KozMos AnnoSuite

  Contents & Properties editor for AutoCAD Annotations

        KozMos AnnoSuite is and we can activate AnnoSuite-Properties by TPP and command  TCC will open AnnoSuite-Contents.

AnnoSuite-Properties

        To modify the text properties globally, AnnoSuite-Properties will be a very powerful tool. The properties that can be modified by AnnoSuite-Properties are totally 8: Layer; Color; Style; Justification; Height; Width Factor; Rotation Angle and Oblique Angle. AnnoSuite-Properties support AutoCAD2004+ true color as well.
        AnnoSuite-Properties also contain ValueOperation feature to run simple calculation to get the modification result number. There are five operations in ValueOperation: Equal (=); Plus (+); Minus (-); Multiple (x); Divide (/). With ValueOperation, users can now change the old value to new value more freely.

        Basic properties supported:

• Layer;
• Color (support AutoCAD 2004 True Color);
• Style;
• Justification (does not support FIT/ALIGN);

        As advanced features, AnnoSuite-Properties run ValueOperation to the certain annotation properties:

• Height;
• Width Factor;
• Rotation Angle (NOTICE: Enter value in DEGREE);
• Oblique Angle (NOTICE: Enter value in DEGREE)

        Totally, AnnoSuite-Properties can modify eight different properties for annotations. Each property has its own toggle button to enable/disable the change.

        Select the [Modify nested annotation] toggle button will enable AnnoSuite-Properties to process annotations nested in blocks without explode the parent block. To make the modification more convenient, we can modify the picked annotations (nested enabled) or selected objects. And then, you will see the annotations changed as what you want them to be.
        AnnoSuite-Properties can also be used to change properties of nested texts and mtexts, but this operation must be done by calling the [Modify Pick <] button.

AnnoSuite-Contents

        The AnnoSuite-Content can run some useful ways in content string changing such as change to upper/lower letter, add prefix/suffix and find/replace characters. Supported  features are:

• Clear
  Change all contents to NULL string;
• Unique
  Change all contents to certain user specified string
• Add Prefix
  Add a PREFIX string to all content strings
• Add Suffix
  Add a SUFFIX string to all content strings
• Substitution
  Perform a character substitution to all content strings
• All upper
  Change contents to all UPPER letter case
• All lower
  Change contents to all LOWER letter case
• 1st Cap
  Only change the first letter of each word (if the contents contain more words, separated by spacebar) to UPPER letter
• Multiple Subst
  Perform a multiple character substitutions to all content strings
• Math Calculation
  Run simple mathematic calculation on digits numbers in strings. The

MS Settings: (Multiple Substitution settings)
A dialog will be shown up to enable users setting the  substitution pair of strings (from and to).

MC Settings: (Math Calculation settings)
The  "Math Calculation" dialog will appear. AnnoSuite support "Quadratic Equation with One Unknown Parameter" and the three parameters can be set individually. So some frequently used requirements can also be done with it.
We can set both "A" and "B" to 0.0 in order to add a particular number to all digits.
If we set both "A" and "C" to 0.0, then we can multiple the numbers in string.      

  There are five advanced switches in Annosuite-Content:

• Case sensitive
  Case sensitive while matching.
• Substitute all matched
  The source string may occur many times in annotation contents, this switch will control which matched strings will be processed.
  For example, "abc123abc123" will be changed to "abc456abc123" if this switch is off. Once the switch is activated, the result will be "abc456abc456".
• Full word equal
  Activate this option will force the program to ONLY process the strings that are as same as the source string, otherwise, the strings will be ignored.
• Lock AcDbField content
  This will help the Field content not changed in substitution. In Unique or Clear operations, this can not help maintaining the Field content.
• Modify dimensions
  This will enable the program to process dimension mtext contents.
• Modify nested attributes
  This will enable the program to process attributes nested in block.
  Only support one-level-nested attributes.
• Modify AcDbTable objects
  All cell contents in selected AcDbTable will be processed one by one.
  If only part of AcDbTable cells need to be modified, please use the [Table cell <] button. 

        AnnoSuite-Content can also be used to change content of nested texts and mtexts, this operation must be done via [Pick <] button.

Defference between [Table cell <] and [Execute!] for AcDbTable cells:

    Select AcDbTable in [Select <] will process ALL AcDbTable cells, but [Table cell <] will enable users process cell or cells in certain AcDbTable.

TIPS:

    If you want to insert multiple line content in AcDbTable cells or MTEXT via AnnoSuite-Content, just add "\n" between lines in edit_box blank such as "ABCD\n1234\nwww".

More solutions on AcDbTable:

    Our KozMos AutoTableX can provide more manipulation tools for AcDbTable.

Program record

• 2008-12-31
  Upgrade AnnoSuite-Content is done, new version supported by our new AnnoQuarX.
• 2008-08-31
  Support MultiLeader and Leader in AnnoSuite-Content
  Support block attributes in AcDbTable for AnnoSuite-content
• 2008-01-31
  Add control option for processing dimensions in AnnoSuite-Content
• 2007-04-02
  Support multiple substitution
• 2006-04-10
  Support true color in AutoCAD2007
• 2006-03-31
  Upgrade and some tiny changes on AnnoSuite-Content
• 2005-06-28
  Process cell or cells within one AcDbTable
• 2005-06-12
  Process AcDbTable cell contents
• 2005-01-24
  Change rotation for annotations have align or fit alignment
• 2004-12-31
  Tiny bug fix
• 2004-03-02
  Program finished
• 2004-02-20
  Start program codes

//Koz Jono Yeoh//

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