<!DOCTYPE html
  PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<!--
Copyright (c) 2006 UGS Corp.

All Rights Reserved.

This software and related documentation are proprietary to UGS Corp.
-->
<html>
   <head>
      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
      <title>Modify Font Params in SBF</title>
      <script language="javaScript">
        abridged="false";
        displayConditions=new Array();
      </script>
      <link type="text/css" href="../css/main_styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
   <body class="bodydocs" onload="top.pageLoader()" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Modify Font Params in SBF</div>
      <hr noshade="true">
      <p class="para_topic">Allows you to rename or modify symbol font parameters in the SBF file. Any changes you make using this option affect only the symbol in the SBF file. No changes are made to symbol font parameters in the part file.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">If the symbol is found, the menu prompt Modify Font Params In SBF file displays the following options:</p>
      <ul>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Name</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Factor =</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Length =</p>
         </li>
         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Height =</p>
         </li>
      </ul>
      <p class="para_topic">Name and Factor are described under the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('utilities/fil_util_sym_define_r.html');return(false);">Define Symbol</a> option.
      </p>
      <p class="para_topic">Symbol Length and Symbol Height are illustrated below. A description of these terms follows the illustration.</p>
      <div class="figure">
         <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/fil_v04fi31.gif"></p>
      </div>
      <div class="title_figure">Symbol Height and Symbol Length</div>
      <p class="para_topic">Symbol Length and Symbol Height are determined by the actual size of the symbol. The location of the two connecting points in general, is the overall length and height of the symbol. However, the Symbol Length will increase if either of the Connecting Points is beyond the symbol geometry.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You can enter values here to shrink or stretch the symbol, as shown below.</p>
      <div class="figure">
         <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/fil_v04fi30.gif"></p>
      </div>
      <div class="title_figure">Symbol Length is increased</div>
      <p class="para_topic">You can proportionately change the symbol size by computing the proper values and entering them here.</p>
      <table border="0">
         <tr>
            <td valign="top" align="left"><img align="left" src="../graphics/note.gif" alt="Note" title="Note"></td>
            <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
               <div class="para_note">
                  <p class="para_note_body">  Symbol Height and Symbol Length values determine the symbol size only when you use the symbol as a drafting object. When you use a symbol in a line font definition Pattern, the Symbol Height to Symbol Length ratio is always the same as when the symbol was defined. These options cannot be changed individually.</p>
               </div>
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
   </body>
</html>