TXTSWAP-bgol (Interchange Text Content)

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 text-content-swap utilities used in CAD title-block and table editing. 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

TXSW swaps the string content of two selected TEXT or MTEXT entities in a single command. Position, height, layer, and rotation of each entity stay exactly where they are, only the text content trades places. Handy for title blocks and tabular headers where a label and its value (or two adjacent cells) were typed into the wrong spot.

How to Use

1. Load TXTSWAP-bgol.lsp into your CAD session (drag-and-drop the file onto the drawing window, or use the APPLOAD command).
2. Type TXSW at the command line and press Enter.
3. Select the first text entity when prompted.
4. Select the second text entity when prompted.
5. The two entities' string content is interchanged immediately, the first now shows what the second used to say, and vice versa.

Why Use It

• One-command fix, replaces the multi-step copy/paste/overwrite process normally needed to swap two text values.
• No data loss risk, removes the chance of mistyping or losing one value mid-swap, a common risk with manual copy-paste.
• Table-friendly, ideal for title blocks and drawing header tables where a label and its value (or two data cells) end up in swapped positions.

Where to Use It

• Correcting title block or drawing header tables where two text values were entered in the wrong cells.
• Any quick two-way exchange of text content between two specific TEXT or MTEXT entities in a drawing.
• Cleaning up tabular annotation where fields have drifted or were transposed during data entry.

Notes

• Both entities' original position, text height, style, layer, and rotation are left completely unchanged, only the string content moves.
• Works with TEXT and MTEXT; if you mix the two entity types the routine still swaps their raw text values.
• Selecting the same entity twice is detected and reported, nothing is changed in that case.
• 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.