Layout User Text

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The Layout User Text page lists the user text attached to the current layout.

Search

Type in the search box to only display the User Text that contains the typed text in its key or value.

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Adds a User Text key to the current layout.

Text Fields

Retrieves information from the current document or an object.

Delete

Removes the selected User Text key from the layout.

Import

Reads User Text keys from a .csv or .txt file into the layout.

Export

Saves User Text keys in the layout to a .csv or .txt file.

Key

The name of the UserText key.

Value

The value of the UserText key.

Example

 

Key

Value

Part name

X-Joint

Part number

XJT-20-584

Supplier

Krypton Metals, Inc.

Material

Titanium

Weight in kilograms

20

See: Naming conventions in Rhino

Sort the list alphabetically

  • Click the key or value column header.

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Copy key and value

Copies the selected key and value to the Clipboard.

Paste key and value

Pastes the key and value from the Clipboard.

Paste key and value to all layouts

Pastes the key and value stored in the Clipboard to every layout.

  • User Text can be copied and pasted between object, layout, and document properties.
  • Attribute User Text is pasted to Document User Text or Layout User Text in the format of <Key>:<Object Name>|<Value>. If the object does not have a name, <Object Name> is replaced by the object's GUID.
  • Paste key and value to all layouts does not overwrite the values of existing keys.