Re: Lost lettering during milling in AutoCad 2002

Tracy,
If you have Express Tools there is a "Text explode" command
under the text tab. You must then check to be sure that your text is
created as polylines. This should then transfer.
Express tools are no longer avaliable in 2002 but can be loaded
thru "Migration assitance" if you upgraded from 2000 or 2000i.
If your still having trouble try the cadalog.com forum. These
guys are very helpful with cad translation problems.

Thanks
Richard
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "maxncdude35
<maxncdude35@y...>" <maxncdude35@y...> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Quick question, I have laid down several polylines, rectangles and
> lettering in AutoCAD 2002 and save it as a .DXF file to be

translated

> using the MILL.EXE program from MaxNC.
>
> Problem is, any lettering that I put in the CAD drawing is not
> showing up after running the MILL conversion! Everything else is,
> just not the lettering. It seems as if the lettering is "separate"
> from the drawing layer even though I'm only using one layer.
>
> I'm sure I have to "explode" the lettering into PolyLines, but

can't

> figure out how to do explode the lettering into polylines in ACAD
> 2002.
>
> I am not a CAD expert, but...
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Tracy