AutoCAD/Text around an arc

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Expert: - 1/17/2003


Question
Is there a software package or lisp program that will allow text to be written around an arc?
The radius or center point of the arc is chosen, then pick where the text starts, then the text is entered. The text is then neatly written clockwise around the arc.  

Answer
You should be able to find it here:

http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/autocad/code/cadence/89-02/ghindex.html

It is called cirtxt.lsp.  I have an old copy that fails to work in ACAD 2002.  Perhaps Reini Urban has a better version.  If it doesn't work, you can write to him with your complaint at
http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/home/rurban/mailme.html
I'll bet if it's not working, then soon after, it will be.

ARCTEXT is a command that is rather new and comes from EXPRESS or BONUS tools and was implemented in AutoCAD 2000.  See if you have that command before taking any further action.  ARCTEXT creates a new database object called ARCALIGNEDTEXT.  It is editable text by using the same ARCTEXT command.
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I can address all 2-D questions and some 3-D questions. I do programming in AutoLISP if it doesn`t involve solid modeling. I can also address menu customization issues and can help you find answers to questions I can`t answer by taking your question directly to Autodesk via their newsgroups.

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I used to do electronic and mechanical design for a flat panel monitor manufacturer, and now I do architectural drafting for an architect. I did and do AutoLISP and menu customization and take pride in making my lisp routines to do the work exactly the way the client likes them done.

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I had a routine published in CADENCE magazine (no longer in publication and taken over by CADALYST). Some of my routines are published on my website at http://my.sterling.net/~bdeshawn

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