I have forgotten where the one simple key-stroke is which allows me to rotate text to any angle and not snap back to orthagonal oreintations. Thanks in advance... Bob
Bob Kreger Kreger Design/Build, LLC 3068 Plaza Blanca Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-660-9391 [email protected]
I don't recall the key that you mention, but I've modified my keys so much that if there was a single key that rotated text, I can't remember it.
What I did do was add a couple of alias commands to my dcadwin.dca file. One command rotated the text angle to match an identified line. The other command rotated the text angle back to zero.
[ta] comment=Set text angle to match line alias=^;^S6^F2^S7^$^S0^S0^
[tr] comment=Set text reset to zero alias=^;^S6^F2^0^$^S0^S0^
Something to note is that before ta is invoked, I first place the cursor over the desired line so that the $ selects it automatically. Because of that, there is a ghost text cursor, but when the cursor is moved, the ghost disappears. Also... the line selected might actually be 180 degrees from what is desired. This isn't a problem with the alias, but is just related to the direction that the line was originally drawn and the automatic acceptance. I hope this helps. Good luck.
Go to the Text Menu and then Angle. At the bottom of the Angle menu (S7) is a function called "match." Click on Match. You can match the text angle to two points you can snap to along an angled line and that will adjust the text angle.