Placing Labels
Use labels to display text for blocks, ports, or fibers on a sheet. The label can display values of properties of the object it is associated with, as well as those of associated objects. A configurable format string governs the content of the text that is displayed in the label. You can add labels to catalog definitions, objects, and sheets.
Labels can be configured as either rigid or scalable. Rigid labels retain their original shape when their parents are scaled. Scalable labels scale along with their respective parent components. All labels are rigid by default.
1. On the
Catalog tab
Create group, click
Add Label.
2. In the Create Label for Port dialog box, click <param>.
3. In the Parameter selector dialog box, select name and click OK.
4. In the Create Label for Port dialog box, type 1 in the Height mm box.
5. Select a desired font.
6. Set the text Justification to be center.
7. Place the text under the circle.
8. Close the sheet.
9. From the
Explorers group, click
Catalog Explorer.
10. In the
Catalog Explorer dialog box, select the new port and click
to create a new shape.
11. Click
to open the shape sheet.
12. Close the Catalog Explorer.
13. In the Graphics Toolbar, click
.
14. In the Grids: Current Sheet dialog box, select Ports and click Switch.
15. From the Display group, make sure the Display grid on screen check box is selected.
16. Click OK.
17. In the ribbon, click Geometry.
18. From the
Line group, click
Circle- Radius or Diameter.
19. Click on the sheet to start the circle.
20. In the bottom right corner of the graphics window, edit the
Diameter to
1 and click
.
21. Right-click and choose Exit tool or press ESC to cancel the draw circle command.
22. In the ribbon, click Catalog.
23. From the
Info group, click
Set Datum.
24. Place the origin of the port to be in the centre of the circle.
25. From the
Create group, click
Add Label.
26. In the Create Label for Port dialog box, click <param>.
27. In the Parameter selector dialog box, select name and click OK.
28. In the Create Label for Port dialog box, type 1 in the Height mm box.
29. Select a desired font.
30. Set the text Justification to be center.
31. Place the text to the left of the circle.
32. Close the sheet.
