Centering Text Placement
By ControlAltDelete - www.penbrush.com

Question: Is there a way to place text that is centered between two snap points without using dimensioning? Sometimes I have various items randomly spaced in a file and for visual presentation I'd like to snap to both of them and have MicroStation place my text centered between them.

Answer: Try the following with Accudraw enabled:

1) Start the Place Text tool (make sure active justification is Center something).

2) Enter the text to place.

3) Tentative on the first point (do not click Data).

4) Press the letter "O".

5) Tentative on the second point (do not click Data).

6) Enter /2.

7) Click the Data point.

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