i saw what you mean when i was pulling up the info. i did think that was an integer and not a dotted pair. i just got done reading data types
am i in the ballpark here
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Group 72 and 73 integer codes
Group 73
Group 72
3 (top)
TLeft
TCenter
TRight
2 (middle)
MLeft
MCenter
MRight
1 (bottom)
BLeft
BCenter
BRight
0 (baseline)
Left
Center
Right
Aligned
Middle
Fit
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72
Horizontal text justification type (optional, default = 0) integer codes (not bit-coded)
0 = Left; 1= Center; 2 = Right
3 = Aligned (if vertical alignment = 0)
4 = Middle (if vertical alignment = 0)
5 = Fit (if vertical alignment = 0)
See the Group 72 and 73 integer codes table for clarification
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73
Vertical text justification type (optional, default = 0): integer codes (not bit-coded):
0 = Baseline; 1 = Bottom; 2 = Middle; 3 = Top
See the Group 72 and 73 integer codes table for clarification
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10
First alignment point (in OCS)
DXF: X value; APP: 3D point
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11
Second alignment point (in OCS) (optional)
DXF: X value; APP: 3D point
This value is meaningful only if the value of a 72 or 73 group is nonzero (if the justification is anything other than baseline/left)