Rotate Text

[doug rundell]

Right clicking on drawn text and selecting Rotate Entities will let me rotate the position of the text. How do I rotate the text itself?

 

[DocSamson]

Hi Doug,

Two possible solutions, as far as I can tell:

1. Convert the text in question into a block, then rotate the block (don't explode it, or the text will revert to its original orientation).

2. Redesign the part so that the text, as presently oriented, is correctly oriented.

- DocSamson

 

[jimshaw]

Doug,


Draw a construction line in the direction you want, then place the text along that line. This way, the line can be dimensioned/rotated/parametrically moved, and not the text itself. There are options to flip the text about the line as well.


I do not recommend making it a block, try to keep everything as parametric as possible at all times. I believe this is the best practice.


Jim
http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawengineering

 

[DocSamson]

Thanks Doug, I just learned something new!

 

[doug rundell]

Thanks all.