Text Along Circle/Arc 3

[bohon]

Hi - how can I draw text along an element.
along a circle, for example?

thanks

 

[MikeHalloran]

Break up the circle into one or more arcs.

Then type 'atext'<cr>, pick an arc, and fill in the blanks.



Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

 

[LHA]

Very cool!!! Thanks Mike

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-Steve

 

[Bloodwig80]

i'll subscribe to this thread because i have a feeling i will need to use this someday...

 

[JStephen]

Is this something new? I get "unknown command" with 2002 version.

 

[MikeHalloran]

Atext was new with the 2000 version. I believe it's present in the 2005 version. Don't know about 2002.



Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

 

[WMO]

Try the command ARCTEXT

 

[JStephen]

Had to do a websearch. It's a "Bonus Tool" which apparently I don't have, nor does the AutoCAD Lite installation down the hall.

 

[MikeHalloran]

I like Miller Lite beer. I don't like anything else 'lite'.

One other option: Rhino can do arc text, and write AutoCAD files. Cheap if you already have Rhino.




Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

 

[JStephen]

Actually, the only time I ever needed to do text on an arc was on my PE seal several years ago. I did a single letter in single-line-text, arrayed it around a circle, edited the text to what I needed, and manually rotated to adjust spacing. Not as slow as it sounds, at least for a one-shot deal.