convert Arctext into text or mtext

[khix]

Does anyone know if there is a way to easily convert Arctext into text or mtext?

Currently I have to explode the arctext, move the individual letters until they are top to bottom, then recombine into mtext, remove all the spaces between letters, adjust the size, and explode back down to text.

I'm hoping for something like TXT2MTXT, where I can select, convert, and the new text will appear tangent to the original arctext.

[CodeDing]

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@khix wrote:

Does anyone know if there is a way to easily convert Arctext into text or mtext?

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Easily, no.

Your method is probably the best "built-in" method to accomplish that.

Otherwise, you're looking at a custom solution (.NET, Lisp, etc.)

Best,

~DD

[nkiakas]

Hi @khix 

You can use Dynamo for for C3D with the below workflow

1. Explode your ArcText to be individual text objects containing only one character.
2. Select with Dynamo and merge the characters to a text (string) and will add it in a location chosen by mouse.
3. Manually add the spaces in the new text object(s), between the words.

Regards

[ChrisRS]

I am probably missing something.

Type "Arctext"

Click on the arcaligneed text.

Select the text in the text box.

[Ctrl]+[C] to copy

Close the arctext dialog.

[Ctrl]+[V] and select a location to place as Mtext.

Edit if necessary. (embedded spaces.)

[khix]

What you're missing is that I need to do this to about a hundred arc texts, I'm looking to select all, run command/lisp, and get text or mtext at the end. 

That is an effective method, I'll see if it's any faster than the explode,rotate,merge I've been using.

Thanks

[ChrisRS]

I think you will find it much faster than "Explode, Rearrange each letter, Txt2Mtext, Clean up"

I missed the part about 100s. 

This would be easy is scripting recognized [Ctrl]+{[C] and {ctrl]+[V]

CoPilot and I tried some Lisp, but there are significant complications. I am unfamiliar with Dynamo.