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Mtext Symbol with "at" sign

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ng-rpa
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Mtext Symbol with "at" sign

ng-rpa
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My best guess is that Mtext is formatting certain symbols used in conjunction with the "at" sign with non-breaking spaces that I cannot get rid of.

Example: PROPOSED PROFILE @ CL (centerline symbol inserted).

 

Not all of the symbols do this; see attached dwg.

 

 Intel i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

64 GB RAM

Windows 10 Pro - v.1709

Civil 3D 2017 SP1

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Mtext Symbol with "at" sign

My best guess is that Mtext is formatting certain symbols used in conjunction with the "at" sign with non-breaking spaces that I cannot get rid of.

Example: PROPOSED PROFILE @ CL (centerline symbol inserted).

 

Not all of the symbols do this; see attached dwg.

 

 Intel i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz

64 GB RAM

Windows 10 Pro - v.1709

Civil 3D 2017 SP1

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Jeff_M
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Nancy, not sure what the question or observation is.... I opened your drawing and removed the spaces around the @ symbols without a problem.

 

2018-03-07_19-54-59.png

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Nancy, not sure what the question or observation is.... I opened your drawing and removed the spaces around the @ symbols without a problem.

 

2018-03-07_19-54-59.png

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doni49
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I can see what she's saying.  Open her file and select one of the text elements.  Based on the width, the text SHOULD be going to the NEXT LINE.  But it's not.  It's acting like the spaces are NON-BREAKING spaces.  But what gets me is that it's not just the @ symbol. 



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I can see what she's saying.  Open her file and select one of the text elements.  Based on the width, the text SHOULD be going to the NEXT LINE.  But it's not.  It's acting like the spaces are NON-BREAKING spaces.  But what gets me is that it's not just the @ symbol. 



Don Ireland
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If a reply solves your issue, please remember to click on "Accept as Solution". This will help other users looking to solve a similar issue. Thank you.


Please do not send a PM asking for assistance. That's what the forums are for. This allows everyone to benefit from the question asked and the answers given.

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Jeff_M
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Ah, I see now. Thanks for opening my eyes, @doni49 

That is a little strange how this works.

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Ah, I see now. Thanks for opening my eyes, @doni49 

That is a little strange how this works.

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Anonymous
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Well, this is odd but in Civil 3d 2018.2. I open up the file and all the text objects act and react as normal. This is what it looks like when I open it:

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Well, this is odd but in Civil 3d 2018.2. I open up the file and all the text objects act and react as normal. This is what it looks like when I open it:

Capture.PNG

 

 

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ng-rpa
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ng-rpa
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Good to know it will eventually work correctly, but I don't have 2018 yet.

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Good to know it will eventually work correctly, but I don't have 2018 yet.

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Jeff_M
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I also opened it in C3D 2018.2 and do not get the line breaks. Stranger yet...
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I also opened it in C3D 2018.2 and do not get the line breaks. Stranger yet...
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AllenJessup
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If you copy one of the Mtext entities and past it into MS Word and then turn on Paragraph Marks. You will see that there is a non-standard item between "This" and "@". Looks like a ° symbol.

 

nost.PNG

When replaced by a standard space I see it behaving as normal in 2017.

 

stan.PNGa

 

I've identified this as a non-breaking space. But when I try inserting an @ symbol I don't get that inserted into the text.

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If you copy one of the Mtext entities and past it into MS Word and then turn on Paragraph Marks. You will see that there is a non-standard item between "This" and "@". Looks like a ° symbol.

 

nost.PNG

When replaced by a standard space I see it behaving as normal in 2017.

 

stan.PNGa

 

I've identified this as a non-breaking space. But when I try inserting an @ symbol I don't get that inserted into the text.

Allen Jessup
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ng-rpa
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That's interesting. Now I just need to find a way to stop Mtext from putting it in there!

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That's interesting. Now I just need to find a way to stop Mtext from putting it in there!

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Jeff_M
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How are you adding the @?
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How are you adding the @?
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