Unicode Character in Dimension

[carlhelquist]

Is there a way to insert a unicode character in a dimension? I would like to insert stacked fractions as font characters.

Carl Helquist

[andrew]

For Unicode, type the following escape sequence into the label text field while creating the dimension or in the property editor:

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\U+####

Where #### is the hex Unicode of the character to insert.

For example (for an 'A'):

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\U+0041

Note that the QCAD fonts don't contain glyph definitions for all of the Unicode characters.

To learn how to extend fonts, please refer to this thread:
http://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/viewtopic.php?t=9

Since you want to create stacked texts, the escape sequence for stacked text might also be interesting:

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\Stop\bottom;

This produces "top" over "bottom". See also user manual at:
http://www.ribbonsoft.com/qcad/manual_r ... r23.html#1

-> 23.1 Advanced Text Commands

[carlhelquist]

Thank you for your quick reply.

I am able to insert unicode into text using your instructions, but I am unable to do so in dimensions.

example file:

http://www.flycarlair.com/pages/qcad/Fraction.dxf

and the standard.cxf that has my glyph for 7/8 in [215e]:

http://www.flycarlair.com/pages/qcad/standard.cxf

and a pdf of what my results look like:

http://www.flycarlair.com/pages/qcad/Fraction.pdf

I am using qcad.2.2.2.0-1-prof.macosx.leopard.universal.

[andrew]

You're right. It does not work in dimension labels.

However, you might be able to simply copy / paste the actual character into the property editor instead: "⅞".

[carlhelquist]

Yes, copying and pasting did the trick.

Thank you for your help.

Carl Helquist