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IT’S ALL ABOUT STYLE
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After working through all of the options for the default label placement, you need to work
through the options that come into play when a label is dragged. Switch to the Dragged State tab.
When a label is dragged in Civil 3D, it typically will create a leader and text will rearrange. The set-
tings that control these two actions are on this tab. Unique options are explained here:
Arrow Head Style and Size control the tip of the leader. One thing to note is that Arrow Head
Size also controls the tail size leading to the text object.
Type controls the leader type. Options are Straight Leader and Spline Leader. At the time of this
writing, the AutoCAD multiple leader object cannot be used.
Display controls whether components rearrange their placement to a stacked set of components
(Stacked Text) or maintain their arrangement as originally composed (As Composed). Most
users expect this to be set to As Composed for the most predictable behavior.
Switch to the Summary tab and click the Expand All button circled in Figure 1.20. Working
down the Summary tab, you can review all of the options that have been selected for an individual
label, as well as look for overrides, just like we did on the Settings tab. Click OK to exit the dialog;
your new style will appear on the Settings tab.
The purpose of this exercise wasn’t to build a Surface Spot Elevation label style; it was to famil-
iarize you with the common elements of creating a label: the Label Style Composer and the Text
Component Editor. We’ll cover more complex label styles and the creation of more common labels
in later chapters.
Figure 1.20
Summary tab with
the Expand All button
circled
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