Displaying Labels on the GeoPlan

There are two types of label available for use on the GeoPlan:

• Auto labels are simple read-only labels that can be used to display a network identifier and / or the value of the parameter displayed in the current active theme. Auto labels can also be customised to include user defined text and values of selected parameters.
• Custom labels are configurable labels that can be more complex than auto labels. Network object parameters, user defined text or field values can be used to make up custom labels.

Note: Editing or setting up custom labels may have an impact on tooltips.

Auto labels

To display auto labels

1. Right-click in the GeoPlan Window and select Properties & Themes from the popup menu. This displays the GeoPlan Properties dialog.
2. On the Layers and Themes page, check the AutoLabel box for each object type to be labelled. Labels will be displayed for all objects of that type.
3. Check the Label Theme box if you want the label text to be displayed using the same colour as the current theme for the object type. You must also check the Colour As Thematic box on the Auto Labels and Tooltips page for this option to take effect. Note that theme coloured labels will not be drawn for objects displayed at very low visibility.
4. On the Auto Labels and Tooltips page, choose any additional label display options.

Tip: The display of auto labels for CCTV defects is controlled from the CCTV Defects page.

Clearing labels

Turning the display of auto labels on and off in the GeoPlan Window is controlled via the Layers and Themes page of the GeoPlan Properties dialog.

Custom labels

Most operations with custom labels are controlled with the label tool. Click the button on the GeoPlan Tools toolbar. The cursor changes to a cursor. The label tool toggles labels on and off.

Displaying a custom label for a specific network object or for all the objects of the same type (layer)

To display a custom label for a specific network object

• Click a network object. If more than one network object is under the cursor, select the correct one from the list. Only one custom label can be attached per network object.
• A custom label gets added to the object. If you have not used labels before, the label will only contain the object ID. If you have used labels before and set up defaults, then the label will contain all the fields/data you have specified as defaults. See the Editing Custom Labels section of this topic for more information on editing labels or the Custom Label Settings dialog for details on how to specify label defaults.

Note: Clicking a network object that is already attached to a custom label will result in the label being hidden.

Displaying custom labels for a selection of objects

It is possible to custom label several network objects simultaneously.

To display labels for a selection of network objects

• Select several objects on the GeoPlan using the selection tools of your choice. See Selecting Network Objects on the GeoPlan for more details.
• Right-click an empty area of the GeoPlan and select Selection on the context menu, then Selection operationsCustom label selected objects

or

• Choose Selection operationsCustom label selected objects from the Selection menu.

To display labels for CCTV defects for a selection of surveys

• Select several CCTV survey objects on the GeoPlan using the selection tools of your choice. See Selecting Network Objects on the GeoPlan for more details.
• Right-click an empty area of the GeoPlan and select Selection on the context menu, then Selection operationsCustom label defects for selected CCTV surveys

or

• Choose Selection operationsCustom label defects for selected CCTV surveys from the Selection menu.

To display labels for all the objects of similar type (i.e. all nodes)

• Right-click on the GeoPlan and select Properties from the context menu.
• In the Layers and Themes page of the GeoPlan Properties dialog, click Custom Label for a specific object type (layer).
• The Custom Label Settings dialog is displayed. From there, customise the labels and their appearance. See the Custom Label Settings Dialog for more details on customising and saving labels.

Clearing labels

Choose Clear all custom labels from the GeoPlan menu.

Saving labels and settings

You can save your current set of configurable labels in a Label List object in the database. You can then reload the same labels, with the same data and positions, at any time. See Saving Custom Labels for more information.

Note: Labels on the GeoPlan are not saved with the network. If the GeoPlan is closed all label information will be lost. Either save the labels in a Label List or create a Workspace to save the label information of the currently open GeoPlan.

The current label settings can be saved as the default for all future instances of the GeoPlan Window. Click Save as Default on the Custom Label Settings dialog.

Tooltips

It is also possible to configure tooltips on the Geoplan. See Customising Tooltips for further information.