Your main tool to add or edit text content that appears in a label is the Properties window. By adding or editing text, you are entering data into the database. Whenever you select a label, the corresponding labeled properties for its item appear in the Properties window. The same properties appear in the long list of properties when you select the item itself. Because only the label properties appear when the label is selected, you have an easier method to find to the label properties.
A label always reflects the current property values of the item that it labels. Labels that populate a property at placement are called driving labels. In other words, the predefined property value in the label overwrites the current property value on the item that it labels. Labels that do not overwrite the property at placement are called driven labels. Labels are defined as driven or driving in Catalog Manager.
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If you enter text with a recognized unit of measure using a quotes or double-quotes, the software parses the unit of measure and ignores the double-quotes (or tick marks).
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If you place a label on a pipe run and a red X displays, this indicates an inconsistency with the item being labeled. For example, if you place a pipe run and then place Stress Analysis - Complete label, a red X appears. This indicates that the label is inconsistent with the pipe run value.
At label creation time, the plant administrator can define text content inside the label with the SmartText editor in Catalog Manager. When placing a label later, you cannot edit text such as OLL= on the OLL Elevation Equipment label. Nonetheless, you can place free text in an item note.
Different labels have different label properties. The following table identifies some of the label properties that are defined during label creation in Catalog Manager. After the creation of a label, these properties dictate label placement behavior. You do not see label properties while using the design software; these properties perform their function in the background and are invisible to you.
When placing labels that follow the orientation of components, there are certain recommendations for assigning properties during label creation. For details, see the 'Component' section in Using Label Types.
Label Property |
Title Block |
Flow Arrow |
Component |
Break |
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Labeled Item Type |
Drawing |
Pipe Run Duct Run |
Equipment Equipment Component Pipe Run Piping Component Instrument Duct Run Ducting Component Room Room Component |
Pipe Run Duct Run |
Placement Type |
1-Point |
1-Point |
1- or 2-Point |
2-Point |
Leader Line |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Yes |
Yes |
Terminator Type |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Yes |
Yes |
Offset Distance |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Offset Source |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Behavior |
Follow |
Follow |
Follow Follow (no rotate) Fixed |
Follow (no rotate) |
Fit Graphics to Text |
Yes |
Not applicable |
Yes |
Yes |
Table notes
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The four types of labels (title block, flow arrow, component, and break) appear in columns. Label properties appear in rows.
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'Yes' indicates that the property applies to that type of label.
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'Not applicable' indicates that the property does not apply to that type of label.
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Special notes, such as '1- Point' for single-point placement, indicate that the property applies under certain conditions.