in X.

Line Offset Y

Sets the distance, in text height units, between placed text and the position from which the text is drawn in Y.

Fixed Spacing

Uses Inter Character Spacing value to set the distance from the start of one character to the start of the next character, rather than between characters.

Backwards

If on, reverses the orientation of text horizontally when placed.

Upside Down

If on, reverses the orientation of text vertically when placed.

Super Script

If on, sets placed text with superscript characteristics.

Note: Use the following key-in to adjust the size of the superscript text. Default scale value is 0.3.

TEXTDISPLAYSCALE SUPERSCALE [

scale
						  value

]

Sub Script

If on, sets placed text with subscript characteristics.

Note: Use the following key-in to adjust the size of the subscript text. Default scale value is 0.3.

TEXTDISPLAYSCALE SUBSCALE [

scale
						  value

]

Line Length

Sets the Active Line Length, the maximum number of characters per line in a multi-line text element (text node).

ACTIVE LINE LENGTH [

]

Margin Justification

If set to True, aligns placed text to the margins. Default is False.

ACAD Intercharacter Spacing

If set to True, will create inter-character spacing within text, analogous to AutoCAD, when placed. The value of Inter Character Spacing acts as a scale factor. The value set to 1 is normal spacing.