Use the Layout tab to create a block component for a label style.
From the Create Component list , click to create a new block component.
Specifies the name of the block component.
The default name, such as “Block.1,” is the component name with a numeric increment. If the block component exists in a parent label style, then the name cannot be edited.
Specifies whether the block component is visible in the label style.
Specifies whether the component is visible in tag mode, label mode, or both. Select a mode on the General tab in the Label Style Composer.
Specifies a reference object for positioning the block component. You can select <Feature> (which is the object being labeled) or another existing label component.
Specifies the location on the Anchor Component where the block component is attached.
Specifies the block to use in the block component.
Click the Value column, and then click to open the Select A Block dialog box.
In the Select A Block dialog box, click to open a Viewer in which you can use standard AutoCAD viewing tools to preview the block.
Specifies the height to which the block is scaled to fit. The block’s extents in the X direction are used for scaling the height. The block’s aspect ratio is maintained when scaled.
Specifies the angle for the block component. Enter a positive or negative value, or click to select an angle in the drawing.
The angle direction is always counterclockwise, and the zero (0) direction is determined by the anchor component type.
Specifies the location on the block component that is attached to the anchor point. Attachment points are calculated based on a rectangle that encompasses the block, the size of which is determined by including the Gap value specified in the Border category. The following illustration shows block attachment points:
Specifies the offset distance between the attachment point and the anchor point in the X direction (zero angle direction).
The X direction is determined by the object to which the block component is anchored. If the block component is anchored to the label insertion point, then the X direction is determined in relation to the following Orientation Reference setting on the General tab:
Specifies the offset distance between the attachment point and the anchor point in the Y direction, which is 90 degrees counterclockwise to the X direction.