Autocad 2000: Inserting a Sq Ft symbol.

[Martin Guy Copping]

Does anyone out there know how to insert or create a Sq Ft Symbol?
Please let me know.

Thanks,

Martin

[Stephen S]

Are you referring to XXft² or some other symbol?

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Stephen S.

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Martin Guy Copping <m...@ufl.edu> wrote in message news:379E36F0...@ufl.edu...

[Martin Guy Copping]

I want to use the XXft². Is there a way to type it in? Please send info.

Martin

[Stephen S]

The ² is entered by holding down the alt key and typing 253 on the number
pad.

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Stephen S.

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Martin Guy Copping <m...@ufl.edu> wrote in message

news:379E3EE2...@ufl.edu...
> I want to use the XXft. Is there a way to type it in? Please send info.
>
> Martin
>

[Granville Carey]

Are there any other "Atl=nnnnnnn" that apply to other standard functions?
If so, any help (list or point of source. etc) greatly appreciated.

G. Carey

Stephen S wrote in message <7nlri3$4...@adesknews2.autodesk.com>...

[Christal Elliott [Autodesk Support]]

Hi Martin - If you are using a True Type font, most of them have a
superscript '2' that you can insert into the text. For example:

1. Start Mtext and choose Arial as the text font
2. Enter 'ft' in the text window
3. Open the Symbol pop down list and choose Other.
4. Find the superscript 2 symbol and highlight it.
5. Click the Select button, and then the Copy button.
6. Switch back to AutoCAD, and position the cursor after the text 'ft'
in the Mtext window.
7. Press Ctrl-V to paste the symbol into the Mtext.
8. OK the Mtext window and you have the text you need.

It doesn't look like the SHX fonts provided with AutoCAD have
superscript 2 or 3 defined, so you would have to customize the
corresponding SHP files for the SHX fonts that you use and recompile
them. As well, you would have to remember to distribute the customized
SHX fonts when distributing the drawings to other users.

If this doesn't quite answer your question, please reply and we'll
give it another shot. You might need to elaborate on how you plan to
use the symbol.

On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:21:06 -0700, Martin Guy Copping <m...@ufl.edu>
wrote:

>I want to use the XXft². Is there a way to type it in? Please send info.
>
>Martin

Christal Elliott
//Autodesk Support on the Net//

[Stephen S]

The 253 is the ASCII decimal number.
I have a little black book called Pocket Ref. that has all kinds of
tables and info in it.
Any book on basic computer languages should have an ASCII table,
or you can search for it online.

some of my favorites:
½ 171
¼ 172
± 241
° 248
µ 230

If I don't have the book handy I just open up notepad and start using
numbers between 128 and 255 till I find the one I want.

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Stephen S.

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Granville Carey <gra...@one.net> wrote in message news:7nn1bi$16...@adesknews2.autodesk.com...

[Martin Guy Copping]

I just wanted to send a BIG THANK YOU to the group for all their help,
it worked and now I'm a happier CAD user.

Thanks,

Martin