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Sets options for manual label placement on a drawing. To access this ribbon, click Place a Label .

  • When you place labels using this command, make sure you are on the DwgTemplate layer of the drawing so the software preserves the manually placed labels when you update the drawing.

  • You can use the command to copy existing labels from read-only drawings.

Object Selection Filter

Specifies what type of objects can be selected in the drawing when placing a label. The list displays only object types in the drawing. Select one or more object types, or select All to select all object types. Click Close to close the list. All is the default value.

Label Name

Specifies a label rule. The label rule defines the label type:

  • A single or a group label

  • Inclusion and type of leaders

  • Inclusion and type of bubble labels

Label rules are located in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Rules\LabelRules folder.

SHARED Tip Click More to select a label rule from a hierarchical list.

Font

Defines the text font in the label.

Text Size

Defines the text size in the label.

Text Color

Defines the text color in the label.

Bold

Applies bold formatting to the label text.

Italic

Applies italic formatting to the label text.

Underline

Underlines the text.

Shape

Defines a shape for the label border.

/ Orientation

Specifies the positioning and direction of text in the label. Select Horizontal or Vertical .

Placement Type

Specifies the restrictions applied to the label. Select from the following restrictions:

DAR Placement Type Any Position Any Position

Enables you to place and move a label anywhere on the drawing.

DAR Placement Type Tangent Tangent

Places and moves a label along the tangent of the 2D object labeled at the selected point.

DAR Placement Type Normal Normal

Places and moves a label along the normal of the 2D object labeled at the selected point.

DAR Placement Type Horizontal Horizontal

Places and moves a label in the X direction from the selected point.

DAR Placement Type Vertical Vertical

Places and moves a label in the Y direction from the selected point.

DAR Placement Type Lock to Position Lock To Position

Places a label at the selected point. You cannot move the label after placing it.

SSK_IntersectionOnOff Intersection On/Off

Specifies whether you want to place the label at the intersection of two selected objects.

If both selected objects are Smart Objects, the software places the label according to the first selected object.

Leaderline On/Off

Specifies whether you want a leader line pointing to the object.

Leaderline Jog On/Off

Specifies whether a jog in the leader line is acceptable.

Leader Color

Defines the color of the leader line. The leader line color can be different than Text Color .

PlaceLabel_Boundary / Boundary

Specifies whether the leader terminator originates inside or at the boundary of the object. Select Boundary PlaceLabel_Boundary or Inside .

Tolerance Zone

Specifies the required distance between the labeled object and the label before a leader appears. For example, if the leader tolerance value is set to 10 mm, then the label must be at least 10 mm away from the labeled object before a leader appears.

Distance Between / Coordinate Dimension / Smart Dimension / Angle Between Dimensioned Label

Places a label in a dimension format. Choose from Distance Between Distance Between, Coordinate Dimension Coordinate Dimension, SmartDimension Smart Dimension, and Angle Between Angle Between. A label displays instead of a dimension value. See the Dimensioned Label Command.

Pipe BOP

Places a label that displays the elevation or inverted elevation value of a pipe route object. See the Elevation Label Command.

AsDrawn As Drawn

Specifies that the label uses default values in the label rule. The software ignores font, text size, text color, and other formatting options.