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Printed Date: 31.May.2026 at 22:28
Topic: lost text
Posted By: smudger
Subject: lost text
Date Posted: 27.Jul.2011 at 12:37
Hi,
I have text on a layout in paper space. Suddenly I can't highlight it - I need to amend it. New text is fine, but the text older text which was all typed in the same drawing session is 'locked away'. There is nothing on the layers which looks suspicious - any ideas?
cheers.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 27.Jul.2011 at 14:03
Is the text on a layer called Defpoints?
Is layer "0" frozen by any chance?
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Posted By: FarooqiSA
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 07:58
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Probably the layer in which the text was written is locked for editing. Open the layer dialog box and unlock all layers and then try to modify.
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Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 11:40
Hi, thanks for the ideas, however; Text is on a text layer and isn't locked or frozen or anything. I have just opened the dwg and nearly all text was 'available' in PS . A few instances weren't though (strangely, these were texts that I had copied from one location to another, and the copied locations were available). I went into MS, then back to PS, and none of the text is now available, except for a couple of bits I typed yesterday.
Its a strange one....
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 11:54
Post a drawing with the offending text in it so someone here can take a look at it.
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Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 12:56
Hate to say it, but I've no idea how to do that!
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 15:48
They don't make it obvious when it comes to posting an image or a drawing. One would expect a "sticky" explaining the process. Last I read it was buried in another thread where someone asked the same question.
One individual recently posted a drawing as a block in the CAD Block section of the forum. Not sure I would have done the same but it worked.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 15:50
Test. 1...2..3...test.
uploads/20110728_155319_TestUpLoad.dwg" rel="nofollow - uploads/20110728_155319_TestUpLoad.dwg
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 16:02
This site can be soooooooo sloooooooooow at times it becomes frustrating. Don't have this problem at other CAD-related websites.
Anyway, my approach is to create a short message and post it. I immediately click on the EDIT button and then I proceed to add the link to a drawing as I did in my previous post.
Click on the File Upload icon. Then click on the Browse button. Locate your dwg file (max. 500KB file size). Click on Open followed by clicking on Upload. Then click OK. At the message "to be patient" click that OK button then follow up by closing the window. Hopefully the file will be inserted as a link in your post when you finally click on Updated Post.
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Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 17:07
my test 3 2 1 !
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 18:01
There does not appear to be a drawing attached. It does not say:
uploads/2011...
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Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 18:32
When I go to edit the post, I don't have an 'file upload' button, just insert image. Didn't realise my test had uploaded. Where can I find the file upload button?
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 28.Jul.2011 at 19:42
The File Upload button should be next to the Insert Image button.
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance."
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Posted By: smudger
Date Posted: 29.Jul.2011 at 09:36
I have 'insert hyperlink' and 'special characters' either side of insert image. No button gives me file upload option.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 29.Jul.2011 at 11:46
Well I am at a loss to tell you why that is. This site has some quirks I guess.
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