Surface labels

00:04

Now let's add some labels to the surface,

00:08

select the surface and from the surface ribbon tab,

00:10

click on the add labels button on the left and select add surface labels.

00:16

This option will open the A labels dialogue which

00:19

gives us access to all of our label styles.

00:24

In the ad labels. Dialogue set the label type to spot elevation.

00:29

The label style will be

00:32

and the marker star will be basic X

00:36

click. Add,

00:38

select some points on the surface to place a few labels.

00:42

If you select one of your new labels

00:45

and drag it using the grips, you'll see that the label just updates dynamically.

00:52

Now change the label type to slope and set the label style to run over rise.

00:57

If your regional slope convention is rise run format,

01:01

then you could use label style rise over run.

01:05

Click add

01:06

slope labels can either be a single point or two points.

01:10

If you choose a single point label,

01:12

then the slope direction will be along the steepest grade of the triangle

01:16

containing your picked point.

01:18

If you choose a two point label,

01:20

then the slope direction will be along the picked points.

01:23

And The value of the slope label is determined

01:25

by the elevations of the surface at the picked points

01:30

on the command line, select one point

01:33

and pick a point on the surface for the label.

01:36

Now go back to the dialog and click add again.

01:38

But this time on the command line, choose two point,

01:42

pick two points in the surface to place the label,

01:46

press escape, then select one of your two point slope labels.

01:51

You will see grips are displayed on the start middle and end of the label

01:55

enabling you to modify its position and length.

01:59

When you use the grips to adjust the label,

02:02

the value of the label changes dynamically,

02:06

you can change the label style. After you've placed your labels,

02:10

select one of your slope labels, right click and choose label properties

02:15

in the label properties. Change the surface slope label style to percent.

02:20

You can change multiple label styles at the same time using this option.

02:25

Now set the label type to contour, multiple.

02:29

You now have three label styles to set one for major contours,

02:33

one for minor contours and one for user contours.

02:37

User contours can be added to a surface

02:39

style at any specific elevation of your choosing.

02:43

Set the minor contour label style to none,

02:47

click add and then in the drawing,

02:49

pick a series of points across your contours as if you're drawing a line,

02:54

make sure you cross some major contours

02:58

press enter to end the command

03:01

now pick the line and move it using the grips.

03:04

The contour labels will update,

03:08

use the autocad

03:09

copy command to copy your contour label.

03:13

Place a couple of coppers in new locations in the drawing.

03:17

The labels are still linked to the surface and will update automatically.

03:23

Of course, for drawing production purposes,

03:25

we wouldn't want to plot the contour label line.

03:28

Select the contour label right click and choose contour label line properties

03:35

in the surface contour label group properties, set, display contour label line

03:40

to force

03:42

note that you can turn all of the other options on

03:44

or off and change the three types of label style.

03:48

The label line is no longer visible.

03:51

However, if you pick one of the contour labels, the line and grips will be shown

03:56

and you'll still be able to adjust the label line.