After placing a label in your drawing, you can apply a new style, change the spacing along the object, or change its appearance. Note that the software automatically updates a label attached to a pipe if the parent object is modified.
To modify a label using grips
If you want to… | then… |
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add a label | click the add grip. Hold down Ctrl while clicking to add labels at even spacing. |
move a label | click the location grip, and move the label to a new location along the curve. Press Ctrl after clicking the location grip to offset the label from the curve. |
add labels spaced at a specific distance along a curve | click the Repeat Distance grip, and click along the curve to specify a distance from the beginning of the curve to the selected point. Labels are added along the curve, spaced at the specified distance. |
space multiple labels evenly along a curve | hold down Ctrl and click the Repeat Distance grip. |
To modify a label from the ribbon or context menu
If you want to… | then… |
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add a label node | click , and select a point on or near the object. |
remove a label node | click . |
offset a label node | click , enter an offset distance, and press Enter. You can offset an individual label, or you can offset all labels in your drawing. |
rotate a label node | click , select a rotation point, and enter a rotation value. You can rotate an individual label, or you can rotate all labels in your drawing. |
anchor the labelclick to a different object | click , and select the new object to which to anchor the label. |
If you want to display the labels… | then select… |
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one at a time | One by one |
evenly spaced along the curve | By distance, and enter a value for distance. |
with a repeated spacing value | By quantity, and enter a value for the number of labels. |