Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Minor offset labels
These are the same as major offset labels except they are
created at a smaller increment and must exist as children of the major offset labels.
Segment labels
You use this label type to label the grade, length, and other
properties of the line segments that make up the section.
Grade Break labels
You use this label type to label the offset, elevation, and
other properties of grade breaks—the locations where segments meet.
The first two types are created at increments, so they are spaced evenly across
the section. The last two are created at individual components of the section, so
they are placed wherever these components exist. Because sections sometimes
have many short segments, you can configure the label sets to skip points that
are close together to prevent labels from overlapping.
If you haven't already
done so, download
and install the files for
Chapter 11 according to
the instructions in the
Introduction.
Exercise 11.2: Apply Section labels
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In this exercise, you'll configure labels to show information on the elevations of
the rock layer in each section view.
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1.
Open the drawing named
Applying Section Labels.dwg
located in
the
Chapter 11
class data folder.
Here you see the same
three section views
from the previous
exercise. The section
view styles have been
modified to create
some extra space
beneath the sections.
2.
Click the rock section on the lowest section view, and then click Edit
Section Labels on the ribbon.
3.
In the Section Labels - Rock dialog box, do the following:
a.
For Type, select Grade Breaks.
b.
For Section Grade Break Label Style, select Rock.
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c.
Click Add.
d.
For Dim Anchor Opt, select Graph View Bottom.
With the options you
have selected, only
three labels appear.
It would be better to
increase the number
of labels to include
more points along the
section. In the next
two steps, you'll adjust
the Weeding setting to
provide more labels.
e.
For Dim Anchor Val, enter
0
.
f.
Click OK.
4.
Press Esc to clear the selection from the previous step. Click one of
the labels, and then click Edit Label Group on the ribbon.
5.
In the Weeding column, change the value to
5
(
2
). Click OK. Press
Esc to clear the selection.
As shown in Figure 11.2, more labels appear because the Weeding
setting allows the space between the labels to be as small as 5 feet
(2 meters) rather than 100 feet (25 meters).
