Use this dialog box to label objects in a drawing.
The Add Labels dialog box is common to most objects. Options available in the dialog box change depending on the feature selected.
- Feature
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Specifies the feature to label.
- Label Type
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Specifies the type of label to add. This list changes depending on the feature selected.
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Edit Command Settings -
Opens the Edit Command Settings dialog box where you can specify the default styles to use for each type of label.
- Label Style list
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Specifies the label style to use for new labels.
- Label Style Control
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Creates a new label style, edits the current selection, or selects a style from the drawing.
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Style Detail -
Displays the Style Detail dialog box where you can preview the selected label style.
- Marker Style list
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Specifies a marker style which controls the appearance of the label insertion point for profile view, section view, and surface spot elevation labels. Select a marker style to use from the list.
- Reference Text Object Prompt Method
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Specifies the method for selecting Referenced Text objects. Used only for label types that support Referenced Text.
- Command Line: When inserting a label that contains Referenced Text, you are prompted at the command line to select the objects to refer to in the label.
- Dialog: When inserting a label that contains Referenced Text, the Label Properties dialog box is displayed. Click in the Value column and then click
to display the Property Field Object dialog box. Select the object to refer to and click OK. - Suppress Prompts: When inserting a label that contains Referenced Text, all prompting for objects is suppressed. No objects are specified for Referenced Text fields that may exist in the label style. You can edit the label properties later to specify the objects to refer to.
- Table Tag Numbering
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Accesses the Table Tag Numbering dialog box.
- Add
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Inserts labels of the selected style into the drawing after you select the object. The prompts that are displayed after you click Add vary based on the label style.