Elevations on Poly
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Introduction
The Elevations on Poly tool enables the user to create Labels diplaying surface information on polyline vertices or picked points on a polyline. Each Label is stored in a list and can be individually styled according to user requirements.
The user can create a Label Set which will contain custom Label Styles and choose polyline objects.
In the example below, the user can
create a Label Set called 'Lot Boundary',
create/choose a Label Style which displays a marker/level at each vertex and
reference Surfaces (NS = Natural Surface),
The user can choose from Labelling
single picked points along the polyline or
multiple points at each vertex.
**WARNING** Please note that EXPLODING polylines that have Labels will result in the permanent deletion of the Labels. The Label items will still remain listed in the Label Listing table but cannot be retrieved.
Details
Upon selecting the command the following form is displayed:
Label Set Name
Name of the currently selected label set (not editable).
Delete the current Label Set Name with option to delete all associated label objects in drawing
Labels Tab
This tab manages the parameters for the labels
Polyline Labels
Functionality to assign Label Styles and add labels to the drawing
Label Style
Select a list and click OK to edit the label group.
Edit Label Style
This opens the Label Styles command for Surface Labels
Reference Surface 1
Select the surface on which to apply the labels Reference Surface 2
Select a second surface to reference the first for cut & fill Add Single Label On selection, the user is prompted with the following:
- Select a polyline on screen to label
- Pick a point anywhere on the polyline for the Label displaying the reference chainage
Add Multiple Labels On selection the user is prompted with the following:
- Select a polyline on screen to label
Label Listing
Displays a list of all labels applied to the drawing using the current Label Set Name
Item
Polyline
Vertex
DistanceLists the label number (in order of creation in drawing)
Lists the polyline entity name
Lists the vertex number of the polyline (in order from start)
Lists distance of the vertex from the start of the polylineScaling Tab
This tab manages the scaling of the labels within the drawing
Scale Option
Pick the following options Always use drawing scale The label sizes are defined by the user annotation scale set in the drawing (CANNOSCALE) Keep first drawing scale The drawing scale at the time of the Labels creation will be permanently stored & used regardless of future drawing scale changes. User scale User can define the drawing scale of the labels using the box below Scale (1:x)
Select a list scale from the list or type a custom scale Output / Editting
These functions enable the user to edit & refine the labels in the drawing
Select to update the display of all labels in the drawing
Select a label from the list to move within drawing. User will be prompted to pick a new label position on screen
Select a single label from the list and delete from the drawing
Select to reset grip editted labels to default positions. This will also restore any Labels that have been accidentally erased from the drawing. Ticking this box will zoom the screen to a selected label in the list Exit the Surface Labels command