angela@TAG Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I am unfamiliar with the align command. What are the specifics that make this command work. My hope is to grab individual multi-line text units and align them so they are all left justified to one another. Is this possible and can I use the align command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 In plain old vanilla AutoCAD Align works like this: Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3. I'm pretty sure this command was not meant to be used in the manner you wish to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterV Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I don't think you want the align command. It sounds to me like you should make sure the properties of all the mtext are set to left justified and then place them all on a vertical line. Hope I've helped. If I've misunderstood you, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela@TAG Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Is there another command or method to achieve aligning the text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Try this, thanks to Tony Hotchkiss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela@TAG Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 What is an LSP? I'm not sure how to use this or to apply it in CAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 A LSP is your friend. Put the two files in Acad's support directory. To load your friend, at the command line type (load "alignit"). Once loaded invoke the lisp by typing ALI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela@TAG Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 This is great. Thanks so much for my new friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahahaavaaha Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 A LSP is your friend. Put the two files in Acad's support directory. To load your friend, at the command line type (load "alignit"). Once loaded invoke the lisp by typing ALI. Hi, might want to change the commandname here as ALI is an alias for DBCONNECT in "out-of-the-box" Vanilla AutoCAD 2008. You could also create a toolbarbutton for it where the command would look like this: ^C^C^P(if not C:ALI (load"alignit.lsp"));ALI; This would work if the ALI wasn't already taken... /Petri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi, ^C^C^P(if not C:ALI (load"alignit.lsp"));ALI; /Petri Oops... ^c^c^p(if (not c:ali (load"alignit"));ali; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkristia Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 sorry to re-open this old thread, but I'm looking at a similar problem, how to align all text vertically, and the LSP seems to be missing. Can you please re-attach it?, (for now I just modified the X postion in the property, but I would like a command to do this) Thank you very much Jesper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Try here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkristia Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 thank you, much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myself Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 just to say thank you for this pretty usefull routine, thats exactly what some friends here were looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea1307 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 i just downloaded the lsp and loaded it into acad and this is what i get Command: ali ALIGNIT - Error: quit / exit abort SYSTEM VARIABLES have been reset Command: any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikitari Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) to get it work you need to do as in replay #7 to current thread: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?19523-Align-Command&p=122186&viewfull=1#post122186 1. Add new path in Autocad options, support section 2. Do APPLOAD lisp from this path. Follow command prompts, and a good tutorial on ALIGNIT.lsp lisp you get it here: http://www.cadalyst.com/general-software/autolisp-solutions-aligning-objects-3178 Edited December 1, 2016 by mikitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 mikitari: You do realize you're responding to a question posted by in 2008 do you not? If chelsea still hasn't figured it out by now she should consider starting over in a new career. Please don't start dredging up old threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikitari Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Hi ReMark, yes I do. I have been currently digging for a lisp to align blocks, and found ALIGNIT. And it is good. I was lacking some information on how to make it work, even in this thread. I think someone else might need this information in 2016 too, that is why i posted again, and added the link to a tutorial. I apologize if it is a mess. Cheers! Edited December 1, 2016 by mikitari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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