zungurat1 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 i don't know how to add text to autocad drawings. i'm using autocad 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiLLiNG-TiME Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just type MT (MTEXT) but if you dont want multi line just type TEXT & make sure you check your current text style: for both options.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
provas_ce Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Type "DT" on commend line and then specify the point where you want to put texts. Then enter the text height(size of font) and angle (keep it 0 if don't need any angel). You will get a field for texts. Alternate command "T", "MT", "DTEXT". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 In AutoCAD 2007 I would suggest the use of MTEXT all the way. There really is no good reason to use DTEXT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Welcome to the forum. My vote is for the use of MTEXT, I greatly prefer using MTEXT over TEXT. I suggest that you go to the TUTORIALS link at the top of the page and start doing your homework. You would also find a great deal of entry level information by following this link http://we-r-here.com/cad/blog/2011/06/what-is-cad/ . I used this site four years ago to teach myself autocad. It is well laid out and progresses logically for those with no prior experience, in very clear short lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 In AutoCAD 2007 I would suggest the use of MTEXT all the way. There really is no good reason to use DTEXT. Couldn't have said it any better myself! Hey, isn't it past your bedtime? Take it easy on those poor lithim ions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The millwork shop I just finished a contract with made single line text forbidden. MTEXT only. There's nothing more irritating than to have to edit a note made up of 7 or 8 lines of separate text objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The millwork shop I just finished a contract with made single line text forbidden. MTEXT only. There's nothing more irritating than to have to edit a note made up of 7 or 8 lines of separate text objects. I'll drink to that. Historically the firm for whom I work has used TEXT for drawing notes, welding, steel grade, holes, paint and such. Drives me crazy! There actually is something worse, that would be the drawing which gave birth to the YOU KNOW YOU"RE DOING IT WRONG thread, when you have in excess of 60 notes to try and make sense of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'll drink to that. Historically the firm for whom I work has used TEXT for drawing notes, welding, steel grade, holes, paint and such. Drives me crazy! There actually is something worse, that would be the drawing which gave birth to the YOU KNOW YOU"RE DOING IT WRONG thread, when you have in excess of 60 notes to try and make sense of. Yeah? There is something even worse yet. Having to xerox typed (real typwriter) text onto stickyback (transparent) film and pastin' that all over the mylar General Notes page, and then having to peel a couple of them off because the toner scraped right off when de-bubbling the stickyback with the edge of a drafting triangle and then re-stickin' a couple of new ones in the blank and still sticky spaces. I shoulda saved that one for the "You know you're an old draftsman when....." thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yeah? There is something even worse yet. Having to xerox typed (real typwriter) text onto stickyback (transparent) film and pastin' that all over the mylar General Notes page, and then having to peel a couple of them off because the toner scraped right off when de-bubbling the stickyback with the edge of a drafting triangle and then re-stickin' a couple of new ones in the blank and still sticky spaces. I shoulda saved that one for the "You know you're an old draftsman when....." thread. I never had to do that of course I am a newbie. In drafting in junior high school in 63 I did stenciled text though, not so bad. I guess, as with most things in life, when properly framed, and in the right perspective TEXT could be considered an absolute blessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFeSTeR Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 MTEXT all the way, I find it's more versatile and easier to work with. I've been updating old drawings recently and all the text is with standard TEXT, it's annoying. Thank god I recently discovered TXT2MTXT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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