Surface Elevations and 1 Point Slope Labels

Menu:   Via Label Plan
Ribbon:   Via Label Plan


Introduction

Surface Labels will produce a variety of intelligent labels directly onto a surface. The tool is designed to allow the user to randomly place customisable labels over a surface manually, and optionally use a secondary surface to demonstrate elevation differences.

The user can produce a series of label styles in the drawing each with its own predefined style. The styles created can be used for other projects and stored within the global settings for inclusion in new projects. Label Styles are managed via the Label Styles command for Surface Labels.

Grip Editing


 

  Marker Grip

Moving the marker grip will reposition the entire label and update the Label content if referencing a surface. Use the Sychronise Labels command to update label contents where necessary.

  Text Grips

Moving the text grips will reposition the Label text only.
  Leaders Users can create a Label Style which will generate leaders from the marker to the Label text if the text grip is dragged a specified distance.

 

Slope Labels

Users can add line objects to the Labels, specifying distances along the X axis, and adding Text that includes a Slope property (either slope % or slope 1:). This will result in the line component of the label being rotated in the steepest slope direction.

 

Updating Labels
Labels values will update using the following methods:
  • If the label is moved to a new position using object grips by selecting the Marker object (as defined in the Label Style, then the text information will update to reflect the new position). See Fig 1.

       Fig 1. Marker grip
  • If the label is moved using the Movel Label command in the Labels form

When working with labels, it is recommended to run the Sychronise command whenever any other edit is made, such as:

  • The source object (eg: surface) is edited which requires a recalculation/update of the text information
  • The Label Style applied to the label in the drawing is edited
  • Other moves are applied (eg: move, scale or rotate commands) and the label details are not updated (you must move the label Marker for text components of the label to udpate)
  • The Drawing Annotation scale is changed - this is relevant for all labels that are set to read the Drawing Scale
  • If it appears that any label/s are not describing the correct information


Deleted Labels

Labels can be 'deleted' using the Delete Labels command.  This in effect hides the label - it still exists in the Label List and can be restored via the Undelete Label command.  Users can opt to permanently remove 'deleted' labels via this command. 

If any labels have been 'deleted', the user will be prompted upon starting the command to decide whether or not to permanently remove 'deleted' labels.

Details

These are created via the Label Plan command.  If new, users will need to firstly name the group.  The followng form displays:


 

Label Set Name

Name of the currently selected label set (not editable).

Delete the current Label Set Name with option to delete all associated label objects in drawing

Surface Labels Tab

This tab manages the parameters for the labels

 


 

Surface Labels

Functionality to assign Label Styles and add labels to the drawing

  Label Style

 Select a list and click OK to edit the label group.

   Edit Label Style

 This opens the Label Styles command for Surface Labels

  Reference Surface 1

 Select the surface on which to apply the labels

  Reference Surface 2

 Select a second surface to reference the first for cut & fill
Add Labels

On selection, the user is prompted to select points on screen for the labels

Label Listing

Displays a list of all labels applied to the drawing using the current Label Set Name
  Item
X
Y
Text 1
Text 2
Style		 Lists the label number (in order of creation in drawing)
Lists the easting of the label marker
Lists the northing of the label marker
If any Text object in the Label Style includes a Text 1 item (a text field) this field will populate the text object in the drawing
If any Text object in the Label Style includes a Text 2 item (a text field) this field will populate the text object in the drawing
Lists the style chosen for the label - pull down to choose an alternative style.  By default this will be BLANK and the style will be adopted from the Label Style pick list.  Select a different Label Style to be an override for that label.

Note: items highlighted with a blue background have been set to Delete using the Delete Labels command.  They will not display in the drawing.  Use the Undelete Label command to restore them

Scaling Tab

This tab manages the scaling of the labels within the drawing

 


 

  Scale Option

 Pick the following options
  Always use drawing scale The label sizes are defined by the user annotation scale set in the drawing (CANNOSCALE)
     Keep first drawing scale The drawing scale at the time of the Labels creation will be permanently stored & used regardless of future drawing scale changes.
User scale User can define the drawing scale of the labels using the box below

  Scale (1:x)

 Select a list scale from the list or type a custom scale.  Metric scales will be presented for Civil Site Design, and imperial scales for Civil Site Design Imperial.

Output / Editing

These functions enable the user to edit & refine the labels in the drawing
 

Select to update the display of all labels in the drawing

Select a label from the list to move within drawing. User will be prompted to pick a new label position on screen

Select a single label from the list and delete from the drawing and data folder.  This is a PERMANENT DELETE from the label list and cannot be restored via undelete.
Select to reset grip editted labels to default positions. This will also restore any Labels that have been accidentally erased from the drawing.
Exit the Surface Labels command
Zoom Label Zooms to a selected label in the list.  If multiples are selected, it zooms to the last label in the list
Ticking this box will zoom the screen to a selected label in the list
Window Type in a window size for the zoom area
Pick from Drawing Click in the drawing to highlight a label in the list.
Pan The form is modal.  This button allows the user to pan temporarily in the drawing.  Pressing a keyboard key or a mouse button will return to the form.