Text Commands

R3Survey provides a set of commands for quickly inserting survey text at standard sizes and for modifying existing text in the drawing.

Text height is automatically scaled based on the drawing scale set by R3DWGSCALE. This ensures plotted text is a consistent size regardless of the model-space scale.

Text entry commands

These commands place single-line text at standard survey sizes. The size refers to the plotted height in millimetres — the model-space height is calculated as:

Model space height = (Drawing Scale × Text Height mm) / 1000

Command	Plotted height	Default layer
T0	2.2 mm	TEXT0
T1	2.5 mm	TEXT1
T2	3.5 mm	TEXT2
T3	5.0 mm	TEXT3
T4	7.5 mm	TEXT4

By default, text is placed on a predefined layer (configured via R3SYS variables TEXT0LAY–TEXT4LAY). If USECURRENTTEXTLAYER is enabled, text is placed on the active drawing layer instead.

Toggling text layer behaviour

Type ToggleTextLayer to switch between predefined layers and the current layer. The current state is shown in the command line.

Annotative text

T0–T4 are designed for non-annotative workflows. If your drawing uses annotative text styles, AutoCAD controls the display scaling independently. Confirm results against your office drafting standards.

Text modification commands

Command	Description
R3ADDPREFIX	Adds a prefix to selected text
R3ADDSUFFIX	Adds a suffix to selected text
R3ADDSPACESTOTEXT	Adds additional spacing between words
R3REMOVESPACESFROMTEXT	Removes extra spaces from text
R3ADDBRACKETSTOTEXT	Wraps selected text in brackets
R3ALIGNTEXTTOLINE	Rotates text to align with a selected line
R3SPLITTEXT	Splits a text string into individual word entities

See also

• R3SYS — configure text layer names and USECURRENTTEXTLAYER