LISP to place a box around text

[Doodlemusmaximus]

Chaps and Chapesses

I'm looking for a lisp routine to try to put a box round a set of title text, I know stage but the boss wants it like that and I know that you can do it sort of automatically with text mask. So there has to be something out there that will do the job for me rather than drawing it every time.

Cheers

[jaberwok]

Hi Glyn.

A workaround until a lisp turns up is to create a dimension style with the correct font and BASIC tolerance type. Create a linear dimesion, edit the text to what you want then explode the dimension.

[Doodlemusmaximus]

interesting idea that one

[arcadia_x27]

Correct me if im wrong but isn't there an express tool that does what you looking for?

[BrenBren]

Correct me if im wrong but isn't there an express tool that does what you looking for?

There is the enclose text with an object tool that will put a circles, slots or rectangles around a text object; and there is also textmask tool, that will do a text mask, but will not put a rectangle around the object, so I guess it's really a matter of exactly what the OP wants, but I agree, the tools are already there...

[Doodlemusmaximus]

you're right both of you, guess I was so miffed with having to do it I decided not to look too deeply. Just goes to show you the changes happen faster than my OH's mind



Now I know that it'll make my job a lot easier.

Cheers Guys:lol:

[madcadder]

This will need a small mod. Right now it lays down on a no-plot layer.

[Doodlemusmaximus]

This will need a small mod. Right now it lays down on a no-plot layer.
cheers for that i'll give it a try as well