Applying Profile Labels

Profile labels are similar to alignment labels. They are applied to the entire profile or to a range within the profile, and they show up wherever they encounter the things that they are supposed to label. For example, if a vertical curve label is applied to a profile that has three vertical curves, then three vertical curve labels will appear. There are two advantages to this approach. The first is that you can label multiple instances of a geometric feature with one command. This becomes quite significant when you’re working on a long stretch of road with dozens of vertical curves. The other advantage is that labels appear as new geometric features are added. Continuing with using vertical curves as an example, if you apply a vertical curve label to a profile, curve labels will appear or disappear automatically whenever you create or delete vertical curves.

To apply profile labels to the profile in your drawing, follow these steps:

The Exercise File can be downloaded at the end of the article  

1. Open the drawing named Profile Labels.dwg located in the Chapter 08 class data folder.

2. Click the Jordan Court FGCL profile, and then click Edit Profile Labels on the ribbon.
3. In the Profile Labels – Jordan Court FGCL dialog box, select Crest Curves as Type.

   Tips :Refer to "Profile Terminology" section in Creating Design Profiles to review information about crest curves and sag curves.


4. Select Crest Only as Profile Crest Curve Label Style, and then click Add.
5. Click OK to return to the drawing. All of the crest curves in the profile are labeled.

6. Click the Jordan Court FGCL profile, and then click Edit Profile Labels on the ribbon once again. Add the following profile labels:

   Type	Style
   Sag Curves	Sag Only
   Lines	Percent Grade
   Grade Breaks	Station over Elevation

7. The list of labels should appear as shown in Figure 8.6. Click OK to close the Profile Labels – Jordan Court FGCL dialog box and return to the drawing. The profile is now annotated with several types of labels. Some of the label positions need to be adjusted to improve readability, which you will do in the following steps.

   Figure 8.6  The list of labels to be applied to the Jordan Court FGCL profile.

8. Zoom in to the third curve label from the left. Notice how the curve length dimension line is crossing through the profile.
9. Click the label to show its grips. Then click the diamond-shaped grip at the base of the dimension text, and move it up until the label is more readable.
10. Repeat step 9 for any other curve labels that need to be moved to improve readability.

Download Exercise File :

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