To Create a Label for a Shape or a Sheet
1. Click
Add Label on the
Diagramming tab to add a label to a selected shape. Click
Add Sheet Label to add a label to a sheet. The
Create Label dialog box opens.
| Labels for design sheets are not associated with a shape. A label displays the parameters of the sheet on which they appear. Labels on a shape sheet display the parameters of the shape when it is instanced in a design. Click the Related Link below for more information on creating an automatic label for a fiber or highway shape. |
2. Set any of the label Format options:
◦ Type text in the box. To format a label on multiple lines, type ^n (CARET+N) to force the text to break to the next line.
| The following characters cannot be used in a label unless preceded by a backward slash (\): <, {, [, and ^n. For example to include the string <label> in a label you must type \<label>. |
◦ Click <param>. The Parameter Selector dialog box opens. Choose the parameters to include in the label.
◦ Click [fn(x)]. The Select a function dialog box opens. Choose the function names or Java function names to include in the label.
◦ Click Special characters. The Special Characters dialog box opens. Choose a character or enter one in the box. Click Other to add your own special character.
3. Set Graphic Properties for the label text:
◦ Click
to change the
Font. The
Font Style Selection dialog box opens. Choose a font from the list and click
OK.
◦ Click
to change the text
Type. The
Select text type dialog box opens. Choose a type from the list and click
OK.
▪ Unadorned—Places a label with no added graphics.
▪ with + Datum—Places a label with a + drawn at the text anchor point.
▪ with Circle—Places a label with a circle surrounding the text.
▪ with Diamond Datum—Places a label with a diamond at the text anchor point.
▪ with Rectangle—Places text with a rectangle surrounding the text.
▪ with Rounded box—Places a label with a rounded box surrounding the text.
▪ with Underline—Places a label with underlined text.
▪ with X Datum—Places a label with an X at the text anchor point.
◦ Set the Layer on which to place the label.
◦ Set the text Height.
◦ Set the Angle for the text orientation on the sheet.
◦ Click the Constrained check box to maintain the angle specified for label orientation relative to the sheet.
◦ Click the color button to select a text color. The Select a Color dialog box opens. Select the color and click OK or click Edit to create a custom color in the Define Color dialog box.
| You can use the Properties tab to set and edit graphic properties for a label. |
4. Set text placement. Use the crosshairs to place the label. Select the position of the crosshairs in relation to the text from the grid of Justification icons.
5. Click the sheet to place the label.
6. Click Restart and select a new shape to place another instance of the same label.
7. Click Apply to temporarily store the default text. Click Reset to delete stored text.
8. Click OK to apply the changes or Cancel to close the dialog box.
