Save Space on DWG with Curved Text

Curved Text from Ares Commander collection of extra tools

ARES Commander 2016 offers us a collection of extra tools which allow us to perform tasks that weren’t possible before. “Curved Text” is one of them.

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Ares Commander 2016 offers us a collection of extra tools

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which allow us to perform tasks that weren’t possible before.

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For example “curved text.”

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For this, we need an arc. A circle would not help

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because it is required to have a starting and end point to adjust the text.

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We draw an arc defined in this case by three points, and select “curved text.”

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We click on the arc.

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Ares Commander 2016 then uses the arc as a reference to write a curved text over it.

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This dialog box shows all the necessary tools
to write the text.

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We indicate a text size …
and now write “Green Zone”.

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At the top you find tools to “justify” the
text.

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We also have buttons to format the text with
bold, italic or underlined characters.

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We can write the text on the convex or concave side of the arc.

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It’s even possible to flip the text.

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Furthermore, we can change the text style,
font, color, character spacing etc.

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We can also offset the text at a specific
distance from the arc.

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When everything is set, you can click OK.

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In its curved shape the text is conditioned by the arc:

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When we select the arc and change its radius,

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we see how the text automatically adjusts to the new form.

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Notice how the text fits when you drag the arc to the circle that we have here.

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Now, let’s go back.

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If you select the arc and delete it,

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you loose the possibility to edit the curvature of the text.

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The shape of the text was defined by the arc, at least as far as its curvature is concerned.

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Nevertheless, with the “Curved Text” feature, we can select again the text (even without the arc) and edit its content.

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We can still change the justification, text appearance, position etc.

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And we can try different combinations from he available options.

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As you can see, all these changes can be made without the arc.

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In fact, we can even offset the text with respect  to the imaginary arc.

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Without the arc, we can’t change the shape of the curve anymore.

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And the grips, which appear when we select the text, do not allow any modification,

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since they only indicate the text justification.

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As a result, if you want to keep control over
the curvature of your text,

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a good practice would be to place the arc on a separate layer you could turn on and off as required.

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Doing so, you would keep not only control
of the text formatting, but also of the curvature and length.

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Feel free to visit the HELP section of the
software to learn more about the features of ARES Commander 2016.

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