Chapter 6 -- ENTITIES Section
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The following group codes apply to mtext entities. In addition to the group codes described here, see "Common Group Codes for Entities." For information about abbreviations and formatting used in this table, see "Formatting Conventions in This Reference."
Mtext group codes| Group codes | Description |
100 |
Subclass marker (AcDbMText) |
10 |
Insertion point |
20, 30 |
DXF: Y and Z values of insertion point |
40 |
Nominal (initial) text height |
41 |
Reference rectangle width |
71 |
Attachment point: |
72 |
Drawing direction: |
1 |
Text string. If the text string is less than 250 characters, all characters appear in group 1. If the text string is greater than 250 characters, the string is divided into 250 character chunks, which appear in one or more group 3 codes. If group 3 codes are used, the last group is a group 1 and has fewer than 250 characters. |
3 |
Additional text (always in 250 character chunks) (optional) |
7 |
Text style name (STANDARD if not provided) (optional) |
210 |
Extrusion direction (optional; default = 0, 0, 1) |
220, 230 |
DXF: Y and Z values of extrusion direction (optional) |
11 |
X-axis direction vector (in WCS) |
21, 31 |
DXF: Y and Z values of X-axis direction vector (in WCS) |
42 |
Horizontal width of the characters that make up the mtext entity. This value will always be equal to or less than the value of group code 41. (read-only, ignored if supplied) |
43 |
Vertical height of the mtext entity (read-only, ignored if supplied) |
50 |
Rotation angle in radians |
73 |
Mtext line spacing style (optional): |
44 |
Mtext line spacing factor (optional): |
Xdata with the "DCO15" application ID may follow an mtext entity. This contains information related to the dbConnect feature.