This tutorial demonstrates how to add labels to AutoCAD Civil 3D objects, and then edit the labels to suit your requirements.
Labels are defined by the following properties. You will learn how to work with many of these properties in later tutorial exercises.
- Location. Label location in a drawing depends on the object using the label.
For example, a parcel area label is usually placed at the center of the parcel, and surface contour labels are usually placed on the contour line.
- Appearance and Visibility. Whether a label is visible, and how it appears in a drawing, can be specified in the label style or by managing the AutoCAD properties. You can define different display settings, such as color, lineweight, and linetype, for each label component.
- Mode. Many label styles have two modes: label and tag. Tags identify labeled objects within a table.
- Behavior. Labels behave according to their association with objects. For example, if you move an object in a drawing, the label moves with it.
Also, behavior can also determine how a label is positioned or oriented in a drawing.
- Anchor. A label is placed in relation to an object or another label style component.
- Plan-Readable Text. Labels can be placed at any angle, but you can select a plan-readability setting to maintain upright legibility.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Inserting and Managing Labels in Drawings.
Topics in this section
- Exercise 1: Adding Labels in Groups
In this exercise, you will use label sets to apply several types of labels to an alignment.
- Exercise 2: Manually Labeling an Object
In this exercise, you will add labels to specific areas on an alignment after it has been created and automatically labeled.
- Exercise 3: Selecting and Moving Labels
In this exercise, you will select labels and change their location in the drawing.
- Exercise 4: Working with Label Properties
In this exercise, you will use standard AutoCAD tools to control properties for both individual labels and group labels.