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Explode text

Explode text

Ribbon: Annotate – Text > Explode Text
Menu: Modify – Additional tools > Explode text
Command line: EXPLODETEXT, TXTEXP

You can explode text, to convert it into individual elements – solids (for TrueType texts if TEXTFILL=1 or Text=Filled in command options), polylines (for TrueType texts if TEXTFILL=0 or Text=Boundary in command options) or lines and polylines for SHX fonts. During the command, you can set different exploding options.
If you start Explode command with preselected texts – command will process with previous (or default) settings.

Options:

? Additional options for object selection.
Settings Text explode settings:
[Autoselect/Source/Properties/Text/Exit]

Settings:

Autoselect Select created objects after explode:
  • Yes – Select created objects after explode.
  • No – Do not select created objects after explode.
  • Exit – Return to Settings.
Source Keep or Erase source text:
  • Erase – Erase source texts.
  • Keep – Keep source texts.
  • Exit – Return to Settings
Properties Specify object properties source:
  • Original- Keep original text properties.
  • Current – Use current drawing settings.
  • Exit – Return to Settings.
Text Fill settings for TrueType texts:
  • Boundary- Create closed polylines.
  • Filled- Create solids.
  • textFill – As displayed, if TEXTFILL=1 – create solids, if TEXTFILL=0 create polylines.
  • Exit – Return to Settings.
Exit Return to object selection.

Command prompts:

elect text object for explode or [?/Settings]: Choose Settings.
Settings/ Command settings [Autoselect/Source/Properties/Text/Exit] Specify desired settings. Then choose Exit or press Enter.
Select text object for explode or [?/Settings]: Select text objects for explode, then press ENTER.

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