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Figure 11:
Measuring text-to-arc distances
Text
Some associations are just groups of text such as a macro definition. In these cases, the parent
is usually a CAD-to-DMC command such as a macro heading and the children are additional
parameters such as DMC commands. Text parents associate with the nearest text element
within 1.2 character heights below the text with respect to drawing coordinates. Due to this
requirement, bodies of text cannot be rotated. Each additional association child must also be
within 1.2 text heights below its predecessor. Text associations are typically terminated with a
CAD-to-DMC directive such as END_MACRO. They also terminate when another text
element is not found within 3 text heights. If a text association ends for this reason, a warning is
issued.
2.3 Macros
A macro is a way to package several commands together under one heading. When the macro
is executed, all of the associated commands are executed as well. The body of the macro may
