I'm in the process of creating some new sheet formats, so I've created the title block and border using the numeric positioning and fixing a few points or adding appropriate relations. But text doesn't seem to have a specific point to position by; it's mostly just moving it around until it "looks right". Everything is tied to sheet properties or custom properties, I just would like more accurate positioning. Is there a method I'm unaware of or do any of you have a better way of positioning notes/text in a drawing?
Accurate text positioning
Feb 18, 2006
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To line up text, control select text lines and then choose Align from right click context menu. From memory you have about 6 options Left, Right,Top, Bottom, Horizontal & Vertical. Not sure if placing text at an absolute x,y position is possible in SW. At the bottom right of GUI there is feedback on where the cursor is positioned, but no way of knowing where the snap point is for text AFAIK. Maybe turn on snaps in Document options? HTH
To position text in SW like Acad can, you'll have to create your formats in Acad or DWGEditor where notes and fonts are handled better (in this regard), then insert it as a block, then explode as required.
Thanks. That's pretty much what I'm having to do. I also found that if you turn on the grid & snap to it, you can drag the handles of the text to snap to a grid point. However, it seems SW is handling the kerning, line spacing, and baseline, so you can't have it sit exactly on a line for example (at least in SW).
Try holding down the Alt Key, this should temp turn off snapping behaviour to allow more accurate positioning.
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