EMT File Format

This legacy format has been deprecated and replaced by the .PT File Format.

 

The EMT (EVS Multi-Text) format is used to place 3D text (labels) with user adjustable font and alignment.

 

The format is:

• Lines beginning with "#" are comments

• Lines beginning with "FONT" are font specification lines (more later)

• Lines beginning with "END" specify the end of the file (this is optional, but if you want to have anything after the last command or data line, precede it with an "END" statement.

• All other lines are DATA lines specifying the x-y-z coordinates of a string and the text for that string.

• Blank lines are ignored.

• The FONT specification lines contain the following information in this order:

• • Size: The font size is the height of a typical Capitol letter in true user units

  • Justification: The justification options are the same as in post_samples

  • Plane: The plane options are the same as in post_samples

  • Orientation: The orientation options are the same as in post_samples

  • Red, Green, Blue: These 3 numbers determine the font color.

  • Resolution: The resolution parameter is the same as in post_samples

  • Depth: The parameter is the same as in post_samples

  • Bevel%: The Bevel percentage isthe same as in post_samples

  • Font Face: The Font Face options are the same as in post_samples

• The DATA lines contain four columns of information:

1. 1. X coordinate

   2. Y coordinate

   3. Z coordinate

   4. Text: Everything on the line after the z coordinate (and trailing spaces) is the text to be placed at the above coordinate.

Below is an example EMT File

 

# FONT Size Just. Plane Orient R G B Resolution Depth Bevel% Font Face

FONT, 4, MC, XZ, +X, 0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 3, 0, 0, Arial

# X, Y, Z, Bore

11566.34, 12850.59, 8.5, B-30

11586.34, 13050.59, 12.5, B-31

11381.7, 12747.5, 2.5, B-33

11414.4, 12781.1, 3, B-34

11410.29, 12724.69, 4.5, B-4

11427, 12780.9, 7.5, B-42

11086.52, 12830.67, 5.5, B-49

11211.87, 12710.75, 3, B-50

11199.04, 12810.16, 5, B-51

11496.34, 12753.59, 2.5, B-53

11209.35, 12993.94, 3, B-57

11301.97, 13079.66, 5.5, B-58

11286.77, 13026.7, 3, B-59

 

# FONT Size Just. Plane Orient R G B Resolution Depth Bevel% Font Face

FONT, 6, MC, XZ, +X, 1, 0.5, 0.5, 3, 0.1, 0, Arial

11393.47, 12948.9, 4.5, B-60

11309.03, 12948.99, 5, B-56

11248.75, 12870.91, 4, B-48

11259.67, 12819.29, 3, B-46

11298, 12808.63, 4, B-52

11338, 12830.8, 5, B-38

11401.73, 12897.77, 5, B-45

11416.9, 12819.45, 3.5, B-44

 

# FONT, Size, Justification, Plane, Orientation, Red, Green, Blue, Resolution, Depth, Bevel%, Font Face

FONT, 8, MC, XZ, +X, 1, 0, 0, 3, .3, 0, Arial Bold

11340.49, 12892.61, 3.5, B-47

11251.3, 12929.27, 3, B-75

END