Change Text Font Globally

[gsksun4]

Is there a quick way to change the text font for existing text in a drawing? I did format, text style, and changed the font in the text dialog window, but it didn't change the existing text in the drawing.

I could edit each string, one at a time, but that would take forever.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Glenn

[dbroada]

provided you selected the correct style your method should work. The main exception is when MTEXT has been used with an embedded font.

[wannabe]

provided you selected the correct style your method should work. The main exception is when MTEXT has been used with an embedded font.

 

Whis is a really annoying feature that I don't think CAD has a built ion way of amending.

 

Having said that; no doubt, I'm sure there is a macro to fix the problem.

[gsksun4]

provided you selected the correct style your method should work. The main exception is when MTEXT has been used with an embedded font.

 

When I did the STYLE command and picked the new font and style, the APPLY button was NOT active. I am able to change the text, one string at a time with DDMODIFY, but as I said, that's too much work.

Thanks for the quick response.

Glenn

[dbroada]

you need to change the font for the Apply to highlight. Once done just exit or exit and REGEN.

[gsksun4]

you need to change the font for the Apply to highlight. Once done just exit or exit and REGEN.

 

OK, I got the APPLY to work, but it didn't change the existing text. It still lists out as the original font. It must be an embedded font. I can work around it. The blocks I'm inserting in the drawing have the correct font.

Thanks for the help.

Glenn

[Strix]

well for dims you need to do an update - does this apply to text too?

[gsksun4]

well for dims you need to do an update - does this apply to text too?

I'm not sure I know what you're asking here. The text I'm trying to change isn't dimensions, they're room names. Regular text strings. I can change them individually, but there's too many to do that.

Glenn

[Nathan_SF]

Did anyone ever figure out how to change text font globally? I've run into a situation in which I have a file from the client with a text style I don't have. I'm trying to figure out how to change all existing text (some text in blocks, some plain text) to the standard style.

 

What type of file contains the text style? I can ask the vendor for it, but don't think I'll get it in time.

 

Thanks for any info.

[ReMark]

I used to have a lisp routine called cs.lsp (the "cs" was short for "change style"). It wasn't elegant but it worked. I would invoke the command, window the entire drawing (linework included) and the routine would prompt first for the old text style name followed by the new text style name. Then it went to work. I don't think it worked on dimensional text and this was before the introduction of MText. Is this even close to what you are looking for?

[Strix]

Did anyone ever figure out how to change text font globally? I've run into a situation in which I have a file from the client with a text style I don't have. I'm trying to figure out how to change all existing text (some text in blocks, some plain text) to the standard style.

 

What type of file contains the text style? I can ask the vendor for it, but don't think I'll get it in time.

 

Thanks for any info.

Ah, now, that's different!

 

When you open the drawing where you don't have the font file, AutoCAD substitutes another font (you'll probably get the proxy warning box flash up on the screen as the drawing opens)

 

You can change the font it chooses to substitute in

 

Unfortunately, it's something I only used once several years ago so I've no idea what to change to make it do it!

[CmdrDuh]

there are a couple of things you can do. Easiest without programming is to make a new style with the font you want. Qselect Text based on the old font/style name. Once selected, using properties, set to the new style you created. regenall.

 

From a programming standpoint, I have some VBA you can tweak that does exactly what you want, it takes all of an old style and changes it to a new style. Let me know if you want it

[totzky]

In the absence of lisp to change text font globally, here is an alternative:

1) Explode all the stubborn texts so that embedded font will loose its protection on them. Exploding them will turn them into single line text and you can readily give them style.

2) If you are not a big fun of single line text, you can turn them into multiline text once more by express tools' TXT2MTXT. Use "MULTIPLE" to quicken the process. Just remember to click ENTER key after every pick so that they will not turn into single multiline text.

[totzky]

ps: Just not sure if LT Extender has TXT2MTXT command.

[Tankman]

You need to change the font for the Apply to highlight. Once done just exit or exit and REGEN.

 

Highlighted the entire drawing, "STYLE" on the command line.

Picked a font, "APPLY."

 

Changed all fonts, including the dimensions and title block.

Worked fine.

[gsksun4]

I'm not familiar with auto lisp. How would I use this command and where would I type it in to envoke it?

Glenn

[gsksun4]

Highlighted the entire drawing, "STYLE" on the command line.

Picked a font, "APPLY."

 

Changed all fonts, including the dimensions and title block.

Worked fine.

 

I tried this and it did not work. It still lists out as the old STYLE NAME. The font is fine, it seems to be the STYLE NAME that will not change.

[dbroada]

the style name cannot be changed globally. The style is applied to each text object as you create it or later if you desire. All you can do is change the font associated with that style - which is what you asked and have had replies to.

 

If you want to change a text object's style you should use qselect & the properties palette.

[Dipali]

ps: Just not sure if LT Extender has TXT2MTXT command.

 

No. it does not have that feature.

[totzky]

Originally posted by Dipali

No. it does not have that feature

So there you are , it seems that your only choices are:

1) Make do with single line texts that can be changed or

2) Modify one by one.

In as far as the 2nd option is concerned, Make use of the ellipses (...) in the properties dialogue box.