Explode Text

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Explode Text (ExpTex)

Type: Interactive/Batch Application

Explodes text label into lines.

Detailed Description

Explodes text label into lines. Explode Text may be run interactively, in which each text label is identified before it is exploded, or it may be run in batch mode, in which all the text labels in a layer or group of layers is exploded. The application also supports the necessary key-ins to allow it to be placed in a macro. When a text label is exploded, it is placed into the same layer as the original text. This application is undoable.

Local Commands

Key-in	Description	Range
WS=	Workspaces to consider	0-1
LAY=	Layers containing text labels to explode	1-10,001 (Number line)
RUN	Runs Explode Text with current parameters

Parameters

The WS=, LAY= and RUN parameters are provided so that Explode Text may be run unattended from a macro. Following is an example macro that runs Explode Text:

ExpText

WS=1

LAY=10 23-35

RUN

When the RUN command completes, Explode Text exits.

Button Assignments

Exp Text – Lock on

	Button	Description
1	Id Text	Identifies text label to explode.
2	Explode layer	Explodes text labels in defined layers in batch mode.
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#	End	Ends application.