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Keep texts readable - actually remain readable

Keep texts readable - actually remain readable

What about fixing all Revit versions so that texts remain readable when using the checkbox Keep Text Readable.

Readable means horizontal text — not vertical or in any other direction.

6 Comments
Ric_Weber
Advisor

I mostly disagree with this statement as vertical is readable...  upside down or mirrored would be considered not readable. 

 

Sometimes we don't want the text to read horizontal all the time depending on placement.  But I do see that sometimes that might be the desired result.  So more options in the family would be good.  Give us options to set text as "Always Horizontal" "Readable", perhaps even "Always Vertical".  Basically give us more options.  And while we're at it, make those options selectable within the project, so we can change it up dependent on circumstance.  

ViviNyehuusAndersen
Collaborator

You’re absolutely right—I let my frustration show with the current Keep Readable behavior. It forces text to be either horizontal or vertical with no way to override it. We definitely have cases where text must always be horizontal, and other cases where it should follow the component or be vertical. I’m 100% aligned that we need all the options: Always Horizontal, Readable, Follow Component, and Always Vertical—ideally settable at the family level with the ability to override per project or per instance.

Mike.FORM
Advisor

Turn off "Rotate with Component" in your tag families to accomplish this.

When that parameter is unchecked then all tags come in horizontal if "keep readable" for the label itself is checked.

Then you can specify the angle or whether you want it to be vertical in properties.

 

Ric_Weber
Advisor

@Mike.FORM I've tried using that several times in the past, but it just seemed to be hit or miss whether it worked or not, so I just stopped trying.  Perhaps I need to give that a go again.  

Mike.FORM
Advisor

Checking or unchecking the box does not update existing tags that have been placed.

It only works for new tags.

ViviNyehuusAndersen
Collaborator

@Mike.FORM 

This is not about Tags, its about generic annotations symbols.

I need text to be horisontal at all times, and none of the check makrs can fix it. 

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