Hi,
I'm using AutoCad 2012 for Mac. I created a customize text style when I started drawing so, now I need to modify some properties (specifically the text height). I've tried to modify the text height in my own style (Format>Text Style...) but after clicking "Apply", the text I already had written before haven't been updated. Is there any way to apply the chages to texts which have been written before?
Note: I've tried the same operation with "Dimension Style" and it works fine. Every "dimension objet" it's updated after modifying its "Dimension Style".
Thank you for your attention,
Rafa.
Hi,
Let me to clarify some aspects of changing text style (based on help system):
You can modify an existing text style in the Text Style dialog box by changing the settings. You can also update existing text of that text style to reflect the changes, but:
1. Certain style settings affect multiline and single-line text objects differently. For example, changing the Upside Down and Backwards options has no effect on multiline text objects. Changing Width Factor, Obliquing and Height options has no effect on single-line text.
2. When you change the text style of a multiline text object, the updated settings are applied to the entire object, and some formatting of individual characters might not be retained. The following table describes the effects of text style change on character formatting.
Formatting Retained?
Bold No
Color Yes
Font No
Height No
Italic No
Stacking Yes
Underlining Yes
So, as you can see everything depends on type of text objects in your drawing.
For multiline text object you can change height via Text Style dialog, but only if initial height was not equal 0 (zero)
You can also use Annotative text styles, add scales to it and then change text height via Status Bar by changing Annotation Scale from drop-down list (see here for further explanation)
But in order to simplify your task I can advise you to change text height via Properties Inspector Palette:
1. Select area in your drawing with text objects
2. At the top of Properties inspector you will see drop-down list with "Multiple Selected (...)" on it - open the list and select Text or Mtext (they are separate), then in All section of properties find Height field and type in new value.
3. Repeat this for all of Text objects you need to change.
Actually there are a lot of another methods, but you can try at first the above one.
Maxim
Hi Maxim,
I am running into this problem and am trying to understand what you have written.
After creating a text style with an annotative height of 1/4", and using it in a set of drawings, my boss has asked me to change all the annotative text height to 3/32", but the program will not allow me to do this. I am having to go into every drawing and manually select the text and change it in the properties pallette. Can you advise me on why I cannot just change the height in the text style dialogue box?
Thanks,
Peter