Stock Objects Dialog

These options allow you to format the stock objects (North Arrow, Scale Bar, Legend) the way you choose for your drawing.

Hide

The item will not be displayed with this turned on.

'Traverse PC' (Border only)

When you plot a drawing with a border, TPC includes the text ‘Traverse PC’ in the lower left hand corner of the drawing. You can choose to place it Inside the border or Outside. If you place it Inside the border and specify a Radius for the border, TPC will move it to the right of the radius.

Colors, Font

Select the color, font, font size, and thickness (Thin, Light, Normal, Medium, Bold, Heavy) you want the item and its associated text to appear in. See Text Objects for more information on sizing text.

Line

Select the line width to draw the item with.

Style

Select the style (Simple or Fancy) you want the item drawn with

Offsets

In the case of the border object, the offsets cause the border to be drawn inside the drawing margins by the offset amount. You might use this to create a space below the border for your title block and company logo.

OK

Returns you to the Drawing View and applies the settings you have chosen

Cancel

Returns you to the Drawing View without making any changes.

Save

Saves your settings as the default settings for the item