Text Commands

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Text Commands

Text commands are used to create and edit text annotations.

TEXT - Single-Line Text

Creates single-line text.

Command Name: TEXT
Alias: DT

Usage

Command: TEXT
Text insert
<Text dialog opens>
Specify point [Dialog(D)]: <Click insertion location>

Dialog Settings

Setting	Description
Content	Enter text content
Height	Set text height (mm)
Alignment	Select alignment method
Font	Select font

Alignment Options

Option	Description
`L`	Bottom-left (default)
`C`	Bottom-center
`R`	Bottom-right
`ML`	Middle-left
`MC`	Middle-center
`MR`	Middle-right
`TL`	Top-left
`TC`	Top-center
`TR`	Top-right

Options

Option	Description
`D`	Reopen the dialog to modify settings

MTEXT - Multiline Text

Creates multiline text (paragraph text).

Command Name: MTEXT
Alias: MT, T

Usage

Command: MTEXT
Multiline text
<Multiline text dialog opens>
Specify point: <Click insertion location>

Dialog Settings

Setting	Description
Content	Enter multiline text content (supports line breaks)
Height	Set text height (mm)
Alignment	Select alignment method
Font	Select font

Alignment Options

Option	Description
`TL`	Top-left (default)
`TC`	Top-center
`TR`	Top-right
`ML`	Middle-left
`MC`	Middle-center
`MR`	Middle-right
`BL`	Bottom-left
`BC`	Bottom-center
`BR`	Bottom-right

TEXTEDIT - Edit Text

Edits existing single-line text.

Command Name: TEXTEDIT

Usage

Command: TEXTEDIT
Select text: <Click the text to edit>
<Text editing dialog opens>
Modified.

Shortcut

Double-click a text object to enter edit mode directly.

TEXTCOPY - Text String Copy

Copies the content of one text to another text.

Command Name: TEXTCOPY

Usage

Command: TEXTCOPY
Text string copy
Select source text <last content>: <Select source text>
Select target text: <Select target text>
"xxx" copied.

JUSTIFYTEXT - Adjust Text Alignment

Modifies the justification of text.

Command Name: JUSTIFYTEXT

Usage

Command: JUSTIFYTEXT
Select objects: <Select text>

MAGTEXT - Scale Text

Adjusts text size.

Command Name: MAGTEXT

Usage

Command: MAGTEXT
Select objects: <Select text>
Specify scale factor: <Enter scale factor>

TXT2MTXT - Single-Line to Multiline

Converts single-line text to multiline text.

Command Name: TXT2MTXT

Usage

Command: TXT2MTXT
Select objects: <Select single-line text>

ALIGNMENTTEXT - Align Text

Aligns text with a specified object.

Command Name: ALIGNMENTTEXT

ANGLETEXT - Angle Text

Creates text along a specified angle direction.

Command Name: ANGLETEXT

BURSTTEXT - Explode Text

Explodes multiline text into single-line text.

Command Name: BURSTTEXT

Usage

Command: BURSTTEXT
Select objects: <Select multiline text>

Special Characters

Special character codes can be used in text:

Code	Display	Description
`%%C`	Ø	Diameter symbol
`%%D`	°	Degree symbol
`%%P`	±	Plus/minus sign
`%%U`	_	Underline toggle
`%%O`	-	Overline toggle
`\P`	Line break	Multiline text line break

Text Best Practices

Text Layer

It is recommended to place text on a separate layer:

CLAYER
Text

TEXT
...

Text Scale

Set text height according to the drawing scale:

For 3mm printed height on a 1:100 drawing, set height to 300
For 5mm printed height on a 1:50 drawing, set height to 250

Script Example

; Single-line text requires entering content in the dialog then clicking the location
TEXT
<Enter content in dialog>
500,1000

; Multiline text also requires the dialog
MTEXT
<Enter content in dialog>
0,800

Next Steps

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Command Reference - View all commands