AUTOCAD MATERIAL

1 Text should be added to a drawing whenever possible.

2 This text could simply be a title and date, but could also be a parts list, a company title
block, notes on costing, customer data, etc.
3 AutoCAD 2007 allows the user to enter text:
a) as short entries i.e. a single line or a few lines
b) as larger entries i.e. several lines
c) via a table.
In this chapter we will consider the above text types as well as text fonts and styles, so:
1 Open your WORKDRG saved drawing and refer to Figure 13.1.
2 The component should be positioned as displayed relative to the point (80,110).
3 Make layer TEXT current.
Chapter 13
Text
Figure 13.1 Adding text to WORKDRG.
Single line of text
1 Menu bar with Draw-Text-Single Line Text and:
prompt Specify start point of text or [Justify/Style]
enter 20,70 <R>
prompt Specify height<??> and enter 8 <R>
prompt Specify rotation angle of text<0.0> and enter 0 <R>
and a) rectangular box with flashing cursor displayed
b) this is the text start point at 20,70
enter TEXT can be a one line entry <R>
and cursor ‘jumps’ to start of next line i.e. any more lines of text
respond press the <RETURN> key to end the command.
2 Repeat the Draw-Text-Single Line Text sequence with:
a) start point: 20,280 <R>
b) height: 12 <R>
c) rotation: 0 <R>
d) text: TEXT EXRECISE <R><R> – two returns (Note: this spelling is deliberate).
3 At the command line enter DTEXT <R> and enter
a) start point: 230,250
b) height: 7.5
c) rotation: 12
d) text: Keyboard DTEXT entry <R><R>
4 Notes
a) the text is displayed on the screen as you enter it from the keyboard
b) this is referred to as dynamic text.
Several lines of text
1 Select from the menu bar Draw-Text-Single Line Text and:
prompt Specify start point of text and enter 290,220 <R>
prompt Specify height and enter 6 <R>
prompt Specify rotation angle of text and enter 0 <R>
enter TEXT can also be <R>
enter entered to cover <R>
enter several lines <R>
enter <RETURN>.
2 At the command line enter TEXT <R> and:
prompt Specify start point of text and enter 50,30 <R>
prompt Specify height and enter 10 <R>
prompt Specify rotation angle of text and enter 7 <R>
enter AutoCAD is a draughting package<R>
enter and this is 2007 <R>
enter <R> – to end command.
Editing existing screen text
1 Hopefully text which has been entered on a drawing is correct, but there may be
spelling
mistakes and/or alterations to existing text may be required. Text can be edited as it is
being entered from the keyboard if the user notices the mistake.
2 Screen text which needs to be edited requires a command.
3 From the menu bar select Modify-Object-Text-Edit and:
prompt Select an annotation object or [Undo]
respond pick the TEXT EXRECISE item