Creating Labels in Profile View

Once again, creating pipe network labels in profile view is done using the Add Labels dialog box. This time, you will use either the Entire Network Profile option to label all of the pipes and structures at once or the Single Part Profile option to label them one by one.

To create pipe network labels in profile view, complete the following steps:

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

1. Open the drawing named Creating Labels in Profile View.dwg located in the Chapter 16 class data folder.

2. On the Annotate tab of the ribbon, click Add Labels.
3. In the Add Labels dialog box, do the following:
   1. For Feature, select Pipe Network.
   2. For Label Type, select Single Part Profile.
   3. For Pipe Label Style, select C-PROF-STRM – Pipe Data.
   4. For Structure Label Style, select C-PROF-STRM – Structure Data (Above).
   5. Click Add.
   Figure 16.11 shows the Add Labels dialog box with these settings.

   Figure 16.11  The Add Labels dialog box showing the styles selected for labeling pipes and structures in profile view.

4. In the Add Labels dialog box, select C-PROF-STRM – Structure Data (Below) as the structure label style. Click Add.
5. Click the second and third structures. The labels are still placed above the structure, but notice that the formatting is a bit different. You will reposition these structure labels in the next exercise.
6. Click the three pipes in the profile view to place a label above each one. The drawing should now look like Figure 16.12.

   Figure 16.12  The initial placement of pipe network labels in profile view

Annotating Pipe Networks in Profile View

• Creating Labels in Profile View
• Editing Labels in Profile View

Download Exercise File :

• Annotating Pipe Networks in Profile View - Metric     --- ( 3.4 MB )
• Annotating Pipe Networks in Profile View - Imperial  --- ( 7.77 MB )