Vector To Text
This command will create text from linework in a drawing. From the
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Options dialog, set the
Text Layer and the font Style the text will appear on in drawing
once converted. Perform Numeric OCR will limit the text
recognition to only numberic values. By default, this command
attempts to convert to alphabetic characters as well. When dealing
with only numberic text, turn this feature on so that no alphabetic
characters are accidently used during the conversion.
By
default, this command converts one line at a time. Perform Batch
(Horizontal) OCR allows you to convert mulitple line at once as
long as the text is aligned horizontally. Choosing a Text
Size helps the program to distinguish text linework vs.
standard linework. "Pick" allows you to pick two points in the plan
view to set the text height to be used.
After clicking OK to the "OCR Options" dialog (with "Perform Batch
(Horizontal) OCR" checked off), you will be prompted for a "start
of stike-line" then "end of stike-line". Pick left to right through
the linework you want to convert. With "Perform Batch (Horizontal)
OCR" checked on, you will be prompted to "Select objects", which
can be individually picked linework or windowing around a group of
linework. After making your selection, a Replacement Text
dialog will appear. Here you can review the values that the
program has converted and change them if needed before accepting
them by clicking OK. You may also Skip the conversion altogether or
OK All the conversions at once in this dialog.
Keyboard Command: VECOCR
Prerequisite: Linework to convert to text