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 

[rimalu]

"There is a small trick that will do the job: set the MIRRTEXT system variable to 1, mirror the labels by a vertical axis and do the WMFOUT --> WMFIN procedure again on the mirrored copies. Since such labels were not supported in WMF format, AutoCAD will export them as curves. For sure, after import, will need to mirror them back."

Solution proposed by MSasu - thank you.

It works perfectly and what's more it doesnt't require any additonal LISP procedures.

#explode MTEXT

#explodemtext