Moving text - how to move it without rotation

[Zedodia]

I am rather confused - such a simple thing seems very difficult and not approached correctly by autodesk.

So if i place text, I first select a start point before I can type the text. After I type the text and hit ok, I then would like to move the text. But every time I select the text and attempt to move the text - it rotates. And nothing I can figure out allows me to move the text. Shouldn't moving be the primary function of 'move/copy' and then rotation be a secondary mode? - i dunno - like everything else in fusion360.

any help to solve how to move text would be great.

Also before I hit 'ok' i can move the text however upon selecting 'ok' it reverts the text back to the initial position selected.

[jeff_strater]

like this:

[Anonymous]

Hi,

New user here, and I have the same issue. When I use "Edit Text" it shows the "rotation icon" at the top, but no blue color icon that you show in your video that allows to grab and move the text. I see also green dots around the text box, looks like anchor/pivot points. There does not seem a way to move the text, but only rotate.

I have only text, no other objects or dependencies/constraints that may prevent the move. Will appreciate your help.

I am using Windows 10 with latest updates.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Nevermind, I figured it out. It seems the functionality changed since your video post. Clicking on "Edit Text" brings rotation icon with green pivot points also enabled. I had to choose "Move/Copy" instead of "Edit Text".

[jhackney1972]

You really are making it hard, the Move command is not required.  Take a look at the Screencast.  If you will notice also, you can move it after finishing the command, you do not have to edit it.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi John,

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was so frustrating, especially for new users like me. Those green dots especially getting in the way... You are right, it is so easy, and your screencast is very helpful. Happy holidays and happy new year! 

Max

[richardN73C5]

I found that once the text has been embossed there seems to be constraints or construction lines added automatically.  Removing them was required to move the text.  
Can someone explain this to me better and save me some poking around with my mouse?

[mark]

I guess the UI changed again because neither video worked for me.  When I left-click on the text and drag it, it just rotates.  This happens whether the sketch is finished or not.  Can someone post a third video for the latest UI?

[jhackney1972]

The UI has not changed when it comes to moving text.  You have to be in the sketch, containing the text, and simply left click and hold on the text and drag.  You also can add sketch constraints to the text box to restrict motion you do not desire.  If what I show does not work, create a Screencast of your own and show the steps you use and post it.

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

I have not heard any reply so I guess everything is working for you now.  If so, please mark my post Accept Solution or let me know if you still need assistance.

[jf_groleau]

This is actually a bug. The problem lies in the text box points: you have to make sure the cursor snaps to the grid before clicking the left mouse button. If those points are entered in a location between 2 grid points, you will NOT be able to drag the text without rotating it no matter where or how much you left-click and drag (constraints method notwithstanding of course). If this happens to you, just delete the text (or undo) and start over. Just make sure those box extent points snap to the grid.

[ajs_olpvt]

The issue is that often one wants to align the text with a feature. I like to use construction lines to center a label or embossed text on a part feature, for example. Then I want to snap the center of the text box to the construction line. In order to do this, I think I have to grab the center point in the text and drag that to the desired line...when doing this the text box gets rotated and reshaped. There's probably some underlying logic in the geometry that makes this rational in Autodesk land, but it seems like a poor default behavior, and is unintuitive.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

please create a new topic and share a specific file for reply

File > export > save as f3d on local drive > attach to post

günther

[infoCJE9D]

Hi  jf_groleau 

Many thanks for this post, I can confirm that your suggestion is spot on! I've been driven to madness about the

tricky-ness of moving text in fusion 360. Most other drawing programs need special instruction to rotate an object.

I was using construction lines to centre text box's so I didn't have to move the text, the construction lines were not intersecting grid points. Every attempt I made an attempt to move the objects in either an 'X' 'Y' plane it just ended up in a rotation. 

I literally just tried snapping the text box to the grid and now I can move the text exactly as I would of expected without rotation!! 

Many thanks 🙂

[jf_groleau]

You're very welcome. Glad I could be of help 😊

[HughesTooling]

Generally you would want to constrain the text with dimensions and constraints to a reference point. If you add a horizontal constraint to one of the construction lines it will no longer rotate. You could of course use an angle dimension if the text needs to be rotated.

You don't necessarily need to dimension the text box but you end up with more control if you do.

[mattXTRM9]

I am having trouble with this problem, when I select the line on the right hand side it works, however I can only move a small distance to the left. However when I try to select the line on the left... it wont let me select that line at all.

I have also tried the move copy feature but that doesn't seem to allow you to select text, I have also tried fixing and unfixing in the hope that unfixing will allow me to move the line on the left... no success. To be honest... this seems like terrible software engineering on this feature. Unless I am missing something.

Now the reason I can't move to the left has something to do with the dot at the top left being a different color. Ok. But even if I click on that dot and click copy move... still nothing.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

If it doesn't work for you as shown in the screencast, start a new thread and show the behaviour in a screencast.

günther