# Make RText [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [What's new](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/(What's%20new).md) → [Additional Pages](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/(Additional%20Pages).md) ## Make RText We can use RText function to display the content of a text file or the calculation results of a DIESEL expression in the drawing. **Menu:**Text \>Make RText **Command Entry:** RTEXT ## Operation steps: 1. Start the command and command line prompts as below. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/assets/GCAD_NEW/images/Rtext%20(Creates%20reactive%20text)%201.jpg) Options: Style**:** Select a text style. Height**:** Specify a text height. Rotation**:** Specify a rotation value. File: Use an external text file. Diesel**:** Use DIESEL code. 2.Capital letters "S", "H" or "R" are used to set text style, text height, text rotation; If you enter "F", a dialog box will pop up and you can select a text file(\*.txt) as RText display object. While the content of text file is changing, the RText is also changing automatically; If you select "Diesel" and a dialog box will pop up as below, the calculation results of a DIESEL expression can be displayed in the drawing. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/assets/GCAD_NEW/images/Rtext%20(Creates%20reactive%20text)%202.jpg) 3.Input Diesel expression, here for example we input $(getvar, "dwgprefix")$(getvar, "dwgname") as shown below. The expression means to get current path. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/assets/GCAD_NEW/images/Rtext%20(Creates%20reactive%20text)%203.jpg) 4.Select insertion point to insert RText object. 5.Finish creating RText object, as shown below. ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/assets/GCAD_NEW/images/Rtext%20(Creates%20reactive%20text)%204.jpg) --- Gstarsoft Co.,Ltd ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Make%20RText.md)