topic Re: Suggestion: flip text in Fusion Design, Validate & Document Forum

Suggestion: flip text

7P332B5QTVW4MF — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:30:27 GMT

For starters: all CAD programs suck at working with text. Adobe Illustrator to SVG is the best workflow I have.

But if exact text isn't important, I can use the text tool in a sketch with good results. The one problem I have is when I create a plane or sketch, it must have a hidden normal vector with it. Because when I start placing text, more often that not it is mirrored as if I am sketching on the wrong side of the plane. For sketches, this doesn't matter, but if my text is backwards, that's a problem.

Simple solution, place the existing "flip" button into the text Edit Text dialog. Then I can mirror my text so it reads correctly to match what the design needs.

Re: Suggestion: flip text

mstrater — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 21:17:02 GMT

I think there are a few posts in the ideastation that address this issue.
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/more-advanced-text-features/idi-p/5408193

Re: Suggestion: flip text

etfrench — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 21:58:17 GMT

The Idea Station post is 2.5 years old. Is there any value in adding to it?

Re: Suggestion: flip text

mstrater — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:13:58 GMT

It can't hurt to vote for it and specify any additional details in the comments.
Here are some other more recent posts too:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/reverse-mirror-text-button/idi-p/5676396
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/caseno-12292482-how-to-flip-text-sketch-plane/idi-p/6643308
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/ability-to-set-construction-plane-normal/idc-p/6492531#M17893
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/ideastation-request-a-feature-or/improvements-to-sketch-text-formatting/idc-p/6271404#M14873
For what it's worth I completely agree that this is something Fusion needs to improve.

Re: Suggestion: flip text

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 02:34:38 GMT

Hello there,

I am having an issue where I cannot get the orientation of my text to face the correct way. I am rendering an iPod Video and I want the words "30 GB" written on the back. The letters will not face the correct way however no no matter what I do. Below is a picture of the problem. Please, if anyone knows how to resolve this let me know how. THANKS!!!