You can use CAP height as the font height metric in Tekla Structures drawings and have more control over the font height in drawing-related content like printing and exports. You can also apply the CAP font height in graphical templates.

Traditionally, the height of the text in Tekla Structures drawings has been based on em (point size) font height metric only. However, some projects require the height of the text to be determined using another industry standard, CAP font height. CAP height represents the height of a capital letter more accurately than em height.

(1) CAP height

(2) point size (em)

You can control the font height in drawings with the advanced option XS_DRAWINGS​_USE​_​CAP​_HEIGHT​_FOR​_FONT​_HEIGHT. CAP height is used when this advanced option is set to TRUE, whereas em (point size) height is used when this advanced option is set to FALSE (default value).

The font metric change is not automatically applied to the existing templates. Texts in drawings created by the drawing templates in Template Editor are not directly affected by the XS_DRAWINGS_USE_CAP_HEIGHT_FOR_FONT_HEIGHT advanced option. The reason for this is that the change in the font height might cause overlapping in the template fields.

• If you want to use CAP height in a specific drawing template, you need to select the Use font CAP height option in the template page properties of the particular template and then adjust the template content as necessary to correct any overlapping fields.

  

• When you create a new drawing template, the preselection of the Use font CAP height option depends on how you have started Template Editor:

  • If you have started Template Editor from within Tekla Structures from the File menu or when editing a drawing layout, Template Editor follows the XS_DRAWINGS_USE_CAP_HEIGHT_FOR_FONT_HEIGHT setting.

  • If you have started Template Editor from outside Tekla Structures from the Microsoft Windows Start menu, the option is controlled by the Template Editor preferences, and whether you have selected the User font CAP height for new graphical templates check box: