topic Re: Underline Attribute Text in AutoCAD Forum

Underline Attribute Text

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:15:12 GMT

I have created a block for Room Labels that has room for two lines of text (LINE1 and LINE2) with the room number under line 2. I want the text on LINE2 to always be underlined without have to place the %%U in front of the text. I have found that as you enter the text for the room name, if you do not pay attention, you will delete the %%U that you can set as the default text.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Underline Attribute Text

john.vellek — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:36:06 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I am not sure of a built-in way to accommodate the line in your attribute in any other fashion. However, if your Room Number is a fixed number of characters and that is what you want to underline, perhaps you could just include a line in the block that does this.

Re: Underline Attribute Text

john.vellek — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:13:56 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Is it possible to attach a sample of what you are working on with the attributes? I would like to see if I can give you some more suggestions on how to make this work better.

Re: Underline Attribute Text

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:25:50 GMT

Please see attahced

Re: Underline Attribute Text

john.vellek — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:54:44 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I took a look at your block. As I mentioned previously, if the numbers are always a fixed number such as four characters, then simply drawing a line and making it part of your block is probably the easiest way to accommodate your request.

As an alternative, i tried putting in a Field that was linked to the Room Number. Unfortunately I could not get it to update properly. I suspect though, that in the customization forum you will find someone with a nice way to get this to work.