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Civil 3D labels and AutoCAD text/mtext objects

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dnl999
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Civil 3D labels and AutoCAD text/mtext objects

If I use both Civil 3D labels and AutoCAD text/mtext objects I run into issues when I create viewports in the paperspace.

Because the AutoCAD labels are reduced by the viewport scale factor (not using Annotation scale) but Civil 3D labels always shows the same height regardless of the viewport scale the mixed labels are not consistently displayed.  How do we resolve this issue if we have to use both AutoCAD and Civil 3D labels in the drawing ? TIA.

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MikeEvansUK
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I find that the Annotative Civil3d text style in the templates (UKIE) seems to work correctly. I would check that the style you have is set correctly, is annotative and also the drawing units are correct.

 

Otherwise, you can use Note labels to add notes to the drawing instead of adding Mtext objects. Or do it the old way..

 

FontSize * Scale / units

2.5          * 100   /  1000 (meters)

Mike Evans

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john.mckenzie
in reply to: MikeEvansUK

Civil 3d seems to take care of the text when it is created as a C3d object.

 

Annotative text styles need to be created and used with Mtext or Dtext for it to play nice in multiple scaled views.

 

Therefore you will have non annotative styles for use with C3d created text, and Annotative styles for use with Mtext or Dtext and then you will have the best of both worlds.

 

Or, you can use the C3d note and edit the text for each instance.

 

Comes down to user preference I guess.

 

 

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