In this video, author Shaun Bryant demonstrates how to enclose text in various AutoCAD objects using the enclose in object command.
- [Narrator] Welcome to another tip and trick for AutoCAD.…Now, what we're going to have a look at…is the ability to enclose text…in an AutoCAD object.…such as a circle, a slot or a rectangle.…So you can see that I've got circles, slots, and rectangles…in the new drawing as pieces of text.…And you can see the new drawing is called…EnclosingTextinObject.dwg.…As usual with all of these tips and tricks for AutoCAD,…you can download the drawing from the website…and use it accordingly to follow along with the video.…
Now, let's have a look at this Enclose in Object command.…It's another one of the AutoCAD Express Tools,…so to the Express Tools tab on the ribbon.…And again, it's in the text panel, like a lot…of these text and annotation type Express Tools are.…And you'll notice it's just there,…just above the Text title bar there,…Enclose in Object, and I'm going to click on it like so,…and come into the drawing area.…So what I need to do now is select my object…that I want to be enclosed in an object,…do you see what I mean?…
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10/5/2016Skill Level Intermediate
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