CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Converting text

CAD Forum discussion (EN) : Converting text https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Sun, 31 May 2026 23:13:47 +0000 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:41:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12459 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[Converting text : Only a pleasure ]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35163&title=converting-text#35163 Author: Nate143
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Posted: 13.Sep.2017 at 15:41

Only a pleasure Thumbs Up

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:41:43 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35163&title=converting-text#35163 <![CDATA[Converting text : Hello Nate143, your method is...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35160&title=converting-text#35160 Author: philippe JOSEPH
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Posted: 13.Sep.2017 at 14:32

Hello Nate143, your method is too good to be true and it works so goooooooooooood !

I do have to convert texts from AutoCAD to Solidworks or Pro Engineer and when I want to text be kept on theses softwares I "write" 3D text of my own, this will be too good, although I have already created from blank letters, capital letters, numbers and various other text in 3D solids. Thumbs Up

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:32:58 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35160&title=converting-text#35160 <![CDATA[Converting text : From the Autodesk WebsiteThe following...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35158&title=converting-text#35158 Author: Nate143
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Posted: 12.Sep.2017 at 11:38

From the Autodesk Website

The following method only works with text that uses SHX fonts. If your text objects use True Type fonts (TTF), you must first assign a comparable SHX font to the text objects you wish to explode. Then:

Issue the command WMFOUT.
Specify a file name and location for the WMF file and click Save.
Select the text objects you wish to explode and press ENTER.
Issue the command WMFIN.
Choose the WMF file created in steps 1-3 and click Open.
Specify an insertion point.
Specify an insertion scale. Typically, a scale factor of 2 is required to get the object to be the same size as the original.
Specify rotation (usually 0).
The inserted object is a block, so EXPLODE it.
The text is now reduced to polylines.

Otherwise, use the trace option

Regards

Nate

]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 11:38:22 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35158&title=converting-text#35158 <![CDATA[Converting text : In your Printer/Plotter Name:...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35155&title=converting-text#35155 Author: Kent Cooper
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Posted: 11.Sep.2017 at 20:40

In your Printer/Plotter Name: list in the Plot dialog box, there should be some choices that will make a PDF or PNG or JPG. Isolate the part of their logo Block that you want to do this with, "plot" it by itself to one of those kinds of files, and in BEDIT or REFEDIT, erase the original from the Block and use IMAGEATTACH to bring in the PDF/PNG/JPG version.]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:40:07 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35155&title=converting-text#35155 <![CDATA[Converting text : You can use a DXB-Plotter for...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35153&title=converting-text#35153 Author: scj.schulz
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Posted: 09.Sep.2017 at 15:56

You can use a DXB-Plotter for this.
Perhaps you first have to configure this DXB-Plotter using the PLOTTERMANAGER-command.
Plot the logo into a file, use the DXBIN-command to insert the created DXB-file in a new drawing and so all letters and drawing entities are converted into single lines.
Hope this helps
Regards
Jochen

www.ant-ares.de

Edited by scj.schulz - 09.Sep.2017 at 15:58]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:56:36 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35153&title=converting-text#35153 <![CDATA[Converting text : Trace the damn thing then turn...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35152&title=converting-text#35152 Author: John Connor
Subject: 12459
Posted: 09.Sep.2017 at 14:08

Trace the damn thing then turn it into a block. Done.]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2017 14:08:03 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35152&title=converting-text#35152 <![CDATA[Converting text : No, unfortunately the logo was...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35151&title=converting-text#35151 Author: Datumarch
Subject: 12459
Posted: 08.Sep.2017 at 17:07

No, unfortunately the logo was build in cad. So it has mtext in the block of the logo. Now when we use it between computers and new vs old software, it changes the text style. I would just like the logo to all be one, non editable logo with no ability to edit the text or have it automatically change between computers.

Thanks

Eric

]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:07:27 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35151&title=converting-text#35151 <![CDATA[Converting text : Then aren't you talking about...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35150&title=converting-text#35150 Author: John Connor
Subject: 12459
Posted: 08.Sep.2017 at 16:56

Then aren't you talking about an image file (.jpg or .png)?]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:56:52 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35150&title=converting-text#35150 <![CDATA[Converting text : I have a client logo which is...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=12459&PID=35149&title=converting-text#35149 Author: Datumarch
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Posted: 08.Sep.2017 at 16:43

I have a client logo which is a block, that includes a specific text style. When moving computers the text style changes to a default. What I would like to do is just turn the text into some sort of object so that it has no text properties and will not change from computer to computer. Any ideas??

Thanks

Eric

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