creating points and text placement

[Andris Skulte]

The thread about creating points got me thinking (oh oh!)... I do quite a bit of logo engraving, and nearly any text I use will be centered on the part, at least on one axis. My current method of placing text is to create letters, horizontal, and place it randomly. I then draw a line from the bottom left to the top right corner of the words to be centered (usually have to draw a vert and hor line, and create from the intersection). Then create a point on the diagonal line's midpoint. I delete the lines, and then move the text using the text centerpoint just created to the centerline of the part...

 

My questions are: Is there a better way of creating the centerpoint (it'd be nice to have another menu from create point>midpoint>(from intersections).

 

When creating text, can an option be created for alignment (center)? Is this something a Chook can do? Thanks again, guys (and gals!).

 

Andris

[Keith Graydon]

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My questions are: Is there a better way of creating the centerpoint

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Good question Andris.

I also face this dilemma of building geometry around the text just to postion it. I'm interested to hear the answers as my workaround is very similar to yours.

[Scott Bond]

I use create rectangle with a center point(sketch points), with all geo on a temp layer, then shut off the temp layer.

[P_Scott]

Andris,

 

If you use a Drafting font when creating your letters, the Drafting Globals button will activate at the bottom of the dialog. In the Globals is a way to align your text from the center point, left side, right side, bottom, top or any other way drafting text is aligned. This will NOT create a Drafting entity as it is still in the Create-Letters menu dialog. HTH

[Roger Peterson]

Bounding box will create a center point of whatever geometry you select.

 

 

HTH

[Fig sign]

That`s rather simple ,IMHO.

Make copy of your letters to some layer,and explode (break) letters to lines .

Now Create->next menu->boundary box(

you can play with options and create only central point,for example,or point and box at needed offset)

[Fig sign]

Hey, Roger, you`ve done it one minute earlier!

 

But my answer is more verbous ,HA-HA !

 

 

Iskander teh hack my own pc

[Hardmill]

+1 On the bounding box thats what I do

 

PEACE

[Roger Peterson]

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But my answer is more verbous ,HA-HA !

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Did you just swear at me?

 

 

J/K

[Ron Branch @ 5th Axis]

The bounding Box also works godo with the true type fonts. I just like the way they look and when doing them as a raised ot recessed they give very good rexxxxs.

 

Crazy Millman

[Müřlıń®]

Yup, yup, box em in.....

 

 

Murlin

[Andris Skulte]

Roger (et al),

You guys rule. Bounding box looks like the way to go, with the true type fonts. Thanks!

 

Andris