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TextApps

@The Office

TextApps

@The Office

TextApps contains six very useful Text Applications: DDAttMod, DDTxtJus, DDTxtMed, DDTxtPed, DDTxtBrk, and DDTxtMrg. In addition, included are Bonus Commands: DDEColor, DDLColor & DDOColor.

Free

TextApps includes the following six useful Text Applicationsfor Autodesk® AutoCAD®:

(1) DDAttMod – This latest version modifies Attributes, Attribute Definitions, Blocks with Attributes, MTexts & Texts (the previous version did not support MText)
(2) DDTxtJus - Changes Attributes, Attribute Definitions, MTexts & Texts Justifications.
(3) DDTxtMed - Multiple Edit boxes for Attribute Definition and text strings.
(4) DDTxtPed - Changes matching Attributes, Attribute Definitions, MTexts & Texts Properties.
(5) DDTxtBrk - Breaks Selected Text string into two parts.
(6) DDTxtMrg - Merges multiple Text strings together.

In addition, included is a Bonus custom Color assignment tool using large 255 Color Swatches accompanied with CTB files providing the following three commands:
(1) DDEColor - changes default Entity “CECOLOR” color.
(2) DDLColor - changes current Layer “CLAYER” color.
(3) DDOColor - changes selected Objects color.

Video Tutorial on New Features added to TextApps Version 2.0.0

Details

Operating system

win32_64-platform-icon

Release date

Mar 22, 2016

Last updated

Mar 26, 2026

Version

2.1.0

Language

English

Compatible with

ACD-icon

ACD

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

Capabilities

Building design

Blocks

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

The following are general usage instructions for the Bonus custom Color assignment commands:
(1) DDEColor: This command changes the default created Entity color.
(2) DDLColor: This command changes the current Layer’s color.
(3) DDOColor: This command changes selected Objects colors.
All three commands present large 255 Color Swatch charts grouped into 3 sections:
(1)The Family of Colors section shows 6 Color swatches arranged by black line pen weights designated in the app's CTB files. The heaviest weight Color swatch is positioned on the left and the thinnest weight Color swatch is positioned on the right.
(2)The Full Autodesk® AutoCAD® Color Index Palette section shows a top large palette displaying even Colors from 10 through 248. Some of these even Color numbers have been designated as black line pen weights grouped in one of the 6 Color swatches in the Family of Colors section. The bottom large palette displays odd Colors from 11 through 249. These are designated for Color shade tones.
(3)The Gray Colors for Screen Tones section displays Colors 7 through 9 and 250 through 255. These Colors are designated for shades of gray. The darkest Color swatch is positioned on the left and the lightest gray tone Color swatch is positioned on the right.
Included in all 3 commands is an Info button that opens an app window showing an option to include the provided CTB files in AutoCAD’s Plot window, a Version History button to access a log of version number & description, along with the Publisher Privacy Policy and product contact information.Also included is a custom AutoLISP function: (aec_ddcolor color-number flg) aec_ddcolor function has the following arguments:color-number:Current AutoCAD Color Index = 1-255ByBlock = 0
ByLayer = 256

flg:0 = don't show ByLayer & ByBlock buttons
1 = show ByLayer & ByBlock buttons

aec_ddcolor function returns one of the following string values:

Names of first seven primary colors = "Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Magenta & White/Black".

Color numbers for the rest of the color spectrum = "8-255"

For ByBlock = "0"

For ByLayer = "256"

The custom Color Swatches in AutoCAD’s 255 Color Index may differ in color tone visually on the screen depending on your graphics card.

The old version of DDAttMod needs to be uninstalled prior to installing TextApps.

Company Name: @The Office

Company URL: https://apps.autodesk.com/en/Publisher/PublisherHomepage?ID=LXENQBH836G9

Support Contact: PaulLi_apa@hotmail.com

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