Autodesk CIVIL3D Tutorial - Page 766

You are now ready to choose a specific location for a label on the alignment. Unlike multiple segment labels, single segment labels are placed exactly where you click. 3 On the West Street alignment, click near station 0+120 to place a line segment label. Be sure to click the line segment, and not the station label. Because you clicked a line segment, the label style specified in the Line Label Style list in the Add Labels dialog box was used. If you had clicked a curve, the label style specified in the Curve Label Style list would have been used. 4 On the Main Street alignment, which is the long alignment in the middle of the site, click a location between stations 0+140 and 0+160. 5 On the East Street alignment, which is the alignment with the cul-de-sac on the right-hand side of the site, click a location between stations 0+200 and 0+220. 6 In the Add Labels dialog box, in the Line Label Style list, select Line Label Style ➤ Bearing Over Distance. Click Add. 7 On the Main Street alignment, click a location between stations 0+100 and 0+120. A new label displaying bearing and distance information is created. Examine label settings for other objects 1 In the Add Labels dialog box, in the Feature list, select Parcel. This selection changes the label type and style selections that are available. The Add Labels dialog box works in the same manner for all of the feature types shown in the Feature list. When you annotate objects in AutoCAD Civil 3D, you can switch the type of object you are labeling, as well as the label type and style of the various elements, as needed. Pay attention to the command line as you annotate objects. Some label types, such as span, slope, grade, and depth, annotate a range of data between two points. For example, if you want to label a grade or depth between two points, you must specify those points in the drawing. 2 In the Add Labels dialog box, click Close. 754 | Chapter 19 Labels and Tables Tutorials