Plus Minus

[Guest Blars]

Is there a code within vectorworks that will input the stacked "Plus Minus" symbol?  Adding "(+/-)" is as long as a 0'-0" dimension itself and just looks stupid.   I see it used under the "Tol:" object info, but there seems to be no way to use just the +/- as a simple stacked symbol.  Please help.  Thanks.

[bcd]

± (Shift )opt + on a mac.

[Guest Blars]

I managed to figure out that:

 

OPT+O = "DIAMETER"

OPT+0 (ZERO) -OR-  OPT+K = "DEGREE" SYMBOL

OPT+G = "COPYWRIGHT"

OPT+R = "TRADEMARK"

OPT+(+) = "NOT EQUAL"

 

THANKS!   I wouldnt have guessed that i needed to hold those two keys together.  Looks like the top number row are the only keys with double symbols assigned in this way.

 

OPT+SHIFT+(+) = "PLUS MINUS"

 

BOOM!

 

THANKS AGAIN!

 

 

[Markvl]

Does anybody know what the above is on a PC?

[bcd]

Alt 241

[Andy Broomell]

Whenever I don't know the code for a character I just Google search it (such as "plus minus symbol"), then copy and paste.

[Jim Smith]

My 2¢ (OPTION + 4)

I also use SHIFT+ OPTION+O to get a larger Ø character

Prior to FONT BOOK on Mac there was something,  I forget what it was called, that allowed one to see what & where the "hidden" characters were laid out on a keyboard.  Now as Andy says, if I can't readily find a character I search for it on line on line.

[bcd]

I believe it was the Character Viewer on Mac is now the Emoji & Symbol Viewer

System Preferences>Show Keyboard, Emoji, & Symbol Viewers in menu bar.

The icon pops up in the top right of your screen

[Jim Smith]

[Goldsworthy Lighting, Inc.]

Thanks for sharing valuable information.