This program was created and tested up to Version 2004. Since I have 2002 at home and at work, I need some volunteers to make sure that this program still works fairly smoothly with the latest versions of AutoCAD.
UTE is exactly what it says it is. It is the ultimate text editor in that anything that can carry a string (except dimensions) can be manipulated with this lsp/dcl program.
It was first released in March of 2005 and got a pretty good receptions. I would like to continue developing this and possibly find some other programmers that see value maybe even help me develop ways to also include dimensions.
Right now the following entities can be manipulated:
* Dynamic Text
* Multi-Line Text
* Attribute Definitions
* Arc Aligned Text
* Dynamic Text nested in blocks
* Multi-Line Text nested in blocks
* Attributes nested in blocks. This version automatcally grabs everything in the drawing and then initiates the dialog box. If you would like the single selection mode version of this please see the thread labeled UTES - Ultimate Text Editor Single.
There is also a few global things I've included that does manipulate ALL string entities, they are as follows:
* IAT - Increment All Text:
* Allows the user to globally increase or decrease all text heights within a drawing. Valid range for increase is 1 to 99 taken as a percentage (i.e. 50 = 50%). Only used whole integers. If a user wants to decrease the text height they would put a negative symbol (i.e. -50).
* ATS - All Text Style:
* This function acquired all predefined text styles within a drawing and assigns them to a pull-down menu list. The user can request the program to assign every text entity witin the drawing to one type of Text Style regardless of height.
Please also check out the Help Button and the Info button, they have some pretty neat features as well.
I tested the UTE - Ultimate Text Editor with AutoCAD 2007. Everything worked excellent but I did find a few things you may want to take a look at.
1. Increment/Decrement All Text
This is a little confusing. I thought it would increment all numbers by
the amount I typed in. Maybe it should say "Increment/Decrement All
Text Sizes". The instructions clearly state what this function if for
so maybe it is just me. (I never read the instructions according to
my wife!!!!) Also, after I used it, I could not get the text back to
the size I needed. Could a "Set Nominal Text Size" button be added
instead or along with the percentage adjustments? I understand the
theory behind the % adjustments and it is excellent until you need to
set a certain size. ( Of course this will throw in the "Is this multiplied
by the dimscale?" question. )
2. Select Regular, Arc, and Nested text drop down list.
I was thinking this would be better if it was sorted. Is there a reason
for leaving it unsorted that I am missing? It would make it easier to
find the text you are looking for. Also, a couple of filters could make
this even more useful. Filter for a certain text style, size, layer, etc.
I saw the LAYER filter was mentioned in the "Next Release" section.
3. Zoom to Nested Text
The zoom did not encompass the entire text like the "Zoom to Regular
Text" did. I checked the start point listed in the dialog box and it was
a couple of inches off. Your FAQ mentioned the ability to zoom and
pan while viewing the text so, maybe this is close enough.
That is all I found. Excellent program and very handy.
Exchange Forum >
Beta Testing Forum
UTE - Ultimate Text Editor
