AutoLISP Routines

TEXTWELD merges separate Text and MText objects into a single MText, in the order you pick them, preserving each one’s formatting. What TextWeld does It is similar to the Express Tools TXT2MTXT command, but with control over the order and over whether each piece starts a new line or continues the previous one — which is what makes it usable on a … [Read more...] about TEXTWELD LISP: Merge Text Into One MText, In Your Order

Build a list of find-and-replace pairs, point at a folder, and TEXTSWEEP applies every one of them to every drawing it finds — without opening a single drawing in the editor. AutoCAD’s own FIND works in one drawing, one search term at a time. What TextSweep does This is the project renamed at stage four, the consultant who changed their company name, … [Read more...] about TEXTSWEEP LISP: Find and Replace Across a Folder of Drawings

Draw a rectangle, circle, slot or rounded rectangle around a piece of text, and it stays around that text. Edit the wording and the shell resizes. Change the height, style or justification and it resizes. Move, rotate or copy the text and the shell follows. What TextShell does This is the difference between a shell and a box you drew yourself. A drawn box is right … [Read more...] about TEXTSHELL LISP: A Box Around Text That Keeps Up With It

TEXTRANK aligns a group of single-line text objects onto a common line, optionally equispacing them at a chosen multiple of the text height. Pick a scattered set of labels and they snap into a tidy column. What TextRank does Alignment is perpendicular to the text’s own rotation, so rotated text aligns along its own axis rather than being forced to … [Read more...] about TEXTRANK LISP: Align and Equispace Single-Line Text

Select a scattered group of Text or MText objects, then drag: the whole group snaps into line and follows the cursor live. Release, and it is done. TEXTRAIL has no dialog, no repeated MOVE, and no guessing — you see the final arrangement before you commit to it. What TextRail does Straight-line modes line the text up on an invisible rail you drag out with … [Read more...] about TEXTRAIL LISP: Align Text Dynamically by Dragging

TEXTFRAME draws a rectangular polyline box around selected Text and MText, at an offset proportional to the text height, optionally with rounded corners. It is equivalent to the Express Tools TCIRCLE command, but with a fillet option and without needing Express Tools installed. What TextFrame does The offset is a factor, not a distance. You give a multiplier of … [Read more...] about TEXTFRAME LISP: Box Text at a Proportional Offset