Label
Various modules in the Architecture family
You can use the
Label tool to label all architectural elements, stairs, advanced elements, instances of smart symbols and objects created in the Object Manager module at a later stage.
To label architectural elements later
- Click
Label (How). - the elements you want to label. The Input Options provide various useful tools:
- You can use
Find Elements to define selection criteria for finding the elements to be labeled. - You can use
Selection list for group of rooms, stories to select groups of rooms and stories for labeling in a list. - You can use
Click group of rooms, stories to select a group of rooms or stories for labeling by clicking it. - You can use All to select all the elements in the active drawing files for labeling.
- If you selected the elements by clicking or enclosing them in a selection rectangle, confirm the selection by clicking the right mouse button.
- Specify the label in detail:
- Click
Toggle to change the text parameters. - Click
Back to Default Label. On the Label Context toolbar, the system will present a series of fields for you to choose from - these define the contents of the default label or of the . The boxes vary, depending on the type of element you clicked. - Click
Label Style if you want to use a label style for the label. - When the Object Manager module is installed:
Click
Object label to . - Click
Match properties if you want to use a label style or an object label you have already placed.
- Click in the workspace to position the text; use the .
Tip: The
Edit Text (How) and
Find and Replace (How) tools can also be used with architectural labels. In this case, not only the text will change but also the corresponding internal attributes of the elements!
This makes it possible to replace ”1st upper floor” with ”2nd upper floor” in all room labels with just a single command.