Creating a Label

You can create a label from a 2D component reference or the content of another label.

Before you begin: Create a 2D component reference and create a text in it.
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About Labels
  1. From the Template section of the action bar, click Label Template .
  2. Click anywhere in the sheet to define the label anchor point.

    To add a leader, right-click the label, and select Add Leader. The leader extremity is placed at the point indicated by the click and the label anchor point is placed where the label is dropped.

    An empty label with a default image is created without a leader.

    Note: If the command is ended without selecting a 2D component reference, an empty label with the default image is created.
  3. Perform either of the following actions to select an object:
    • Selection in search panel: Search for the required object. By default, this option is selected.
    • Selection in opened widgets: Select the object from the already opened widgets.

    This preference is saved for next time usage.

  4. Select the 2D component reference.

    Note: You can select a 2D component:
    • In the current detail sheet
    • In another detail sheet of the same layout
    • In another layout

    If you do not select the content and the command is ended, an empty label with the default image is created. In this case, you can define the content using the Replace Content command in the context menu.

    Tip: You can also select an existing label to define the content of the label.

    The label is created with the selected content.
    Label without a leader

    Label with a leader

    Simultaneously, a message box appears prompting you to check whether you want to delete the 2D component reference used to define the label content.

  5. Click Yes to delete the 2D component reference, or click No to keep the reference as it is.
    Choosing deletion of the 2D component reference avoids generating a catalog two times with the same content definition (one for the 2D component reference and the other for the label).
  6. Optional: Double-click the text inside the label.
  7. In the Insert Link Template dialog box, select the required attributes, and click Insert.
    The link template is created. For more information about inserting link templates, see Creating Text and Table Templates.
  8. Right-click the text, and select Modifiable in Instance.
    This lets you edit the text in a label instance.

The label is created and placed in the selection mode so that it can be moved or modified.