To Specify Abbreviation Settings

Use the Abbreviations tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box to change the abbreviations used for the labels. The Abbreviations tab controls various default abbreviations used in drawing labels and reports. For example, the default abbreviation for Transition-Straight Intersect is TS, meaning any transition-straight intersections in a drawing are labeled TS. If you need transition-straight intersection labels to be more detailed or different, you can change the abbreviation by clicking in the value column and changing the TS value.

In the Alignment Geometry Point Element Data section the values also contain format strings that describe element properties that will display in the label. For more information see About Property Field Modifiers.

1. In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the drawing name at the top of the collection, and click Edit Drawing Settings.
2. In the Drawing Settings dialog box, click the Abbreviations tab.
3. Specify the abbreviations for the properties by modifying the entries in the Value column.
   Note: For individual abbreviation definitions, see the Glossary.
4. Click OK.