DdEdit

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Edits single-line text, multi-line text, attribute definitions, and attribute text (short for "dynamic dialog editor").

Accessing the Command

command bar:  ddedit

alias:  ed

menu bar:  Modify | Edit Text

toolbar:  Modify |

double-click: single-line text, multi-line text, attribute definition, or attribute text.

: ddedit

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entity to modify: (Choose a text entity.)

• When you choose single-line text (created by the Text command), displays the Edit Text dialog box:

Edit text, and then click OK.

• When you choose multi-line text (created by the MText command), displays the Multiline Text dialog box.
  The MTEXTFIXED system variable controls whether the view is zoomed, rotated and/or panned to fit the edited Mtext.

• When you choose attribute definition text (created by the AttDef command), displays the Edit Attribute Definition dialog box:

Edit attribute definition, and then click OK.

• When you choose attribute text in a block (placed by the Insert command), displays the Attribute Editor dialog box; see EAttEdit command.

After exiting the dialog box, command prompt repeats until you press Esc:

Select entity to modify: (Press Esc.)

Command Options

Edit Text dialog box:

Edit Attribute Definition dialog box:

Related Commands

Text - places single-lines of text in drawings.

-Text - places text and evaluates LISP expressions.

MText and -MText - places paragraph text.

DdAtte - edits attribute values.

Style - creates and modifies text styles through the Drawing Explorer.

-Style - creates and modifies text styles through the command bar.

Change - changes the position of text.

TxtExp - explodes text into polylines.

Spell - checks the spelling of text in drawings.

Properties - modifies the properties of text.

Find - finds and replaces text.