Change Text Attributes

Have you tried recording a VBA macro to do just what you describe?

Phil,

I have not and I have not done that before. Can you get me started in the right direction.

Thanks,

Craig

Craig Johnsen said:

Can you get me started in the right direction.

Certainly... this topic comes up from time to time, and one such thread that should help is Macro or Keyin to change text Justification? Record macro? (even though it is in the MicroStation V8i community, it should still apply).

Phil,

I tried recording and it seems to have recorded something, but I am not sure how to activate the macro the next time I want to slant the text. I am afraid I need some more advice.

Thanks,

Could you provide the .MVBA file you recorded?

Could you provide the .MVBA file you recorded?

The key-in to get the part you want about the slant is modify text;set item toolsettings changetextslanttoggle=1;set item toolsettings slanttogglelabel=30;set item toolsettings modifytextslant=0 but to have a key-in turn all the other toggles off is just too long.

Here are some of the other commands to toggle of the check marks;
set item toolsettings changetextstyletoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextfontnumtoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextheighttoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextwidthtoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextintercharspacingtoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextjustificationtoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextlinelengthtoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextlinespacetypetoggle=0
set item toolsettings changetextlinespacingtoggle=0

By doing the macro record that you recorded, you can run this by I think going to Utilities>Macro>Project Manager, you can then hopefully find the macro you recorded and hit run.  If this works, you can then create a key-in to run the macro.

Thanks Kevin,

That is what I was looking for.

Craig