Math Symbols
Does anyone know where I can download/get somemath symbols for use in Bricscad? My Boss has metype up stress calculations in CAD and it's tedioushaving to draw up a "pie" symbol from scratch.Also would like to know how everyone out therecreates charts/bill of materials and the like.
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It seems there are a few utilities around for editing shx fonts, but no free ones that I can see.You may find pi and other greek letters amongst the Greek or other fonts available onhttp://www.cadresource.com/library/fonts.html
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Hi Tim,I can think of two ways to use math symbols in BricsCad. First, try using a true type font rather than a BricsCad font. That would allow you to use most symbols the font supports. If you wanted to use the Greek letter sigma, for example, you could copy it from computer's character map and paste it into the mtext editing window. You might need to resize any characters you paste in this way, but that's a minor problem. If there's a character you use all the time, you can find out the ASCII code for it and then enter the code number following two percent signs (e.g. typing %%64 would give you @) - You'll need to search around for the ASCII code for what you want as they aren't observed strictly from font to font.Another way to use math symbols is to use another program entirely, one better designed to deal with charts, calculations etc and then export that file as an image file and place it on your sheets using the raster image facility. I've started doing this for extensive amounts of text, charts and calculations and have found it to be not only much easier to control graphically, but also much, much faster than creating the text/chart/calculation/spreadsheet within BricsCad itself. I recommend you try this as it's easier than my explanation will make it sound: First, use Word, Excel, or whatever program to write and format your calculations. Then, make a TIF or JPG out of that. I use a program called "Zan Image Printer" to do that, but there's probably a free utility somewhere that will do the same thing. Finally, within BricsCad, use the "Attach Raster Image" command to place the Tiff and scale to the appropriate size. It should then print on the sheet exactly as you expect. -- If you have a program that creates the stress calculations you have to redraw in BricsCad, all you would need to do is create an image file from the original program and place it on your sheet.I hope this is some value to you.
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John, you're a life saver. Thank you so much for taking thetime!
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My Pleasure Tim. It was a major discovery for me when I found I could place these sorts of things as image files. The only problem is naming the image files in such a way that you know what's what later when it comes to editing.
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