SolidWork 2013 - Writing Text In SolidWork

WRITING TEXT IN THE SKETCHING ENVIRONMENT

CommandManager: Sketch > Text

SolidWorks menus: Tools > Sketch Entities > Text

Toolbar: Sketch > Text

You can write text in the sketching environment of SolidWorks and used it later to create join or cut features.

To write the text, choose the Text button from the Sketch CommandManager; the Sketch Text PropertyManager will be displayed. Enter the text in the Text box in the Text rollout; the text will start from the sketch origin. To place the text at a specified location, exit the Sketch Text PropertyManager after writing the text.

You can also change the format, font, justification, and so on using the options in the Text rollout.

You can also create the text along a curve.

To do so, first you need to create a curve. The curve can be an arc, a spline, a line, or a combination of a line, arc, and spline. Next, choose the Text button to invoke the Sketch Text PropertyManager. Select the curve or curves along which you need to create the text. Now, enter the text in the Text edit box; you will observe that the text is created along the arc. You can use the Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical buttons to modify the position of the text.

To change the font size, clear the Use document font check box and set the value in the Width Factor and Spacing spinners. You can also choose the Font button to change the font and text size.

In SolidWorks, you can link the sketch text to the file properties by choosing the Link to Property button in the Text rollout.