A way to create a Mvpart's text that is always Horizontal??

[Anonymous]

I've created a 3d Invensys T-stat. The origin is placed on the back of the t-stat so that it mounts flush to the wall. My plan view 2d display will be the regular old t-stat, (a circle with a T in it). Depending on which wall I snap to, the orientation is now critical to make sure the 3d t-stat is mounted flush to the wall. Is there a way to make the text "T" come in horizontal, regardless of the rotation the Mvpart is inserted 0,90,180,270 degrees? The other option would be to create 4 different t-stat orientations (l-wall, r-wall, n-wall, s-wall) to make sure the 3d orientation of the thermostat and 2d "T" are proper. How does autodesk propose to get around this? Not to mention the T-stats that come with the software are in the electrical portion and do not have 3d displays. Yes there is power going to a t-stat, but t-stats are mechanical devices. They need to be under the mechanical catalog. The drawings will just have to be crossed linked or something for circuiting purposes.

[Anonymous]

If you keep it as a device you can add a blocked
text to the other views, in the view tab of the device style.

Then check the "Keep text horizontal when rotating"
checkbox on the down-right hand side, for that view.  

(Check the original T-Stat symbol)

hth

/Hakan

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I've
created a 3d Invensys T-stat. The origin is placed on the back of the t-stat
so that it mounts flush to the wall. My plan view 2d display will be the
regular old t-stat, (a circle with a T in it). Depending on which wall I snap
to, the orientation is now critical to make sure the 3d t-stat is mounted
flush to the wall. Is there a way to make the text "T" come in horizontal,
regardless of the rotation the Mvpart is inserted 0,90,180,270 degrees? The
other option would be to create 4 different t-stat orientations (l-wall,
r-wall, n-wall, s-wall) to make sure the 3d orientation of the thermostat and
2d "T" are proper. How does autodesk propose to get around this? Not to
mention the T-stats that come with the software are in the electrical portion
and do not have 3d displays. Yes there is power going to a t-stat, but t-stats
are mechanical devices. They need to be under the mechanical catalog. The
drawings will just have to be crossed linked or something for circuiting
purposes.