A variety of preconfigured and default label types are available for selection within the Fabrication products. Labels can be used to apply to parts/items in preparation of both manufacturing and delivery. The label types that are supplied with the Fabrication products can all be adjusted to suit your specific site and project requirements.
To access all pre-configured label types, in CAMduct:
Click the Label Type drop-down to select the desired label category.
Each label type is specifically designed to display only relevant information. For example, Straight Labels will only display Straight items and can only be previewed if a Straight exists in the job.
Configure the following options:
5" x 3" and Custom: These options specify whether the standard 5" X 3" label size, or a custom label size, set by the user with the Margins, Size and Spacing parameters, is used. When the Custom label size is enabled, the following options become active:
The Layout Display of the label will have changed to suit the new label size (if changes have been made). The Layout is used to determine what information to put on the label, where it is positioned and what each print object should show.
The following options are available:
More options are available on the Setup Part Labels dialog.
The Print Object List allows any item on this list to be dragged and dropped onto the layout display into an area defined by Horizontal and Vertical Splits.
Any print object that needs to be removed from the print layout can be dragged onto the Bin
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Use the Load / Save / New buttons on the label design view to transfer label designs or create new revisions of Labels designs .
Customized or company logos can be added to the report or label. To do this:
Tip: You can assign a section color to an Item Label for allocating to the duct item so it becomes immediately obvious which section the item belongs to. Samples of this are shown below.