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Catalogues and Specifications User Guide 12 Series

Chapter: Working With PARAGON Applications

Detail and Material Text

Create Detail Text
Detail Text (DTEXT elements) hold any general text which is used to describe the corresponding component
in schedules, on isometric drawings and so on.
To open the Detail Text Definition form select Create > Detail Text from the main window drop-down.

Enter a name for the DTEXT element in the top input field.
From the Generic Type list select a desired value.
Depending on the Generic Type a list of available Descriptions will become available.
The Symbol Key is set automatically.
If required enter a Length and Quantity.
For ISODRAFT populate the fields for Detail, Interface B and Interface C. Text expressions can be specified
for the Detail (Isodraft), (Interface B) and (Interface C) text fields. Text expression must be entered as valid
string expressions beginning with an open parentheses "(" and ending with a close parentheses ")". If the
expression is not specified in this way the text fields will be treated as a simple string.
Click Apply to commit the changes.
Close the form by clicking the X on the top right or click Dismiss.
To return to the Detail Text Definition form select Modify > Detail Text from the main window drop-down.
Toggle Create and Modify from the top drop-down.
Create Material Text
As Material Texts are common across component types it is normal to create them in a separate section
(below a SECT element).

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Material Text (SMTE elements) contain descriptive text describing the material(s) from which the physical
component is constructed.
To open the Material Text Definition form select Create > Material from the main window drop-down.
Enter a name for the SMTE element in the top input field.

Enter material text in the Material (ISODRAFT) field.

Optionally populate the Interface A and Interface B fields.
Click Apply to commit the changes.
Close the form by clicking the X on the top right or click Dismiss.
To return to the Material Text Definition form select Modify > Material Text from the main window drop-down.
Toggle Create and Modify from the top drop-down.

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