So here's my problem. I use XREF's. Alot of XREF's. For example, my mapping is mostly concentrated in the mining field. So, my base map might be the workings, ventilation, etc. for XYZ Mining Company. However, I keep certain features that change rarely or never (such as gas and oil wells, planemetrics, surface structures, etc.) as XREF's. And hence, here is my problem.
I have various viewports setup within the main drawing at various scales and orientations. VP #1 may be at 1":100' with North straight "up" on the map and VP #2 may be at 1":500' with the viewport twisted 15 degrees west. My problem now is text. For example, the drawing containing gas wells has text centered around the well location. The rotation of the text is 0 degrees (i.e. the text reads left to right, east to west, in VP #1 above).
My problem is when I go to VP #2. I've got the annotative thing down so that the text is the same height, however, since I've twisted the screen to fit the map, the text is now reading on an azimuth of 75 degrees, not 90 degrees.
I know that I can use the TORIENT command and manually adjust the orientation so that we are back at horizontal relative to the viewport, but I will have to do this each time I change viewports.
Is there anyway that this can be automated? That is to say, that I lock down the text's orientation (i.e. always at left to right on the page) regardless of the orientation of the rest of the map?
Thanks.