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Title: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: CottageCGirl on March 22, 2019, 11:01:46 AM

HI, I am working for an Italian company and some of my drawings need to be in Italian.   Trying to find a way we dont have to note things twice.. is there a way to make notes "annotative-ish"   so that you can switch languages between viewports?  Does anyone have experience with this?

(and yes.. I know its not really annotative.. just conceptually thinking about it)

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: ChrisCarlson on March 22, 2019, 11:43:31 AM

In that way, I don't think so. You could make identical notes on two different layers, possibly -ENG and -ITA. Then just turn off the language you don't want to see in that viewport.

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: Krushert on March 22, 2019, 11:48:51 AM

Is there an Italian Language Pack?  There might be something in that pack that might help.   Just guessing here.

Where's MattW when you need him?   He works for Autodesk now.

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: Krushert on March 22, 2019, 11:51:54 AM

But the real  6-million dollar question is do you get to go to Italy??    :woow:

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: mjfarrell on March 22, 2019, 12:41:39 PM

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-translate-text-mtext-and-attributes-created-in-AutoCAD-to-other-languages.html



Does this help?

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: huiz on March 23, 2019, 07:09:23 AM

No one who can write a script that duplicates a text object and translate it with Google Translate? :-)

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: dgorsman on March 23, 2019, 03:07:29 PM

Quote from: huiz on March 23, 2019, 07:09:23 AM

No one who can write a script that duplicates a text object and translate it with Google Translate? :-)

For an "Engrish" VCR manual, no problem.  For engineering drawings it might be better to get it properly translated and content-approved by the client prior to issue.

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: CottageCGirl on March 26, 2019, 12:03:47 PM

Quote from: Krushert on March 22, 2019, 11:51:54 AM

But the real  6-million dollar question is do you get to go to Italy??    :woow:

Probably not.. been to Minneapolis once.. and probably will get to Cincinnati at some point.

Title: Re: Foreign language notes/ annotative?
Post by: CottageCGirl on March 26, 2019, 12:05:56 PM

Quote from: mjfarrell on March 22, 2019, 12:41:39 PM

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-translate-text-mtext-and-attributes-created-in-AutoCAD-to-other-languages.html



Does this help?

it may.. will check it out