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  1. 24th Sep 2009 12:48 pm #1
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    Default How to determine length of a text on the drawing.

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    Hi!

    I need help yet again. I need to determine the length of a text object in the drawing, not the number of characters it has, but the space it takes in real world units. I cannot base my calculation solely on the number of characters it has, because different characters have different lengths.

    It only needs to be precise for up to 10 characters.

    thanks
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    Thanks I've already got it with textbox.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M76 View Post
    Thanks I've already got it with textbox.
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