While you were working in AutoCAD and were using Annotated Text, (available since AutoCAD 2008), have you ever noticed that after you save the file, you can't manipulate it anymore? It's some sort of "glitch". I have found that if you close the file and open it again you can once again move, rotate, delete, etc. once again. Until you save the file that is. This is very annoying to me because I have developed the habit of saving nearly every five minutes or so (I have trust issues with the autosave and my battery back up!)
Note: Anonymous (I'm not sure who you are but thanks!) left a comment on this post saying that he/she would run the AUDIT command and make sure that you press Y (meaning yes) to make sure that any errors are fixed and that will allow you to edit your annotated text again. I tried it out and it works great!! Keep the tips and comments coming! Great work
Happy CADDING
You might want to try the 'Audit' command as well, choose 'Y' to fix any errors. This has worked for me in the past and I didn't have to exit and reopen the drawing....
ReplyDeleteAWESOME TIP!! It does work and it works better than my tip, by far. Thanks for the great tip and keep 'em coming.
ReplyDeleteI've tried that too and although it seams to work fine. The next time you close and open the file the newly manipulated text is gone.
ReplyDeleteBy gone, do you mean that the test is no longer there? Or the ability to edit it is gone? I haven't had the text leave, but once I save the file once again I loose the ability to edit it until I run the audit command again.
ReplyDeleteMy text continues to be uneditable, even after audit, purge. It appears that bogus blocks come into the drawing after editing annotative text then it stops working.
ReplyDeleteI've found a workaround just using the 'select all' command (Ctrl+A), and moving only the unselectable text using the blue grips
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