Moving Text Objects relative to base point as other Objects are moved / scaled

[William Troeak]

For all the Dynamic blocks that i have built and all the possible ones that have have yet to build there is one huge thing that I can not figure out.
When I have a block lets say a detail box and i want to have the lower right hand corner be my base point and then have text in the upper left corner, how can i resize the box and have the text also move with it. I have tried using a move parameter but it still does not want to work. I have also tried setting it up with a visibility parameter but then i will end up with multiple strings of text.

[Mike.Perry]

Hi Will

Please note I have *moved* this thread from the AutoCAD 2007 General forum to this one, as I feel this particular forum is a more appropriate place for such a topic.

Thanks, Mike

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[Chris.N]

For all the Dynamic blocks that i have built and all the possible ones that have have yet to build there is one huge thing that I can not figure out.
When I have a block lets say a detail box and i want to have the lower right hand corner be my base point and then have text in the upper left corner, how can i resize the box and have the text also move with it. I have tried using a move parameter but it still does not want to work. I have also tried setting it up with a visibility parameter but then i will end up with multiple strings of text.

sounds like you want Mtext in a box? Sorry, but it won't happen in a 'true' DB. I've done something similar tho, created a block that's exploded upon insertion that has a DB box (w/ one grip for stretching the corner thats opp. the text base) around an Mtext entity. It works pretty slick. I can post the note box when i get to work... if i remember...

[Opie]

Could you post a sample of what you are trying to do? Is the text supposed to be editable?

[.chad]

sounds like you want Mtext in a box? Sorry, but it won't happen in a 'true' DB.

someone posted a way to do that a while back. the text sat in a rectangle that adjusted itself according to the text. im not sure if it was in tips & tricks or hot news, or somewhere else though.

[r424andy]

here is a simple version of what he seemed to be looking for (if you take a literal interpatation of his question)

[Mr Cory]

Why not use a table that has 1 row and 1 column, the box is asso to the text

[Chris.N]

Why not use a table that has 1 row and 1 column, the box is asso to the text

can the, is the text MTEXT type?