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Keep text attachment with symbol

Wonderful

 I would have a program to adjust assembly text automatically into the center of component body, while still keeping the text attached to each symbol. If I start from symbol, I can't keep the text attachment. If I start from text, I can't get the symbol to calculate the component body size to center the text. Is there a way to get both informations? From text->parent, is there a skill function to get its parent place_bound information? Thanks in advance.

  • I'm going to preface my response with the fact that I am not going to "give" you the answer but hopefully the following insights will help:

    Once you locate the text object you select you need to find that text's parent object which is the symbol.  The symbol hopefully has a child layer parameter called place_bound_top (or bot) which has a bounding box (bbox) data type for that shape.  From the bbox of the place_bound you can determine its coordinates and write some code which will tell you where you can move the text to.

    You might have to use some constructs such as txtObj->parent->children wheretxtObj  is something you create that points to the text in question. The Allegro SKILL Reference is where most of this is located under the parameter database types description.  The Allegro SKILL Reference will also help you with the parameters needed to do an axlDBCreateText call to move the text to the newly calculated text position.

    Hopefully this will get you thinking in the right direction.  If not, try back here...

  • Thanks redwire.

    I am going with that way you mentioned, and it worked. 

  • Could you share the skill file?

    Regards,

    satya

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