Did you know about TJUST?

[keelay711]

TJUST
Invoke this to set the justification of any selected dtext or mtext. Great part is that the text doesn't move. Only its basepoint moves.

[Mlabell]

Another great command that is not docummented in ACAD's help. Where did you find this?

[keelay711]

Another great command that is not docummented in ACAD's help. Where did you find this?

I was going through the options with the CUI, creating a new toolbar for my own needs. I looked at the tools and commands available and played with any I didnt recognize. 8)

[madcadder]

Another great command that is not docummented in ACAD's help.

It's documented.
It's been an Express Tool since A2k.

[robert.1.hall72202]

This looks like a great tip.
I am wondering:

Why would text justification settings need to be changed?
As defualt, multiline dtext can be setup with all the insertion
points aligned.

[Mlabell]

It's documented.
It's been an Express Tool since A2k.Stupid express tools help not integrated in ACAD help! ~grumble grumble~


This looks like a great tip.
I am wondering:

Why would text justification settings need to be changed?
As defualt, multiline dtext can be setup with all the insertion
points aligned.In the case of a lisp we use to label bearing and distance it only uses center justification for the text it outputs, when sometimes I want the text to be right aligned, etc.

[Mike.Perry]

TJUST
Invoke this to set the justification of any selected dtext or mtext. Great part is that the text doesn't move. Only its basepoint moves. Hi

Or you could use the built-in AutoCAD Command _.JustifyText

Have a good one, Mike

[dzatto]

Stupid express tools help not integrated in ACAD help! ~grumble grumble~

In the case of a lisp we use to label bearing and distance it only uses center justification for the text it outputs, when sometimes I want the text to be right aligned, etc.
How does that lisp work? Do you just pick the line and the label with the correct bearing and length is applied to it? Does it automatically update if the line is stretched or rotated like it does in Civil 3D?

[madcadder]

How does that lisp work? Do you just pick the line and the label with the correct bearing and length is applied to it? Does it automatically update if the line is stretched or rotated like it does in Civil 3D?

Much more simple.
You have a piece of text that is located correctly, but has the wrong justification. You run TJUST, select the text, a context menu pops up, and you select the new justification. Done.

[Mlabell]

How does that lisp work? Do you just pick the line and the label with the correct bearing and length is applied to it? Does it automatically update if the line is stretched or rotated like it does in Civil 3D?No this is an old routine from the dark ages of DOS, you have to pick to points, and it doesnt update like Civil 3D. There is an annotation utility that works like the Civil 3d in Eagle point which we use, but no one like to use it here. I am trying to break them of their habit but it is hard...

[Opie]

No this is an old routine from the dark ages of DOS, you have to pick to points, and it doesnt update like Civil 3D. There is an annotation utility that works like the Civil 3d in Eagle point which we use, but no one like to use it here. I am trying to break them of their habit but it is hard...
Disable the lisp routine. ;) Or redefine it to use the Eagle Point routine.

[Mlabell]

Disable the lisp routine. ;) Or redefine it to use the Eagle Point routine.I am still patiently putting together the Civil 3D thesis. So disabling the lisp would be a pretty good idea, but I want chaos. The more disorganized the company looks now the better for me to prove my point that Civil 3D is the way to go for the future... :veryevil: