SetUserText
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The SetUserText command attaches text information to an object. The information is stored in a key/value format. Retrieve the information with the GetUserText command.
This information can also be attached by .NET plug-ins and VisualBasic scripts. This information is easily accessed in .NET and Visual Basic scripts.
To add a User Text key to an object
- Select an object.
- Type the key.
- Type the value.
To add a hidden User Text key to an object
- Select an object.
- Type the key with a "." (period) prefix.
- Type the value.
Note: Hidden keys will not appear in Object Properties > Attribute User Text.
To remove a User Text key from an object
- Select an object.
- Type an existing key.
- Type "" (two double quotes) as the value.
Command-line options
AttachTo
Object
Attaches text information to the object geometry.
If the information is closely associated with the geometry, attach it to the geometry. For example, a circle's radius should be attached to the geometry because the information will be invalid if the circle is control-point edited and changed into a NURBS curve.
Attributes
Attaches text information to the attributes of an object.
If the information is higher-level attribute information, like color, then it should be attached to the object's attributes. Attribute information will persist when an object is control-point edited, trimmed, copied, and so on.
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The GetUserText command retrieves text information attached to an object using the SetUserText command. This information can also be retrieved by .NET plug-ins and VisualBasic scripts.
Steps
- Select an object.
- Press to list all the user text keys and values in the object.
Or, type a key name and press . The command returns the value of the key.