Applying Labels with Code Set Styles

As you have seen, code set styles are very effective at assigning styles based on point, link, and shape codes. They can also be used to apply labels to corridor sections, and just as with styles, codes are the key to automating the placement of labels.

To apply labels to a corridor section using a code set style, follow these steps:

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

1. Open the drawing named Labeling with Code Set Styles.dwg located in the Chapter 11 class data folder. Once again, the drawing is zoomed in to the design section views from the previous exercises.

2. Click the corridor section in the bottom section view, and then select Section Properties on the ribbon.
3. Change Object Style to Design With Labels and click OK. The corridor section now includes labels for slopes, elevations, and shape codes. Next, you will modify the code set style to add an elevation label at the crown of the road.

4. Open the Tool Palettes window by clicking the Tool Palettes icon on the Home tab of the ribbon. Click the Basic tab of the Tool Palettes window to make the Basic palette come to the forefront.

5. Right-click BasicLaneTransition and select Help. You will be taken directly to the Help window for this subassembly.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the Help page, and study the coding diagram. Note that point P1 is coded Crown (see Figure 11.4). This is the code that you will use.

   Figure 11.4  Coding diagram for the BasicLaneTransition subassembly.


7. Close the Help window. Click the corridor section, and then click Section PropertiesEdit Code Set Style on the ribbon.
8. On the Codes tab of the Code Set Style dialog box, scroll down to the Point section and locate the Crown code.
9. Click the icon to the right of <None> in the Label Style column across from Crown. Select Crown Elev and click OK.
10. Click OK to dismiss the Code Set Style dialog box. A marker and label are now displayed at the crown of the road. The code set style recognized the use of the Crown code within the corridor section and applied the label accordingly (see Figure 11.5).

    Figure 11.5  A code set style has been applied to the Jordan Court corridor section that includes labels.

Download Exercise File :

• C11 - Labeling with Code Set Styles - Metric     --- ( 1.88 MB )
• C11 - Labeling with Code Set Styles - Imperial  --- ( 1.6 MB )