In AutoCAD LT 2010, there was a handy little feature called “reverse” that helped you manage linetypes with text in them. Reverse enabled you to swap the endpoints of a line, thereby flipping the text as well. (If you need a refresher, click here.) The trouble with Reverse, though, is that it didn’t help with circles, or with polylines that doubled back on themselves. In AutoCAD LT 2011, that loophole has been closed. Now, text in linetypes is always readable, regardless of the line’s orientation.   (Okay, so a closed circular gas line isn’t very practical. But at least now you can read it all the way around!) All the linetypes that ship with AutoCAD LT 2011 have been updated to behave this way, but if you have your own custom linetypes that you’re bringing forward you’ll want to modify the rotation parameter in the linetype definition from R (for “relative") to U (for “upright”). Old way: *GAS_LINE,Gas line ----GAS----GAS----GAS---- A,.5,-.2,["GAS",STANDARD,S=.1,R=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.25 New way: *GAS_LINE,Gas line ----GAS----GAS----GAS---- A,.5,-.2,["GAS",STANDARD,S=.1,U=0.0,X=-0.1,Y=-.05],-.25

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