Change Text Style Script - AutoCAD

He is how to create a script to change the text style in AutoCAD.

1. Open Notepad
2. So the Text styles dialog box does open you will need to type -STYLE into the command line.
3. Now following the command line:  

Enter name of text style or [?] <Annotative>: (ENTER THE TEXT STYLE NAME HERE) Standard

Specify full font name or font filename (TTF or SHX) <romans.shx>: (ENTER THE FONT NAME HERE) Arial
Specify height of text or [Annotative] <0.0000>: (ENTER THE TEXT HEIGHT HERE) 2.5
Specify width factor <0.5000>: (ENTER THE TEXT WIDTH FACTOR HERE) 1

Specify obliquing angle <0>: (ENTER THE TEXT STYLE NAME HERE) 0
Display text backwards? [Yes/No] <No>: (ENTER YES OR NO TO DISPLAY TEXT BACKWARDS HERE) n
Display text upside-down? [Yes/No] <No>: (ENTER  YES OR NO TO DISPLAY TEXT UPSIDE-DOWN HERE) n
Press F2 in AutoCAD so the Text Window opens, select and copy of the text into Notepad. So it should read as follows:


-STYLE
Standard
Arial
0
1
0
n
n

Note: If you add a few enters after the last n you will see it will start the command again, so just watch your enters.
Now hit save as and name your script i.e Style_Text.scr.  Note to run it as a script you must put .scr at the end.


To run the script in AutoCAD now type SCR into the command line, go the location where you saved the script select it and click Open. It should now change your Text Style to "Standard" as current.

AutoCAD - Rotate on Paste

This is a tip I came across a good few years ago but still a good one.

Did you know that when you copy a objects by base point in AutoCAD then paste it back in you can type 'R' (rotate) and it will ask you to rotate the object on insertion.

• Copy object by base point Ctrl+Shift+C
• Now look at the command line it will "Specify insertion point:" type R.
• You will then be asked to "Specify rotation angle <0>:".
• Now all you need to do is place the object and it will be rotated on placement. 

AutoCAD 2013 File Format Change

Normally every 3 years Autodesk change the DWG file format to allow them to add enhancements and functionality to variety of features for all AutoCAD related products.

So this means the newest release AutoCAD 2013 its changed, but you can still down save back to earlier versions.

Scaling Text in AutoCAD

I was going through some stuff the other day and came across loads of useful tips for AutoCAD the other day. So I thought I would share it with you.

Scaling All Text At Once

Did you know you can scale or change the height of text all at the same time?

If you didn't well you can.

Type “SCALETEXT” into the command line.

Select objects: (select all the text for scaling)

Enter a base point option for scaling [Existing/Left/Center/Middle/Right/TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR] <Existing>: (just press enter to keep existing insertion point for each selected text)

Specify new model height or [Paper height/Match object/Scale factor] <2.5>: (choose the height required)

Try it out and see how well it works for you.

You shouldnt need to use this if your using Annotative text in AutoCAD as it rescales for you if you need to change the scale of a view.

AutoCAD 2013 Comparison Matrix

The release of the latest version of AutoCAD 2013 is fast approaching, why not take a look at AutoCAD Comparison Matrix on the following link: 

AutoCAD Comparison Matrix

AutoCAD WS v1.4 is Here!!!

Autodesk have now released the latest version of the AutoCAD WS v1.4.

• 3D Support - Your now able to toggle between 2D and 3D view of your 3D drawings.
• GPS Functionality - The new GPS function lets you position yourself with your design leveraging the built-in GPS functionality.
• Plot from Mobile - Allows you to now plot your drawings directly from the AutoCAD WS mobile app.

Find out more on the AutoCAD WS  Blog.

AutoCAD 2013 - Coming Soon!!!

AutoCAD is coming soon and to give you a little taster Allen Lynn has blogged what sort of things are to come.

Check out her blog lynn.blogs.com