Advanced Topics

Convert text to Mtext:

• Command to convert text to Mtext is TXT2MTXT.
• Type TXT2MTXT at command prompt and press enter.
• The prompt says to select objects(text). Simply select text objects and press enter.
• That’ all. The selected text objects will become a single Mtext.

Change Justification of text:

• This command changes the justification point of a text object without moving the text.
• Command to change justification of text is TJUST.
• Type TJUST at command prompt and press enter.
• The prompt says to select objects (text). Select text objects and press enter.
• You will get following options at command prompt.
• [Start/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR].
• Select one of the options by typing capital letters shown in the option and press enter.

Rotate multiple text:

• Command to rotate multiple text objects at same location is TORIENT.
• Type TORIENT at command prompt and press enter.
• The prompt says to select objects(text). Select text objects and press enter.
• Now the prompt says to enter New absolute rotation angle.
• You can enter an angle at command prompt (example: 30).
• Or you can pick two points. The angle between two points will be read and applied to rotate text objects.

Enclose text with [Circles/Slots/Rectangles]:

• Command to enclose text objects with Circle or Slot or Rectangle is TCIRCLE.
• Type TCIRCLE at command prompt and press enter.
• Now select TEXT, MTEXT or ATTDEF objects… and press enter.
• Now the prompt says to enter offset distance factor. That is gap between circle and text.
• You can press enter to accept the default value or enter required offset distance and press enter.
• Now you will get the options how to enclose text with [Circles/Slots/Rectangles].
• Type C for Circle, or type S for Slot, or type R for Rectangle and press enter.
• Now the prompt says that, is the size of circle / slot / rectangle is constant or variable.
• Enter V for variable size and press enter. That’s all.

Break-Line-Symbol:

• Command to draw break-line-symbol is BREAKLINE.
• Type BREAKLINE at command prompt and press enter.
• Check the size of breakline in command prompt.
• If you want to change size of breakline, type S at command prompt and press enter. Then provide size and press enter.
• Now pick first point for breakline. And then pick second point for breakline.
• Now pick location point for break symbol(Midpoint).

Superhatch:

• Command to use a block or an image as hatch pattern, is SUPERHATCH.
• Type SUPERHATCH at command prompt and press enter.
• Now you will get a small dialog box with options.
• Pick either a block or an image button.
• Now select a block or an image to use as hatch pattern.
• Then provide insertion point, scale and rotation angle for the selected block or image.
• Now press enter to accept the placement of inserted block or image.
• If the selected choice is a block, then again press enter to accept the Extents of block.
• Now you will get, Specify an option [Advanced options] <Internal point>: at command prompt.
• Pick an internal point to place hatch and press enter to finish.

Change text case (TCASE):

• Changes the case of selected text, mtext, attributes, and dimension text.
• Command to change text case is TCASE.
• Type TCASE at command prompt and press enter.
• Now select text objects and press enter.
• Now it will ask to select an option from [Sentence/Lower/Upper/Title/toGgle].
• Select one of the options. That’s all.

Page Setup in Layout:

 

Advanced Object Snap:

 

Attribute Block:

 

Drawing to PDF:

 

DIVIDE MEASURE LINES & CURVES:

 

FILTER QUICKSELECT SELECTION CYCLING:

 

RENAME PURGE:

 

CREATE LINE TYPE WITH TEXT:

 

IMAGE ATTACH CLIP UNLOAD RELOAD DETACH:

 

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