Baseline Object

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This option will allow you to place text along a polyline, arc or circle on the screen.

These methods are explained in detail below.

 

 

Baseline Object - Polyline

To use a Polyline object, you can examine the following explanation:

First you should set the text style to the style you want the text to use.  Then type 'B' for Baseline object and you will see the following prompt:

 

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You should select the polyline you want the text aligned to:

 

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Then you will be prompted to pick an Start Point on that polyline where you want the text to start.

 

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You will see the nearest snap appear on your polyline and you can then pick a point where you want the text to start.

 

Next you will see a prompt to pick the Side of the polyline you want the text to appear on.

 

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You will have a rubberbanding line extending to your cursor and you can then pick either side of the polyline for the text to appear on.

 

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After picking the side you want the text to appear on, you will be prompted to select the Height of the text.

 

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You can either pick a point on the screen for the text height, or type a number onto the command line for the text height.  Once you select a value, you will then be able to enter the text in that you want to appear on your polyline when you see the following prompt:

 

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Type in the text you want and press Enter when you are finished and the text should appear on your screen aligned with your polyline.

 

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You can then use the LE button and explode the text and cut it as normal.

 

 

 

 

Baseline Object - Circle

You can use a circle to serve as a base for aligning your text.

When you select the Baseline object and are prompted to select arc, circle, or polyline, select the circle that you want the text aligned to.

 

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Next you will be prompted to select a Start Point on the circle for your text to start at.

 

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This can be a rough point along the circle as you will get a chance to center the text about the circle later.

Select a location along the circle.

 

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Next you will get a prompt to pick the Side of the circle you want the text on.

 

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Pick either the inside or outside of the circle.

 

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Next you will be prompted for the Height of the text.

 

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You can either pick a text height on the screen or type in a value for the height at the command line.

 

Once the height is established you will see the following prompt.

 

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Enter in the text you want to appear on the circle and then press ENTER when finished.

You will then get a prompt to pick the Angle to center the text around.

 

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and you will have a rubberband line from the center of your circle to your cursor.

 

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Selecting this point will allow you to have all the text spaced out to be centered around the point you pick.

In this instance the 12:00 position was selected.

 

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And the text was shifted so that it was centered around that point.

 

You can now explode the text and cut it as necessary.

 

 

Baseline Object - Arc

The Arc aligned text is the same as the Circle aligned text and contains the same features.

 

First, when selecting Baseline object, you pick your arc.

 

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You will then get a prompt to select the Start Point along the arc.

 

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Pick a point on the arc where you want the text to start.

 

Next you will be prompted for the Side of the arc you want the text on.

 

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Pick either the outside or inside of the arc.  You will have a rubberbanding line attached to the cursor to show the side selected.

 

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Next you will get a prompt for the text height.

 

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You can either pick a text height on the screen or type in a value for the height at the command line.

 

Once the height is established you will see the following prompt to enter in the text you want on the arc.

 

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Type in the text you desire and then press ENTER and the text will appear on the arc.

 

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You will be prompted to pick the Angle to align the text by.

Select the point where you want the text centered around.  In this case a point at the top quadrant (12:00) was selected.

 

You can now explode and cut the text as necessary.