View Label Tab (Section View Style Manager)

Sets properties for the text style, placement and pattern of section view labels.

VIEWSECTIONSTYLE (Command) Find: Modify

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Label

Show view label
When selected, displays view labels on section views.
Text style
Sets the text style to use for the section view label.
Text style Button
Displays the Text Style dialog, where you can create or modify text styles.
Text color
Sets the color to use for the section view label. If you click Select Color (at the bottom of the Color list), the Select Color dialog box is displayed. You can also enter a color name or number.
Text height
Sets the height of the section view label
Label position
Sets the placement of the section view label, in relation to the section view.
Distance from view
Sets the gap between the edge of the section view and the section view label.

Label contents

Default
Sets the default textual content for section view labels. You typically use the following fields within section view labels.
  • ViewScale - Evaluates to the scale settings of the section view.
  • ViewSectionEndId - Evaluates to the ending section line identifier.
  • ViewSectionStartId - Evaluates to the starting section line identifier.
  • ViewType - Always evaluates to "section", when used in a section view label.
Displays the Field dialog box, with the field category set to Model Documentation. When you exit the Field dialog box, the selected field is inserted at the current cursor position within the default box. If the cursor is not within the Default box, the entire content of the Default box is replaced.