MText justification - can you change the default or make it "remember"?

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

This is a small thing but the little things tend to get you heh..

You know how AutoCAD often remembers/goes off your last command or setting.. 

Is there a way to set up the justification in Multiline Text to default to a specific setting, e.g. if you always want it to come up as ML - middle left, can I set it to do that every time?

At the moment, it defaults to TL - top left.  And every time I type something I then have to reposition it afterwards.  And every time I reposition it afterwards, its a little bit (or a lot) different to how I adjusted the one before so my alignment is tedious to get right. Too much mucking around - which leads me to think I’m probably doing it wrong.  

The same sort of thing happens in single line - the actual letters appear higher than where i intend.  I put the cursor where I want within the spot I want the letter to sit, and when I type, they’re too high. 

Does anyone know about this? If so I’d really love to know please !! 

Thanks 🙂

SCRATCH THIS BLEOW; you just double click on it.  Off with my head, on with a pumpkin. as my Nan would say

PS.  Also if anyone knows the command, or path to access the paragraph editor, I seem to have lost my way with that too ..  

It tells you all about it in the online manual, but no mention of how to access it, geh.  

[maxim_k]

Hi,

You can always create a command macro for the particular MTEXT justification and assign it to a button on Tool Sets palette (or to menu item). Than you can use this button to start text creation.
Use the same way for single line text object to height. Or you can create Text Style with fixed height and use it when you need.

Maxim

[maxim_k]

For ML justification the macro could be as follows:

^C^C_mtext \_J;ML;

Maxim

[Anonymous]

Hi, thank you for responding.  I am going to try and follow your suggestion.  I want to be able to get taht going 🙂   ..but I havent created one before and dont quite know where to start.. I've had a basic look around, oh me oh my..   Would it be too much to ask for a link or suggestion of the right direction please?  ARgh, I'm looking forward to this learning curve subsiding at some stage but theres just so much to learn !! Thanks again for your time and input !!!

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

You use CUI command for customization:

http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-MAC-Core/files/GUID-7F8F4B26-EFAF-4033-B7B7-CA39...

You create new commands (macros) here:

Commands Tab (Customize Dialog Box)
http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-MAC-Core/files/GUID-0087582D-DCB5-440D-9EC4-BF6E...

And add new commands (macros) to Tool Sets palette here:

http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/AutoCAD-MAC-Core/files/GUID-52605EEB-7E91-4019-AC6D-F103...

And here is a link to the basic knowledge about macros in AutoCAD:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/E...

Maxim

[Anonymous]

Awesome, THANK YOU !! Where would I be without you !? - Sorry, I know I'm always singing your praises but I seriously appreciate it so mcuh, Thank you !!  

All those links look right on, I'm starting to get the idea already after a short look - now I'm excited about the idea of what else you could do, I didnt realsie 😄

I am working on the foinal one of 5 school tasks at present which Im pushing time with.  As soon as thats submitted I will start playing with customising my AutoCAD (you know what I mean heh).  Hopefully I will be able to get it happening, always a bit full on lookig at first.  I definitely want to learn it, and now thanks to your guidance I have a million times better hope of doing so..

Once again, THANK YOU - HEAPS  😄

[Anonymous]

Is this possible for the Dis_ command as well? Always seems to justify bottom center or top center no matter how I edit/write the macro.

[maxim_k]

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi Jeremiah,

What do you mean by Dis_command?
Can you provide more details about what do you want to achieve?

[Anonymous]

The Dis_ command is a command that measures the distance of a line and inserts the distance above the line at commands end. The command has two buttons on the ribbon bar one for above line implementation and one for below line implementation. Either or auto justifies the text bottom center or top center accordingly. I've went in and try to add the macro for justifying middle center, but have had no luck (nor with creating a new command). Any ideas on what the problem or issue might be? Below is what macro I've tried to assign the command.

^C^CDIS_;\_J;MC;            

[maxim_k]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The Dis_ command is a command that measures the distance of a line and inserts the distance above the line at commands end. .....

^C^CDIS_;\_J;MC;            

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There is no such command - DIS_ in AutoCAD.

Do you mean DIM command, which creates dimensions?

Like this:

If yes, then you need to fine-tune current dimension style:

Menu Format -> Dimension style:

 

[Anonymous]

So so sorry this is in Civil, would this be something you can still help with?

[maxim_k]

>>>>> would this be something you can still help with?
I'm afraid - no.
Please post your question here:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/bd-p/66

[kelly.turnerEAJZC]

Create an MTEXT entity and select the MC justification (or whatever you want), to set default.  Then use TXT2MTXT to recreate MTEXT entities of your choice from TEXT entities and they will be MC (or whatever you want) justified.