Autodesk 00126-050008-1620A - Autocad 2006 Essentials User Manual page 201

Before beginning the training, open the Training OCR dialog box and load the
existing library or open a new one.
To create a new character template
1. Enter a character in Symbol.
2 Select the raster symbol related to the specified character with one of the
selection tools.
Select by picking. Click on the standalone raster character.
Select by frame. Draw a frame around the raster character.
Select by polygon. Specify the vertices that encompass the raster
character; press ENTER to complete the selection.
the raster character; press ENTER to complete the selection.
If you make a mistake, then repeat the procedure.
3. Click the Add button.
The program will create a topological template of the character and add it in the
appropriate place of the template library.
The left part of the dialog box displays the contents of the current template library.
This box shows the sections of the template library: digits, English capital, English
small, special symbols, national capital, and national small. Closed and nonblank
sections are marked with "+".
You can set several templates for each character. The example for "a" is shown in
the figure below. In this case the character is marked with "+". You can open a set
of templates related to this character by clicking on "+". Then you can select a
template by clicking on it. After you have chosen a template, its bitmap is shown on
the right of the dialog box.
If you check the box to the left of the section name, then all
templates located in this section will be enabled. Clearing
the checkbox cancels the link to all templates of this
section. You can open any section by clicking on "+" and
set on/off the necessary templates located in this subfolder,
setting / removing the checkmark located to the left of the
template name.
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