topic Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022 in AutoCAD Forum

Text issue - ACAD 2022

john.p.addy — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:35:52 GMT

I'm confused now. I always thought there were just Dtext and Mtext. I don't know what the difference is or if there is any difference between the 3 that I have shown.

As you see in the pictures below. I use my grips a lot. Well in the first picture if you noticed how the grips are set up and then the 2nd and 3rd pictures. It is showing the first picture the grips are set up for Mtext. The next two pictures it seems to show as Dtext. but when going into DDedit the middle picture is shown as Mtext. I guess what I'm confused about is why is it showing differently?

I hope I didn't confuse anyone on what I'm confused about.

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:58:14 GMT

Probably your middle Mtext has a "Defined width" [look in the Properties palette] of zero, meaning no word wrapping no matter how long the content string.

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

john.p.addy — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:00:15 GMT

Its the top one what has a " defined wide "

could you please explain what that is for?

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

user181 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:03:30 GMT

Looks to me like the top mtext has columns turned on.

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:05:24 GMT

@john.p.addy wrote:

Its the top one what has a " defined wide "

could you please explain what that is for?

All Mtext has a defined width. My assumption [without a drawing file to verify] is that the top one has a non-zero defined width, marked by the little pointer at the right, meaning a point at which it will word-wrap if the content goes beyond that width. You can change that width by picking & dragging that pointer, or in Properties.

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

Kent1Cooper — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:17:50 GMT

@user181 wrote:

Looks to me like the top mtext has columns turned on.

Good call, and that grip pattern is characteristic of dynamic columns specifically. There is no such thing as columns of either type with zero defined width, but:

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

john.p.addy — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:00:06 GMT

Can I ask what you mean by columns ?

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

john.p.addy — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:06:10 GMT

The top one has a "Dynamic" columns. Which I don't know what those are actually for

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

user181 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:32:12 GMT

Here is a link to a video that shows the use of columns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EFSQvug_c

Re: Text issue - ACAD 2022

john.p.addy — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:37:44 GMT

Thank you I'll check it out