Registered Trademarks superscripted in descriptions. 2

[onwdowntwotogo]

I have been searching on how to superscript ® within the description properties. Can't find it.

Here's my deal:

-I go under a parts custom property and put a part description of: Example®
-In my drawing I have this property linked and the ® is the same size and non-superscripted.

I have tried several ways to go about superscripting this but, to no avail, it won't work. I can get the TM in Example™ to go superscript. ARGH! Please help.

 

[onwdowntwotogo]

Never mind, I found that the Century Gothic font has the ® as regular and another font (ex. Calibri) has it superscripted. You can't have multiple fonts within one text box either. Ugh.

 

[handleman]

Sure you can. Just select the text in the note and change its font. If you want it driven by a custom property it's just a bit more of a pain. You have to use what I call SWML. See thread559-227604

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[handleman]

Here's a quickie example of some SWML embedded into custom properties. The note that reads "My Test Remark®" is just linked to the property called "MyProperty". The property uses embedded SWML to create the superscripted ®. It's really a stack (like a fraction) with no line displayed and the font size reduced to tiny on the bottom to bring the symbol down to the area of a superscript.

The second note that reads "My Second Test Remark" just changes the font to Comic Sans MS in the middle of the note.

This SWML can be typed in anywhere you want - notes, dimensions, etc.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[fcsuper]

SolidWorks actually has a built-in super and sub script function than can be used with any font. When editing the text of an annotation note, click on the Stack icon. This will bring up a window that will allow you to create a fraction. If you only fill in the top field and remove the fraction line, that is the same thing as a superscript or subscript. I recommend setting the scale at 70% for best results. I did a presentation about the Stack function at a User Group meeting in 2009.

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solidworks & http://twitter.com/fcsuper

 

[onwdowntwotogo]

Thanks! That was exactly what I was looking for! Unfortunately, I decided since these were internal documents that I would remove the trademark symbol all together from the title and only change the laser marked symbols. In that case, it was easier. I am sure I will come across this again and for what I originally wanted, handleman, you hit the nail on the head. ACE!

 

[handleman]

Matt,

The OP wanted to know how to do this with a note that is linked to custom properties. Sure you can add the superscript to the note manually using the stack functionality, but you can't put the superscript in a custom property and then link a note to it without embedding the SWML (which, by the way, is actually created in the note when you use the GUI to create the stack) into the property.


-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)