MText is offset from insert point.

[simon.pang]

I am using AutoCAD 2024.  The MTEXT problem I have is that when I click a point and insert a MTEXT, it first appears at the correct location.  That is, at the center of the cross (0,0,0) as shown in the first picture below.  However, when I am done with the command, the text is offset.  Please see the second picture.  Please help.  Thanks. Running the command "MText"After completing the command.

[Kent1Cooper]

I have not seen that, but for decades have seen the opposite in plain Text with some AutoCAD .shx fonts.  For example, ROMANS.shx in left justification "starts" a little to the right of the insertion point.  It has always been that way -- why characters are defined off their start point has always been a mystery to me.  SIMPLEX.shx does not do the same, and otherwise I think is identical to ROMANS.  But for me, in Mtext, ROMANS.shx behaves as one would expect.

I doubt it will solve your problem, but I'm curious:  does using SIMPLEX.shx in the Text Style in place of ROMANS make any difference?  For me, it does not in Mtext the way it does in Text.

[Valentin_CAD · Accepted solution]

@simon.pang ,

I can't replicate your issue.  

Have you installed, reinstalled, or uninstalled Microsoft Office or other VBA enabled applications after installing AutoCAD?

 

• FAQ: Why does my VBA project no longer run correctly? (VBA/ActiveX)

Also, make sure your UCS and PLAN are set to World:

• How to reset the User Coordinate System (UCS) to the Orthogonal World Coordinate System (WCS) in Aut...

 

[simon.pang]

Thanks Emilio.  Yes, I have VBA's in my Startup Suite.  Once I removed them all, MTEXT was working as expected.  I will follow your FAQ instructions for the solutions. Once again, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.  (Never thought of the VBA's are the culprit.)