Getting Started

Start up Alibre Design or Alibre Design Xpress and create a new, empty part. Then from the Windows Start menu, browse to

All Programs > plans.theFrankes.com > Text Import Wizard for Alibre Design

You should see a screen similar to this. (Except if you haven't yet registered, you'll also see a picture or two of the boy who will benefit from your product registration.)

Once you've registered the software, you can resize this window even smaller. It was designed to use very little space on your screen. You'll find the interface straightforward and easy to use.

About The Interface (from left to right)

	Menu Bar: Click on the "?" at the left to get the main menu, including options to configure the application, define and save preferences, and get additional help.
	Text Input Area: Type the text here that you want to import.
	Units: Select the units you will be using to define the size of the text. (This happens in the next step.) These don't have to be the same units as your drawing. The text will be scaled from TrueType font units, through the units you choose here, and into the units you use in your drawing. So, if you select Centimeters with a font size of 2.54, and your drawing uses inches, then the resulting font will be about an inch high.
Transform button	Transform: Choose any number of powerful text transformations, including offset, rotation, translation, mirror and more. This feature is described in detail below.
	Import Button: Once you have selected a sketch or design plane in Alibre Design, click this button to start the import process. You first choose a font, style and size, and then the Text Import Wizard will begin to import the text.
	Progress Bar: This bar will "fill" from left to right while the import is processing. Additionally, if the screen is wide enough, you'll also see a message indicating which glyph (character) of the total number is currently being imported.