Pipe Network Text Orientation

[SwChilly]

 

How do you change the text orientation on a pipe network?

 

For example, I know you can change the direction of a pline by editing it, but what if it is a pipe network? I don't want to change the direction of flow, just the text of the linetype.

[eldon]

You will have to redefine the linetype. Since r2012, there has been an upright text flag option for the Rotation flag.

 

rotation

U=value, R=value, or A=value. U= specifies upright or easy-to-read text. R= specifies relative or tangential rotation with respect to the line. A= specifies absolute rotation of the text with respect to the origin; that is, all text has the same rotation regardless of its position relative to the line. The value can be appended with a d for degrees (degrees is the default value), r for radians, or g for grads. If rotation is omitted, 0 relative rotation is used.

Rotation is centered between the baseline and the nominal cap height.

Note: Drawings containing legacy linetypes that do not use the U (upright) rotation flag can be updated to the latest linetype definition by reloading the linetype from the LIN files. Custom linetypes can be updated by changing the R (rotation) flag to the U (upright) flag prior to reloading a linetype definition.