Backwards model text?

[patricks]

Our client has a logo with a backwards letter in it. How can I make the backwards letter in model text to be used for building signage?

[dfriesen]

Our client has a logo with a backwards letter in it. How can I make the backwards letter in model text to be used for building signage?

I'm thinking you'll need to do two separate model text entities, one created from the front, one from the back (of the ref plane or surface).

[LRaiz]

Mirror should make it backward

[patricks]

Mirror should make it backward

If I mirror the text about an axis, the new copy of the text reverts to foward-facing right-side-up text. I looked for a "Keep Readable" check box but there is not one.

[LRaiz]

Sorry, I didn't try it before suggesting.

See if you can get what you need by setting 2 sketch planes facing in opposite directions and one offset from another by text thickness.

[sbrown]

If you draw a ref plane from Left to right its front face will be on oneside, if you draw it from right to left it will be on the other. so just try drawing the ref plane, make the text using this as the work plane. if your not right the first time do it the other way.

[Justin Marchiel]

do you have revit suite? in acad under express tools there is an explode text tool. you can then do anything you want to the text (such as rotate, mirror, upside down, etc.).

Worked well when i used to use adt.

Justin

[bowlingbrad]

workplane based text.
put text on workplane.
if text needs to be rotated 180, rotate workplane.

[dfriesen]

Make ONE reference plane (make it easy for yourself and name it - select the reference plane, Properties, give it a name).

Open the South elevation (or whatever view you want to see the sign in).

Place your Model Text for the regular reading part of the logo, using the reference plane.

Open the North elevation (or opposite facing view, making sure that it's extents contain the signage location).

Place your Model Text for the backwards reading part, using the same reference plane, and give it a negative thickness.

[Steve_Stafford]

To anticipate the next question What if you want to center justify the sign? Check out this old (2004!) THREAD. Nothing in the thread about making it backwards, just out to set up a family as a sign that you can alter.