Font overrides that you apply to Mtext objects are not retained when you open and view a CAD drawing in Visio 2003 (827501)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
  • Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Office Visio 2003, when you open and view a CAD drawing (.dwg file) that contains multiline text (Mtext), font overrides that you applied to the text are not retained. For example, if you override a font that is associated with the Textstyle of an Mtext object by using the Mtext Editor in AUTOCAD, the change is ignored when you view the CAD drawing in Visio 2003. As a result, the Mtext object is formatted with a font that is not correct.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because font overrides of AUTOCAD Mtext objects are not supported in Visio 2003 when you open and display a CAD drawing.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, convert the CAD drawing to Visio format (.vsd file). When you do so, the text appears with the correct font. To convert a CAD drawing to Visio format, follow these steps:
  1. Start Visio 2003 and open the CAD drawing that you want to convert.
  2. Right-click the CAD drawing, point to CAD Drawing Object, and then click Convert.
  3. In the Convert CAD Object dialog box, click to select the check boxes next to the layers that contain the CAD objects that you want to convert, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to troubleshoot other Mtext display issues in Visio 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

827499 Mtext scope formatting is not retained when you open and view a CAD drawing in Visio 2003

827500 Mtext line spacing is not retained when you open and view a CAD drawing in Visio 2003

827502 Bold or italic Mtext formatting is not retained when you open and view a CAD drawing in Visio 2003

For more information about working with CAD drawings in Visio 2003, see Visio Help. To do so, on the Help menu, click Microsoft Office Visio Help, type CAD drawings in the Search for box, and then press ENTER to view the topics returned.

For more information about Visio 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/11/2004
Keywords:kbformat kbconversion kbpending kbBug KB827501 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO kbAudDeveloper
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