import Text from AutoCAD

[ksoufi]

When importing a text from AutoCAD, what's the type of this entity? How to Analyze it from Main-Menu -> Analyze?

thanks

[Jean-Simon]

You wont be able to know properties. If you want to apply toolpaths on it it's recommended to explode it before importing it. Hope it helps!

 

Simon

[ksoufi]

thanks Jean for reply

In fact I'm developping a chook [Casavant Freres...]and I'm trying to do : Modify -> Break -> Draft/Line with API.

Until now, I can get the entity (type : v8_note) and I'm searching a function to convert it to Point/Line/Arc/Spline in order to built a chain

[rchoward]

just a little tip

 

text from acad can only be machined (engraved) if it is lines and ars

 

to do this enable express tools in autocad and use the explode text feature on the text of choice

 

next use the regular explode feature on the text u just exploded... ie u are exploding text twice two different ways

 

now dxf it out making sure zero is set as the active layer

 

i do this several times a day and finally mastered this... remember the text is nolonger text but lines and arcs so make sure it is exactly what u want before u explode

 

[ksoufi]

thanks Rchoward for the tip.

I'm not an epert in AutoCAD 2002, tell me please wwhere's the "express tool" menu?

[Rick Damiani]

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thanks Rchoward for the tip.

I'm not an epert in AutoCAD 2002, tell me please wwhere's the "express tool" menu?

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There isn't. You have the following options:

 

- Create an Autodesk DXB 'printer' using the plotter manger, then plot the text you want using that DXB driver. Open a new drawing and insert the Drawing Exchange Binary you just created. Save that as a .DWG file and import it into MasterCAM.

 

- Import the express tools from AutoCAD 2000. Autodesk support document TS59037 describes the process. TS64921 tells you about some of the stuff that may not work.

 

- Purchase a VIP subscription and get the current set of extentions. I believe that text explode is one of them.

 

- Purcahse the Express tools vol 1-9 from the Autodesk eStore website.

 

 

Personally, I'd just futz with the DXB stuff unless I had to do this all the time. Then I'd buy the express tools.

[Aaron]

We import text from Autocad as is and then break it apart with Modify-Break-Draft/Line

[ksoufi]

Yes we do also

but I'm programming a chook and search for an automatic way