Adding Line and Curve Labels

In Civil 3D the dynamic and intelligent labeling is not limited to Civil 3D objects alone. You can add dynamic linked labels to basic AutoCAD elements like lines and curves. These labels share the most common properties of the labels used for other Civil 3D objects such as parcels and alignments.

This exercise walks you through the labeling of the deed you included earlier in this discussion:

1. Open the file 0107_Legal_Labels.dwg or (0107_Legal_Labels_METRIC.dwg).

2. On the Annotate tab of the ribbon, choose Labels And Tables Panel ➢ Add Labels.
   The Add Labels dialog appears.
3. Choose Line And Curve from the Feature drop-down menu.
   Your Add Labels dialog will look similar to Figure 1.

   Figure 1:  The Add Labels dialog, with Label Type set to Multiple Segment

4. Choose Multiple Segment from the Label Type drop-down menu.
   The Multiple Segment option places the label at the midpoint of each selected line or arc.
5. Confirm that Line Label Style is set to Bearing Over Distance and that Curve Label Styleis set to Distance-Radius And Delta (as shown in Figure 1).
6. Click the Add button.
7. At the Select Entity: prompt, select each line from the deed and the lines and arcs thatyou drew in the previous exercises.
   A label appears on each entity at its midpoint, as shown in Figure 2.

   Figure 2:  The labeled linework

8. Save the drawing and close it.
You can check the result of your drawing against the completed file; it’s named 0107_Legal_Labels_FINISHED.dwg or (0107_Legal_Labels_METRIC_FINISHED.dwg).

The use of these labels does not stop at lines and curves; they can be used on polylines as well. Based on the selection of a single segment or multiple segments, Civil 3D can apply the labels to a single segment on the polyline or all segments of the polyline, assigning the specific label to lines and curves that define the polyline.
Creating Curves
• Standard Curves
• Best-Fit Entities
• Attaching Multiple Entities
• Adding Line and Curve Labels