Text orientation

daught · October 25, 2012, 03:16:32 AM

Sorry my terminology might be way off. I am trying to make a Master that shows a receptacle with some text. When I rotate the symbol I don't want my text to rotate with it. Here's a screenshot with my drawing, master and it's shapesheet.

Paul Herber · October 25, 2012, 09:14:20 AM

It's called gravity text.
Set the TxtAngle cell in the TextTransform section to
=-ANG360(Angle)

daught · October 25, 2012, 09:33:32 AM

Tried that. I guess i'm still doing something wrong

Paul Herber · October 25, 2012, 09:37:05 AM

Is it a grouped shape?

daught · October 25, 2012, 07:11:17 PM

Yes. I tried to ungroup the text and image within the master but when I drag it on my drawing the text still rotates with the drawing. I found that if I ungroup the master after I place it on the drawing, then I roate the image the text stays in position. I guess I somehow have to make sure the master stays ungrouped.

daught · October 25, 2012, 07:47:09 PM

Basically I want a master that behaves just like the default ones. I find it quite frustrating that I loose all text settings even if I only change the image within a default master.

Paul Herber · October 25, 2012, 11:47:08 PM

Don't ungroup shapes, they will break.
If the text is within a sub-shape then you will need to apply the formula to the appropriate shape.

daught · October 26, 2012, 01:16:24 AM

Notice in the second screenshot I have the text highlighted and it's stylesheet. Doesn't that meet "If the text is within a sub-shape then you will need to apply the formula to the appropriate shape."

Paul Herber · October 26, 2012, 01:29:01 AM

Yes, could be, in that case you want to reference the group shape's angle
i.e. =-ANG360(Sheet.xx!Angle)