Creating and Applying Profile Label Sets

In the previous exercise, you used several types of profile labels to annotate the design profile for Jordan Court. Each one had to be selected and added to the list of labels, making this a multistep process. A profile label set enables you to store a list of labels for use on another profile. The settings for each label—such as weeding, major station, minor station, and so on—can also be stored within the label set. This is quite helpful if you use the same profile labels for multiple profiles. A label set can even be stored in your company template so that it is always there for you to use.

To create a label set and apply it to another 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 Label Set.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, click Save Label Set to open the Profile Label Set – New Profile Label Set dialog box.
4. Click the Information tab, and enter Curves-Grades-Breaks as Name. Click OK twice to return to the drawing.

5. Press Esc to clear the selection of the Jordan Court FGCL profile. Zoom to the Logan Court profile view. Click the Logan Court FGCL profile and select Edit Profile Labels on the ribbon.
6. On the Profile Labels – Logan Court FGCL dialog box, click Import Label Set.
7. Select Curve-Grades-Breaks on the Select Label Set dialog box and then click OK. Click OK to dismiss the Profile Labels dialog box and return to the drawing. Two grade break labels and a grade label have been added to the Logan Court FGCL profile (see Figure 8.7).

   Figure 8.7  Logan Court FGCL profile after the newly created profile label set has been applied.

   Tips :No curve labels appear on the profile because there are no curves. However, if a curve were added, a curve label would appear.

Download Exercise File :

• C08 - Profile Label Set - Metric     --- ( 1002.86 KB )
• C08 - Profile Label Set - Imperial  --- ( 932.56 KB )