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Message 1 of 28
aslove
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Civil 3D 2012 text

Anyone having problem with text text when editing.  It seems to hold it position after you edit and try to rotate or move the text?

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Message 2 of 28
wfberry
in reply to: aslove

Yes:

 

Here are a couple of options.

1.  Convert to MTEXT

2.  Run Audit with "Y" (sinc came up with this one.)

 

Bill

 

Message 3 of 28
AlmasSuljevic
in reply to: aslove

Here is another one. Run AUDIT (you may not see any errors) and then keep using ED command for editing of text.



Almas Suljevic
Product Support Specialist
Autodesk Global Subscription and Support
Autodesk, Inc.

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Message 4 of 28
mtecacad
in reply to: AlmasSuljevic

Is this a bug that may be fixed soon, is causing major problems. very unproductive.

Message 5 of 28
stupidnguyen
in reply to: mtecacad

I think like you!

Message 6 of 28

We are having this same problem. But have noticed MTEXT does not behave like this. Hopefully there will be a patch soon for this. I am getting tired of running the AUDIT command 100 tmes a day!

Message 7 of 28
aslove
in reply to: aslove

Thanks,

 

I am getting sick of running Audit.  Hopefully there will be a patch out soon.

Message 8 of 28
gary.lovegrove
in reply to: aslove

Try setting the DTEXTED sys variable to 1

 

Gary

Message 9 of 28
mbm98
in reply to: aslove

The city engineering team that I work for is also having the same text problem. As suggested, we tried the dtexted = 1 command and it gave us a dialog box for text entry. Unfortunately it would not retain the changes. 

 

When we open the properties window and try to change the text we get a dialog box with the following message: "Object was open for read".

 

The only work around  to break out of the open for read mode appears to be Audit. 

 

This is getting extremely frustrating and  really slows productivity. Please Autodesk give us a hot fix!

 

Thanks!

Message 10 of 28
mbennum
in reply to: aslove

I'm having the same problem, and can reproduce it on two separate computers (one workstation, one laptop).

 

It appears if you copy a piece of DTEXT, then text edit the original piece of text, it will get "stuck". You can't edit it again, and if you MOVE or ROTATE it dissappears until a regen. Audit, or close/reopen fixes it temporarily.

 

I guess switching to Mtext will fix it, but I don't like Mtext for everything. 

 

 

Message 11 of 28
mbm98
in reply to: mbennum

There is hope! Autodesk knows the problem and is supposedly working on a hotfix.

 

In the mean time Autodesk issued the following work around:

  1.  At the command prompt type DTEXTED. (This is the dtext editor mode selector.)
  2. Type 1 & Press [ENTER]. (Setting the dtext editor mode 2 = new dynamic edit in place mode & 1 = classic edit text in dialog box.)   
  3. Type AUDIT. Press Y to fix all errors. (Forces Civil 3d to stop locking items & use new mode)
  4. Save your drawing and now you will not have the problem with the locked out text.  (Object was open for read = error)

Dont forget to run the Audit command after changing the Dtext editor or the changes wont work. That's where I was making my mistake. Good Luck!

 

M...

Message 12 of 28
mfernandes
in reply to: mbm98

it like standing on right leg on your chair , touch your nose with your left index finger and push the <esc> <ctrl> <fix> key.Smiley Wink

I hope there is a fix soon.

 

Moving or rotating text would make it disappear, and regen would display the text with no change.   

I experienced the same issue with the style labels as well.

editing text

 

well at least I now know it was not just me Smiley Very Happy I couldn't replicate the error with any consistency

 

Message 13 of 28
SeanCOA
in reply to: aslove

If this is not an issue with MTEXT, can the same be said for straight TEXT command?!

"I do not like the cone of shame"
Message 14 of 28
SeanCOA
in reply to: mbm98

Coiuld you do this DTEXTED in your template to solve the problem for any drawing you open?!

"I do not like the cone of shame"
Message 15 of 28
mbennum
in reply to: SeanCOA

The straight TEXT command is DText, so that doesn't help.

 

 

DTEXTED is a persistent setting, not per drawing. If you set it on each workstation once it should stick.

Message 16 of 28
steve-dude
in reply to: mbennum

The idea that this only affects dynamic text is incorrect.  Multiline text is equally affected.  I have leaders with MTEXT objects that when copied, 'freeze up'.  I can't erase or move or edit them.  Well, erase makes it look gone, but a regen will bring it back.  Likewise, copying a peice of MTEXT that has two lines of text, creates the same 'frozen' text objects that I can't modify or edit.

 

I will be trying the above mentioned work around.  I wish my chair wasn't on casters though, because I fall while balancing and I still haven't found the 'fix' key to hit in combination with esc and ctrl!  I'm pretty sure the tongue goes out of the left side of the mouth right?

Message 17 of 28
steve-dude
in reply to: steve-dude

So, this is affecting sevaral installations of Civil 3D in our office.  The work around does not actually work in several instances.  Is Autodesk going to fix their software and tell us about it?

Message 18 of 28
patferrell3461
in reply to: aslove

I don't have a solution (sorry). But I am having the same problem on my installation and one other installation in the office.

 

Interestingly though, it is only happeing with our two 32-bit installations. The other guy in the office with AutoCAD is running 64-bit and says that it has yet to happen to him...

 

(All three installations are Civil 3D 2012)

Message 19 of 28

It also happens on 64 Bit installations.  I have the same issue as everyone else above.  I hope they get a fix soon.  It gets annoying if you start doing alot of text edits!

Message 20 of 28
Greg-CR
in reply to: RogerSmith5216

I just upgrades to infrastructure suite from civil 3d 2012. I was hoping the new install would fix this text issue but it has not. I shall try setting dtexted to 1 and see what happens.

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