This command draws text that aligns with an arc or polyline arc
segment. Each letter of the text
is drawn as a separate text entity that is rotated to align with the
arc at that point. These text
letters are automatically grouped together as an anonymous block. This
command starts with the
Create Text on Arc dialog. This command draws text that aligns with an
arc, beginning at a
picked point. Each letter of the text
is drawn as a separate text entity that is rotated to align with the
arc. These
text letters are automatically grouped together as a block. The text
string,
text height, and text style are set in the Create Text on Arc dialog
box.
Example 1 - Offset distance specified on screen and base of text away from radius point.
Select Arc or Polyline
segment:
pick Arc or Polyline segment to place text on.
Select
Text Offset: pick the
desired offset distance from arc
Select Text Placement: pick a point, select the desired
position
to draw the text. Note that the text
remains visible on the screen and attached to the “rubber banding
cursor”so
that various positions can be inspected before specifying the placement
point. The graphic below shows this
aspect of the command.
Note that the ghosted text is located along the mid point of the arc. If no offset distance is specified or picked from the screen, the text will be placed at this point. An offset of zero puts the text directly on the arc.
Example 2 - Offset distance specified in dialog and base of text towards radius point.
Select Arc or Polyline Arc
Segment: pick Arc
Select
Text Placement: pick point
Note that the prompt for offset distance was skipped because the offset distance was input on the dialog box. Simply select the text placement point resulting in the graphic below.
Pulldown Menu Location: Annotate > Annotate Arc
Keyboard Command: textarc
Prerequisite: An arc entity
File Name: \lsp\textarc.lsp