Solid Edge How to insert an Ohm symbol (capital omega) into a text box?

2022-08-30T10:22:38Z
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Summary


Details

The customer has a text box on the drawing and wants to insert the Ohm symbol at a specific position between the other words.

task to insert the Ohm symbol at the cursor position

How can this be executed?

Solution

The following steps explain how the Ohm symbol can be inserted.

  • Execute a left-click in the text box at the position where the Ohm should be inserted.
    place the caret/insertion point in the text box

    • Select the command 'Select - Insert Symbols, Characters or Property Text' in the command bar.
      text box command in the command bar

      • Select the command 'Insert Character' from the icon stack.
        command within the icon stack

        • Change the font within the appearing 'Character Map' dialog from 'Arial' to 'Symbol'.
          from Font: Arial

          to Font: Symbol

          • Find and select the Ohm symbol in the listing and choose 'Select' and then 'Copy'.
            select and copy the Ohm symbol

            • Close the 'Character Map' dialog.
              • Paste the copied symbol from the clipboard into the text box with the help of the shortcut Ctrl + v.
                paste the Ohm symbol with the help of the shortcut Ctrl + v

                • Finish the text box command and check the result
                  resulting Ohm symbol in the text box

                  Notes

                  The text box command allows to combine different fonts.  That is why the above described solution allows to insert the intended symbol from a font where it is available.

                  Depending on the cursor position within the text box the font then automatically changes.

                  up|percase > font Solid Edge ISO

                  Ohm| > font Symbol

                  symb|ol > font Solid Edge ISO

                  KB Article ID# PL8669057

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