Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Labels and Linework
Your tag families can be a combination of labels, text, and linework. It
is important to position these items around the family's insertion point.
Improper placement of items in a tag family causes inaccuracies in the
location of leader lines when the tag is placed into a project. The same
draftingtoolsusedtocreateanannotationfamilycanbeusedintagfamilies.
Figure 18.27
shows a duct tag that contains labels and linework. There are
two labels, so they can be positioned independently. A suffix was added to
each label. The linework is positioned at the intersection of the reference
planes for proper leader orientation when the tag is used in a project.
Oh, Snap!
You cannot snap to text objects or labels, so you have to position them
manually. However, text objects and labels align with other text and
labels in the drawing area.
Figure18.27
Sample duct tag family with linework and labels
When you properly locate the graphics in your tag families, their leaders
maintain connection with the tag graphics regardless of which direction the
leader is pointing, as shown in
Figure 18.28
.
