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    Distinguished Contributor
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    place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

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    01-08-2013 05:04 PM

    I want to place text along an arc as shown in example dwg, how do this using array or other method?

     

     

     

     

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    pendean
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    Re: place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

    01-09-2013 06:08 AM in reply to: fxcastil

    The spacing is off, so they did not usse ARRAY: probably a block that was manually inserted then exploded.


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    Distinguished Contributor
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    Re: place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

    01-09-2013 05:24 PM in reply to: pendean

    I placed the text manually along the arc to illustrate what I want to accomplish.

     

    I was asking how would I place text along the arc as shown on the attached drawing (automatically)

     

    I want the text to be place perendicular to the arc as show on the drawing.

     

    Thanks,

    FX

     

     

     

     

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    Patchy
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    Re: place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

    01-09-2013 09:41 PM in reply to: fxcastil

    Make the text and the underline to become a block and use this block to measure along the arc.

    If they're not suppose to be equally spaced, make the text and the underline a block with its insertion point at the center of the arc and then use insert command.

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    Re: place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

    01-10-2013 06:46 AM in reply to: fxcastil

    If the text must be different for each instance, make it an attributed block.  And follow patchy's advice by using "measure" command for equal distance spacing.

     

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    If you want to get fancy you can create an attributed dynamic block, with the center of arc as base. Then stretch and /or rotate for custom spacing which you could use on varying radii of different arcs.

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    heinsite
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    Re: place text along an arc (not like Express arc text)

    01-17-2013 11:02 PM in reply to: steve216586

    And if the text is to go on radial tick marks (as in your example) add an alignment parameter to the dynamic block.

     

    Dave.

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