Label Add ( Drawing Editor > F5 )

Tool summary :

  • Adds text to a drawing. Type the text on the Label Edit window, then locate the point where you want the text placed.
  • You can left-click ( Locate ) to place duplicates of the label at other locations, or right-click ( Return ) when you are done adding labels.
  • The default " Pen Color , " " Character height ," " Character width/height " for Label Add comes from the last-added or last-edited label.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a (optional) : On the layer selection tool , select the drawing layer that you want to add the label to. This step is optional because you can change the drawing layer in step 3.

1b (optional) : To set the defaults for the to-be-added label(s) to be those of an existing label, double-click the existing label then press " OK " on its edit window.

1c (if applicable) : Unshorten a member detail before adding a label if you want Detail Members to later be able to correctly preserve ' User-created ' annotations. For best accuracy in any type of Drawing Editor drawing, you can count on measurement tools such as Dimension Add or Ruler or Construction Line Add using BSCL to reliably produce precise and consistent results in an unshortened drawing.

2 . Invoke Label Add using any one (1)of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Label Add icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Labels ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Labels > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Label Add can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : With Label Mode mouse bindings active, middle-click ( Add ).

3 . The Label Edit window opens.

Alternative 1 : Type in the letters you want to the field " Label text ," (unless they have already been entered). Note that you can use the Enter key while typing to create a paragraph break. If necessary, change the justification, character height, width, pen color, drawing layer and rotation of the label text. Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the window. Go to step 4.

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to close the window and end this operation. Do not continue.

4 . Locate - Pan - Return mouse bindings become active along with various Locate options.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Select the Locate icon that you want ( FRPT is selected by default). Place the mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target ( ) snaps to where you want the label's reference point, then left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 5.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) if you do not want to add the label. Do not continue.

5 . Locate- Pan -Return mouse bindings continue to be active.

bindings

Alternative 1 : Left-click ( Locate ) to place duplicates of the label at other locations.

Alternative 2 : Right-click ( Return ) when you are done adding labels. Go to step 6.

6 . The mouse bindings that were active when you invoked Label Add become active again.

Note: Any labels added using this procedure can be instantly removed (one at a time, in reverse-order of their addition) by using Undo .

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