TXCLONE-bgol (Copy One Text's Value to Many)

Command Type: AutoLISP routine (works in AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD and most AutoLISP-compatible CAD platforms)
Developed by: BGol Community, bgol.in

Inspired by the general concept of copy-one-text-to-many broadcast utilities used in CAD drafting. This is an original, independently written routine, new file name, new command name, new source code, created so the CAD community has a free, editable, open-source alternative.

Overview

TXCL copies one source TEXT entity's caption to many other target TEXT entities in a single command, for example, resetting a batch of outlier values to a correct common value, or repeating the same street/road name across multiple labels, without repeated copy-paste- via-DDEDIT.

How to Use

1. Load TXCLONE-bgol.lsp into your CAD session (drag-and-drop the file onto the drawing window, or use the APPLOAD command).
2. Type TXCL at the command line and press Enter.
3. Select the source (reference) text, the text whose content will be copied.
4. Select the target text entities that should receive this content, then press Enter to confirm.
5. Every target text is overwritten with the source text's content. A small reference tick mark is placed above each updated target on layer BGOL-TXCL (colour yellow) for a quick visual audit.

Why Use It

• Time Savings, updates many text entities to the same value in one command, instead of repeated copy-paste-via-DDEDIT operations.
• Consistency, guarantees every target text exactly matches the source text's content, with no risk of a typo during manual re-entry.
• Simplicity, a straightforward select-source-then-select-targets workflow.

Where to Use It

• Repeating the same street/road name across multiple text labels on a city map or layout drawing.
• Standardizing a repeated caption, note, or value across many text entities in a drawing (e.g. resetting several outlier values to a correct common value).
• Any drafting task needing one text's content propagated to many other text entities at once.

Notes

• If the source text is accidentally included in the target selection, it is automatically skipped so it is never overwritten by itself.
• Works on TEXT entities; run MT2TX-bgol.lsp first to convert MText if needed.
• Source code is fully open, feel free to study, modify, and redistribute it under the same open, free-for-all spirit.

Credits

Developed and shared for the CAD community by BGol Community. Website: https://bgol.in/ Free and open-source, use it, modify it, share it, for personal or commercial work alike.