GuideSIGN Plus 2024 Help
This feature is not available in GuideSIGN SIGMA.
To modify the settings of a text string, select the desired text string by clicking its range box border in the Template Preview.
Displays the current panel style, the units which the software uses to match the drawing's units, and the M.U.T.C.D. Edition.
Displays the preview of the sign to be used for a new template. The pointer will change shape as you move it over the sign preview to help you select a sign element. As you select a text string, the parameters available at the right of Sign Preview will change accordingly. As you modify the template parameters, the preview will update dynamically.
Select each element to display and modify it's settings as required. Ensure that the positioning of the elements in the sign preview is similar to that in the original sign.
To have the software center the text string in the panel horizontally, select the Horizontally Centered in the Panel check box.
Note: As the software centers the text string in the panel, the text string's range box extends to the panel edge on both sides.
Indicates the position of the selected text string within its range box and the direction in which the range box may grow when a sign is created from the template. Selecting any of the nine options available will make the arrow indicating the text string's position in the preview change its form and position accordingly.
Allows you to shift the sides of the text string's range box to align it to a desired sign element. As you select a text string, horizontal and vertical orange bars appear on the sides of the range boxes in the preview to mark the alignment of the selected text string to other sign elements. To shift one of the horizontal or vertical sides of the range box, click a corresponding arrow under Change Range Box Size.
Note: The maximum size of a range box is limited by the margins of the sign panel and the range boxes of the neighboring objects.