topic Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle in AutoCAD Forum

Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

Anonymous — Fri, 06 May 2016 20:50:12 GMT

When entering text into a rectangle or circle, is there a command to center the text equaly on all sides. If so what is the command and how does it work?

Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

Patchy — Fri, 06 May 2016 21:01:47 GMT

If the circle already there use correct justification for the text.

or use TCIRCLE and see if that helps.

Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

scot-65 — Fri, 06 May 2016 22:20:45 GMT

Circle: Text Justify is "Middle Center". Use object snap to locate the center.
Rectangle: Draw a diagonal line and use it's midpoint for "MC".

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Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

john.vellek — Fri, 06 May 2016 22:28:52 GMT

Hi travo687 and welcome to the forums!

1) Set the insertion point for your text to be Middle Center.

2) For circles, when inserting text, use the Center Osnap to lock onto the center of the circle.

3) For rectangles if you are using 2017, use the Geometric Center Osnap. If using older versions you will either have to create construction lines, or use other Osnaps such as Apparent Intersection or Object Snap Tracking.

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Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

GrantsPirate — Sun, 08 May 2016 02:26:21 GMT

For a rectangle use Justification MC, then osnap to the opposite corners of the rectangle or even the midpoint of the upper and lower lines. For the circle you can snap to the center of the circle twice or the opposite quadrants.

Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 09 May 2016 16:26:43 GMT

@john.vellek wrote:

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3) For rectangles if you are using 2017, use the Geometric Center Osnap. If using older versions you will either have to create construction lines, or use other Osnaps such as Apparent Intersection or Object Snap Tracking.

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M2P or MTP [called "Mid Between 2 Points" in the Ctrl+right-click Osnap list] and snap to opposite corners or edge midpoints. That's not an available Osnap mode in too-old versions [e.g. I know it wasn't there in 2004], but it's been around for a while.

Re: Centering Text in a circle or rectangle

john.vellek — Mon, 09 May 2016 17:15:28 GMT

HI travo687

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