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Labeling Cross Sections
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4 Specify the type of text orientation:
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Type R to use the Random option, and then select a point to label. The label
appears at the point you selected.
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Type L to use the Linear option. Select a point to define the line (parallel to
the X axis and passing through this point) on which the label will appear,
and then select a point to label.
The label appears at the point of perpendicularity between the selected point to
label and label line defined above. All offset labels that are created are located
along the imaginary line defined to place labels.
5 Pick any other point to label, or press ENTER to end the command.
To view an illustration showing the effect of using the Random option, see
Labeling the Offset of the Cross Section Points Manually in this chapter.
To view an illustration showing a label placed using the Linear option, see
Labeling the Offset of the Cross Section Points Manually in this chapter.
Labeling the Difference in Elevation Between
Two Cross Section Points Manually
This command takes the vertical exaggeration of a plotted cross section into
account when labeling the differences. Where the Label Offset command
prompts for one point to use for calculating offsets, the Label Depth command
prompts for two points to use to calculate elevation differences. In addition, the
Random option of the Auto option places the elevation difference labels at the
first point selected and the Linear option of the Auto option places the
elevation difference labels at the second point selected.
To label the difference in elevation between two cross section points
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Section Utilities
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Label Depth. The
command lists the starting and ending stations and the current section.
The following prompt is displayed:
Text rotation angle <0d0’0”>:
2 Enter a rotation at which you would like the label to appear, or press ENTER to
accept the default. You can either pick two points to define a new rotation
angle, or you can enter a numeric angle value at the prompt. If you enter a new
value for a rotation angle, then this new value becomes the default for
successive uses of the command.
The following prompt is displayed:
Type of text placement (Auto/Manual) <Auto>:
3 Type M to use the Manual option.
You are prompted to pick points.
4 Select two points on the screen between which the depth is to be labeled.
The following prompt is displayed:
Insertion point (Rotation/Leader):