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Info Box Command

The Info Box command displays properties of selected objects in the drawing. To use it, select an object and choose the Info Box command or press Ctrl+I. The available properties vary depending on the object type but include layer, color, and additional details like dimensions, text, or point coordinates. Properties for specific object categories like circles or text provide additional details relevant to that object type.

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Info Box Command

The Info Box command displays properties of selected objects in the drawing. To use it, select an object and choose the Info Box command or press Ctrl+I. The available properties vary depending on the object type but include layer, color, and additional details like dimensions, text, or point coordinates. Properties for specific object categories like circles or text provide additional details relevant to that object type.

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Info Box Command

Menu: TOOLS
Menu Command: INFO BOX
Shortcut Key: Ctrl+I

The Info Box command can be used to view and edit properties of a selected object. To
activate the command, you must select an object before executing the command.

Using the Command


Select an object and choose the INFO BOX command.

The available items in the Info Box vary depending on the type of object you have selected.

All Info Boxes contain Layer and Color information and a Same As button.

If the Details button is enabled, click it to display additional details on the selected
object like point locations, scale, etc.

There are five different kinds of Info Box configurations based on object categories. Each
contains information relevant to the specific category of object.

Circle/Arc
• Center Coordinate: the coordinate of the center on each axis.
• Radius: the radius in Drawing Units.
• Start Angle: the starting angle of the Circle/Arc.
• Span Angle: the span angle of the Circle/Arc.
• Area: the area of the Circle/Arc.
• Length: the circumference of the circle or length of the arc in Drawing Units.
• Line Type: the type of line (i.e., dashed, dotted, etc.) used to draw the Circle/Arc.
• Line Scale: the amount of space between dashes or dots in certain line types.
• Line Width: the width of the line used to draw the Circle/Arc.
• Fill Wide Lines: fills wide line types in 2-D Mode instead of drawing them as outlines.

Dimension
• Text Font: the typeface of the text.
• Text Size: the point size of the text.
• Accuracy: number of digits after the decimal point in the dimension.
• Arrow Type: the type of arrow used in the dimension.
• Format: the format of the dimension text.
• Flip Text: reverses the direction of dimension text.
Arrow, Curve, Vector
• Point Coordinates: the coordinate of the current point on each axis.
• Current Point: the number of the point to which the information applies.
• Area: the area of the entity if it is closed.
• Length: the measurement of the entity in Drawing Units.
• Line Type: the type of line used to draw the entity.
• Line Scale: the amount of space between dashes or dots in certain line types.
• Line Width: the width of the line used to draw the entity.
• Fill Wide Lines: fills wide line types instead of drawing them as outlines.
Text
• Font: the typeface of the text.
• Content: the letters, numbers, and symbols that make up the text entry.
• Angle: the angle at which the text entity is placed in the drawing.
• Length: the length of the text entity in Drawing Units.
• Height: the height of the text entity in Drawing Units.
• Keep Length/Width ratio: when checked the length/width ratio stays the same when
the length or width is changed.

Double Entities
• Point Coordinates: the coordinate of the current point on each axis.
• Current Point: the number of the point to which the information applies.
• Area: the area of the entity if it is closed.
• Length: the measurement of the entity in Drawing Units.
• Line Width: the width of the line used to draw the entity.
• Align: the alignment of the entity using the points.
• Cap: determines whether the ends of the entity are closed or not.
• Fill Wide Lines: fills wide line types instead of drawing them as outlines.
• AutoTrim: determines whether or not the double entity will automatically be trimmed
where it overlaps itself or another double entity.

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