Align Text

[MikeM4OSU]

Is there a command that will allow one to align text vertically by there insertion points? I have some old details that the text is all over the place and I would like to be able to align them up vertically. Anyone have any ideas as to how to get this done? Thanks for any help.

[dhurtubise]

Select them all, the go to properties and enter the needed value for y or x.

[MikeM4OSU]

Thanks for the help, I thought there was a command that would allow you to select all the text entities that you wanted to align and then select an alignment point, maybe that was in Microstation (*%#@) we did run both softwares 5 or 6 years ago. Maybe I should post this as a wish item.

[Opie]

Thanks for the help, I thought there was a command that would allow you to select all the text entities that you wanted to align and then select an alignment point, maybe that was in Microstation (*%#@) we did run both softwares 5 or 6 years ago. Maybe I should post this as a wish item.

You could automate that with Lisp or even VBA.

[MikeM4OSU]

I will try and do that, will need to dust off all my paperwork on how to lisp, haven't done much programming. It would be worth the time to get it done. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Opie]

I will try and do that, will need to dust off all my paperwork on how to lisp, haven't done much programming. It would be worth the time to get it done. Thanks for the suggestion.

You could always post some information of what you want and someone in the autolisp forum will most likely help you with it.

[Wanderer]

Thanks for the help, I thought there was a command that would allow you to select all the text entities that you wanted to align and then select an alignment point, maybe that was in Microstation (*%#@) we did run both softwares 5 or 6 years ago. Maybe I should post this as a wish item.

correct me if I'm misunderstanding your question, but, would the express tool TJUST assist you at all (i'm really missing the alignment point thing?)
tjust - Changes a text object's justification without changing its position. Works with text, mtext, and attribute definition objects.
right, that doesn't look right... nevermind me... I think.

[Opie]

correct me if I'm misunderstanding your question, but, would the express tool TJUST assist you at all (i'm really missing the alignment point thing?)
tjust - Changes a text object's justification without changing its position. Works with text, mtext, and attribute definition objects.
right, that doesn't look right... nevermind me... I think.

I see you answered your own question.

[kennet.sjoberg]

Please, give the Properties dialog box one shot.

From the Properties dialog box ( toggle on off with [Ctrl] 1 )
either click the [Quick Select] or [Select Objects] button

if [Select Objects]
1. Select the text objects you want to change and press [Enter]
you will see how many items you have selected in the "property arrow down window" ie. Text(14)
2. Then click to the right in the Rotation line, and write 90
the selected text is changed immediately..

if [Quick Select]
you can "filter select" object by type and properties ( this is powerful ) chose
Apply to: Entire drawing
Object type: Text
Rotation ( in this case )
Operator = Equals
Value 90 ( this will select the text in the previous example ) and press [Enter]
now you are back in the Properties dialog box in line 2. and have the opportunity to change again.

: ) Happy Computing !

kennet

[david-k]

There is a lips program for text spacing available from Cadalyst "txs.lsp"
It will align and space text based upon justification and first line text size.
Search it out and give it a try.