Adding text blocks to my drawing.
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Topic: Adding text blocks to my drawing.
Posted By: Powerpuffgirl
Subject: Adding text blocks to my drawing.
Date Posted: 21.Feb.2009 at 20:34
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Hello! I have imported a drawing from Microstation, which has certain attributes (visibles in Autocad 2008) that I would like to reproduce in ACAD and I am not sure how to do it. Here's a link of the drawing I imported, and how it looks when I open it in AutoCad: http://zorhww.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQSDL7XbpO7ZxatvfP7ClWJju-LFNsJ3W2GaM2PorqhMJIVdJqJpo7Udv5pp680abGPt_H12cPTamD14YuOs2CQ/Untitled-1.jpg - http://zorhww.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pILX6BQM8s8NZ2hpzHAkEhGZfHXqV1kKDMqZnm-RsheJrWPxybKdD3fdjm0ffjJNWVd28vQw79eyFdhJYp-pILw/before.jpg - http://zorhww.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pILX6BQM8s8NZ2hpzHAkEhGZfHXqV1kKDMqZnm-RsheJrWPxybKdD3fdjm0ffjJNWVd28vQw79eyFdhJYp-pILw/before.jpg And here is a link of what it looks like when I double click on it: http://zorhww.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pcRAQXZAuzbMQWevrjOqcKeM7M4vHQInxeb3qJrAiAfV6rlzOySLd2WSeg7CC4qpFh12Gg3_tGrjoojYY8ZDL7w/after.jpg - http://zorhww.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pcRAQXZAuzbMQWevrjOqcKeM7M4vHQInxeb3qJrAiAfV6rlzOySLd2WSeg7CC4qpFh12Gg3_tGrjoojYY8ZDL7w/after.jpg Can anyone guide? I would like to start one of these form scratch but have no idea how to do it... thanks!  
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Posted By: msplcdykee69
Date Posted: 23.Feb.2009 at 13:57
| You want to add Block attributes. Command is attdef When you create these attributes they need to be in a seperate drawing so when you insert the block you get the text imput window. |
Posted By: Powerpuffgirl
Date Posted: 23.Feb.2009 at 14:39
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hi! thanks for your help! I just tried it an it works-but I can't seem to be able to add several lines, only one-lined text. I even clicked the 'multimple lines' option when creating it but I only get one line text... do you know what I should do next? thanks! |
Posted By: msplcdykee69
Date Posted: 23.Feb.2009 at 15:40
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After you enter the command prompt: ATTDEF then you select the multiple enter your TAG and Prompt information then set up your justification, text style and size then save the dwg. When you insert the block it will have you insert the test in the command prompt. When you hit enter it will ask you for the text for the second line. When you hit return again it will ask you if you need more lines or if you are done. i hope this helps. |
Posted By: Powerpuffgirl
Date Posted: 24.Feb.2009 at 21:01
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Hi! Thanks again for the info. I tried it step-by-step and found it a bit hard to follow, but I guess I'll get there somehow... thanks for your help! |