topic Re: how to use text match properties! in AutoCAD Forum

how to use text match properties!

toznal — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:05:05 GMT

Hi, there!

I would like to know how to use text match prop.

Is it possible to match FONT? I know It can be match to color, size.

When I tried It didn't change font type at all, just changed only text color and size.

And some font doesn't change with color, size and font type at all. Is there rule on MATCHPROP ?

Please help me.

Many thanks!!!!!!!!

Re: how to use text match properties!

Vinayv4v — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:15:44 GMT

Hi,

Try the one from Lee Mac

http://www.lee-mac.com/matchtextprops.html (Lisp)

Re: how to use text match properties!

toznal — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:25:43 GMT

Hi! Thank you for response.

Is there no way without Lisp?

I thought It could match font style like below site.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-E228268B-F773-4911-9E61-588155B1B2C9

Re: how to use text match properties!

Vinayv4v — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:41:28 GMT

Hi,

I am afraid there is no such option according to me.

Re: how to use text match properties!

toznal — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:15:21 GMT

Thank you for your reply.

I tried using lisp which you linked. but It didn't work... Is there rules on font type?

Thank you.

Re: how to use text match properties!

Vinayv4v — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:58:56 GMT

Hi,

The LISP is not working.

Try matching the properties and exploding the text will give you the same result.

Re: how to use text match properties!

toznal — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 07:23:56 GMT

Hi, Thank you for response.

I think I should make Text style and then use match prop.

Thanks.

Re: how to use text match properties!

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:42:47 GMT

MATCHPROP will match the text STYLE, the font is part of the STYLE definition.

If the mtext STYLE has been overridden in the text editor, the font will not be matched to the override, but to the font used in the STYLE definition.

Re: how to use text match properties!

john.vellek — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:41:05 GMT

HI @toznal,

I believe the best way to do this without a LISP routine is to use MatchProp to capture the Text Style. Thanks to those of you who suggested this!

Re: how to use text match properties!

john.vellek — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:38:30 GMT

HI @toznal,

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Re: how to use text match properties!

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:31:30 GMT

This Lisp changes the rotation as well which is not what I was looking for.

Re: how to use text match properties!

Anonymous — Sat, 08 May 2021 02:56:34 GMT

YOU WILL NEED TO FOLLOW THIS STEPS BUT IT WILL SURELY SOLVE YOUR ISSUE.

1. CLICK ON ANNOTATE ON TOP BAR OR CLICK ON ANNOTATION.

2. THEN CLICK AS SHOWN BELOW & GO TO MANAGE TEXT STYLES.

3. THEN CREATE NEW TEXT STYLE WITH YOUR DESIRED FONT YOU WANT FOR YOUR TEXT IN DRAWINGS.

4. THEN SELCT ONE TEXTBOX/WORD FROM YOUR DRAWING & CHANGE IT TO YOUR NEW CREATED TEXT STYLE FROM THIS MENU AS SHOWN. YOU MIGHT NEED TO SCROOL UP/DOWN TO FIND YOUR CREATED FONT STYLE.

5. AFTER THAT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW REGULAR MATCH PROPERTIES COMMAND BY PRESSING 'MA'

6. SELECT THE WORD/TEXT FOR WHICH YOU CHANGED THE TEXT STYLE AS SOURCE OBJECT.

7. THEN JUST CLICK ALL OTHER TEXT BOXES IN YOUR DRAWING FOR WHICH YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE FONT STYLE, IT WILL CHANGE IT FOR SURELY.

THIS IS PROBABLY LENGTHY 1MINUTE PROCESS BUT IT WORKS 100%. IT WILL HELP WHEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY DIFFERENT TEXT BOXES.

Re: how to use text match properties!

misa4KN3B — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 02:00:48 GMT

I always set different layer for my text. So what I do is :

1. turn off all layer except (text layer)

2. set new text style (ANNOTATE - Manage text style - New)

3. select all text and change text style to (New text style create on step 2)

4. Done. maybe need to edit few text size as per all text size will eventually follow size set in the (New text style create on step 2). To edit text size you can simply use matchproperties command (MA).