Merge multiple mtext objects?

[chulse]

Is there a way to merge multiple mtext objects into a single mtext?

 

Thanks

[Strix]

can you explain that a bit further?

 

do you mean if (for instance) somebody has added a second block of Mtext as a second line instead of editing the existing and using a carriage return?

[sparklerach]

In express tools, you can convert text to MText. So you could explode your MTexts first to single line text and then convert them all together back to Mtext

[Dipali]

thers is no direct comman di am aware of, but i ususaly do this.

double click the second mtext so it will open in mtext editor. there, selct the taxt with mouce & ctrl+c. than clase the editor. now click on the first mtext, open it in editor & paste & clcik ok. than delete the second metext object

[Mike M]

Any chance there is an alternative solution?  I brought in an old sheet spec into 2024 and it shows 1000 separate mtext lines instead of 1 mtext object whose size and columns self adjust when editing my spec for the project.

[SLW210]

Did you try TXT2MTXT Express Tool?

 

Text2MText | Lee Mac Programming might do that as well.

[CyberAngel]

3 hours ago, Mike M said:

Any chance there is an alternative solution?  I brought in an old sheet spec into 2024 and it shows 1000 separate mtext lines instead of 1 mtext object whose size and columns self adjust when editing my spec for the project.

 

If you pull up TXT2MTXT with nothing selected, you can change the settings. You have to be careful about how it adds texts to your mtext: it can take them in order of selection or in order of creation. It might be difficult to get the result you want, depending on how the texts are laid out.

[BIGAL]

Taking 100 lines of mtext you could read each line based on its Y value, and make a new one. What worries me is you say "columns self adjust".

 

I think the only way to respond is if you can post a sample dwg.

[SLW210]

Mike M must have left the building.

 

One solution could be to copy the text from AutoCAD, paste it into Word using "Paste Special" as unformatted text, make your edits, paragraphs, etc. and then copy it back to AutoCAD.

 

In AutoCAD, use the Mtext command to paste the edited text back as MText.

 

That might be the quickest method depending on what you have now and what you need.