Use the General tab of the Label Style Composer dialog box to define label style layer, visibility, display mode, and text style. The General properties also include behavior rules regarding how a label is oriented to an object, and whether it is plan-readable.
Topics in this section
- Specifying Label Text Style
Each label style has one AutoCAD text style associated with it.
- Displaying Label Properties with the List Command
Use the AutoCAD List command to display label property information.
- Hiding and Displaying Labels in the Drawing
The label style Visibility setting controls whether the labels are visible in the drawing. You can use this setting to quickly hide and display all labels of a particular label style.
- Displaying Labels as Tags
Display labels as tags when you want label content to be in a table.
- Specifying the Label Style Layer
Each label style can be assigned to its own layer. The independent label objects reside on their own layer. You can also specify reference layer within the label style.
- Changing Label Orientation
Labels are composed relative to a zero angle (the default X axis), and are placed in a drawing based on an orientation setting.
- Using Plan-Readability
Use the plan-readability settings to make label text readable in a normal plan view.
- Changing Label Insertion
You can force labels to the top or bottom of objects or to the inside of curves.