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I have some text I need to type out, and distribute evenly. I used the Array modifier, thinking I can make as many duplicates I need, add the space between the text, and then add the modifier and change the text to the actual wording I need. But this modifier cannot be applied to text. And converting the text to mesh o curves loses it's editability,

Im aware with Shift + D, and then Shift + R will make duplicates, but if I need to change position of the text, I need to repeat the process again.

Any other methods to do this?

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    $\begingroup$ You can Alt D and Shift R, and if you need to increase the space between the text, choose Options > Transform Affect Only Locations? You could also use Instancing $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Commented Feb 15 at 7:39
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    $\begingroup$ Menu "Object/Convert/To Mesh", if the point of your question is to apply the modifier. $\endgroup$
    – lemon
    Commented Feb 15 at 7:53

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I guess you could do that with GeoNodes. If you don't want GN, you could use Instancing, first create an edge that you subdivide, parent the text object to it:

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Activate the Instancing > Vertices option of the edge, the text will be instanced on each vertex of the mesh:

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If, for example, you want to increase the gap between the instances, scale the mesh in Edit mode:

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If you want to edit the text, select it in the Outliner (you'll find it under the edge object as it is its child) and press Tab:

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You can change spacing between objects in Blender in various ways. They certainly apply to text objects same way as to any other, so after using Shift + D and Shift + R to duplicate, move and repeat, you can definitely change the spacing of your objects without any trouble.

You can simply scale all your selected objects with Affect Only: Locations checked for example:

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All functionality of transform operators is available to you. You can choose transform pivot, snapping, use numerical input and so on. Don't forget you can use Shift + R for anything as well, so you can repeat only moving.

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