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DIMTIX system variable

Tue, Jul 13, 2021 dimtix, draw text, extension lines, system variable 0 1 1283 0/5 (0 Vote)

Function Description: The DIMTIX system variable is used to draw text between extension lines. Type : Parameter Saved in : Drawing Initial value : off System Variable Value: Off : for linear dimension and angular dimension, place dimension text... Read More

DIMTIH system variable

Tue, Jul 13, 2021 dimtih, control position, dimension text, extension line, dimension, system variable 0 0 1003 0/5 (0 Vote)

Function Description: The DIMTIH system variable is used to control position of dimension text in extension line for all types of dimension except ordinate dimension. Type : Parameter Saved in : Drawing Initial value : On (Imperial) or Off (Metric)... Read More

DRAWORDER command

Thu, Aug 12, 2021 draworder, command, change, drawing, order, graph, objects 0 0 1485 0/5 (0 Vote)

The DRAWORDER command is used to change the drawing order of graph or other objects. Command Access: Menu : Tools > Draw Order > Bring to frontCommand : DRAWORDER Command Prompts: Select object:Enter object ordering option [Above objects/Under... Read More

Why specific objects in my drawing are shown as boxes?

Sun, Apr 3, 2016 QTEXTMODE, QTEXT 0 0 4198 0/5 (0 Vote)

Have you ever found that when you open a drawing, you see your texts are missing? You only see them as boxes like below. This is actually a setting to simplify the drawing appearance. By simplifying the text appearance, you can work with drawing... Read More

How to annotate isometric drawings?

Sun, Apr 3, 2016 Isometric Dimension, DIMEDIT, OBLIQUE, isometric, text 0 0 6332 0/5 (0 Vote)

Have you tried to annotate your isometric drawings? How about dimensions and text, is it appear properly? No it‟s not. The drawing looks isometric, but not the annotations. So how can you create isometric annotations? Isometric Text First, create... Read More

EATTEXT command

Thu, Aug 12, 2021 eattext, command, extracts, drawing, data, merges, external, extraction 0 0 1368 0/5 (0 Vote)

The EATTEXT command is used to extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file. Command Access: Menu : Tools > Data ExtractionCommand : DATAEXTRACTION/EATTEXT Function Description: Exports... Read More

CHANGETEXT command

Fri, Aug 6, 2021 changetext, command, several, texts, drawing, need, modified 0 0 1678 0/5 (0 Vote)

The CHANGETEXT command is used to when there are several texts in the drawing which need to be modified, it would be much more tedious and inefficient to modify them one by one. Change text allows users make bulk modifications to several texts. For... Read More

Make R Text

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 rtext, display, content, text file, calculation, results 0 0 1058 0/5 (0 Vote)

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... Read More

Arc-Aligned Text

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 create, arc, aligned, text 0 0 918 0/5 (0 Vote)

You can use this function to create Arc-Aligned Text. Menu : Text >Arc-Aligned Text Command Entry: ARCTEXT Operation steps: 1.Start the command. 2.Select an Arc or an Arc- Aligned Text, as shown below. 3.Input texts in "Arc-Aligned Text" dialog... Read More

Text Align

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 align, text, coordinates, x, y, direction 0 0 854 0/5 (0 Vote)

As the name describes, this function is used to align text. You can select several texts in your drawing to align along X or Y coordinates, or along a line of specific direction. You can access it from: Menu: Text >Text Align Command Entry:... Read More

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