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Exercise 6.6: Create Segment labels
In this exercise, you'll add segment labels to define bearing, distance, and curve
information for the Madison Lane and Jordan Court alignments.
If you haven't already
done so, download
and install the files for
Chapter 6 according to
the instructions in the
introduction.
1. Open the drawing named Segment Labels.dwg located in the
Chapter 06 class data folder.
2. Click the Madison Lane alignment, and then click Add Labels  Add
Alignment Labels.
3. In the Add Labels dialog box, do the following:
a. For Label Type, select Single Segment.
b. For Line Label Style, verify that Bearing Over Distance is selected.
c. For Curve Label Style, verify that Curve Data is selected, then
click Add.
Notice what happens to
the bearing: It switches
from SW to NE (or vice
versa, depending on
where you clicked in
step 4), but the num-
bers don't change.
4. Zoom in, and click one of the tangents of Madison Lane.
Notice the bearing and distance label that is created.
5. Press Esc to end the labeling command. Click the newly created label,
and then click Flip Label on the ribbon.
This swaps the position of the bearing and distance.
6. Select the label again, and this time select Reverse Label.
7. Click Add in the Add Labels dialog box. Then click the curve and the
other tangent of Madison Lane to create two more labels in the drawing.
8. Press Esc to end the labeling command. Click the curve label,
and then click the label's square grip and drag it to a clear loca-
tion in the drawing.
This improves the
appearance and read-
ability of the label and
automatically creates a
leader pointing back to
the curve.
9. In the Add Labels dialog box, change Label Type to Multiple Segment.
Change Curve Label Style back to Curve Data.
10. Click Add, and then click anywhere on the Jordan Court alignment.
All tangents and curves are labeled at once.
11. Move the curve labels for Jordan Court to open areas in the drawing
so that they are easier to read (see Figure 6.7).
12. Save and close the drawing.
You can view the results of successfully completing this exercise by opening
Segment Labels - Complete.dwg .
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