Text explode

[TuncayBAKKAL01]

I need exploded text. I use explode command on mtext object.

Message is 1 was not able to be exploded.

Thank you for support.

[tmccar · Accepted solution]

If you have Express Tools, you can do this with the "_TXTEXP" command.

[Albert_Rius]

Hi TuncayBAKKAL,

Welcome to the AutoCAD answer day!

I understand that you can't explode Mtext elements to text, right?

Can you post a sample file to check what can be wrong? by default the explode command should convert all mtext lines in text.

Thanks for sharing.

[TuncayBAKKAL01]

Explode command not working on mtext and text for AutoCAD 2016.

txtexp command working.

file is attached.

[Albert_Rius]

Hi,

The Explode command converts MTEXT to TEXT, it was not defined to convert text to a group of lines/arcs that defines the character boundary, for this you need to use the TXTEXP as mentioned.

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[TuncayBAKKAL01]

Thank you for support.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't look like this command comes with AutoCad 2015 LT for MAC

I was familar with txtexp on my previous system and now the command doesn't exist?

Is there a work around to convert mtext to lines and arcs?

[Patchy]

Maybe this:

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?87751-Convert-Explode-Text-to-Polylines-in-LT

[Anonymous]

I don't have access to the wmfout; wmfin commands.

[Patchy]

Ask the Mac forum to see if they know how.

Lt using Windows has it.

[Anonymous]

I definitly don't have it.

Below is a screen shot of available commands for the version of AUTOCAD i'm running.

I definitly don't have the txtexp either..which is what i was used to.

[Patchy]

Mac doesn't have Express Tools

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-for-mac/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticle...

So TXTEXP doesn't work, time to use Windows platform if you really need more commands.

[jackshield]

I thought all the "LT" products were void of express tools?

[Patchy]

Lt Both Mac and Windows don't have ET

I doubt that he said he uses that command (TXEXP) before is true.

But WMFOUT to explode text can be used with LT for Windows.

[Anonymous]

I used it before on a PC older version of windows.

[Anonymous]

If you want the Roman Simplex font, one alternative is to generate the text online with this tool:

http://wildsparx.com/textlines

This gives you a dxf which you can INSERT.

[gustavo.medinaWQGRY]

I found something... (I neither have the Express tools)

I plotted a MTEXT as .PDF, then that .PDF convert to .DWG

Capooomm!!!

#explodetext