Draft Module-Labeling Application

a) How to Enter into the Labeling Application:

To enter the leveling application click Draft-->Labeling it will enter the labeling applications.
We can enter into the labeling application by directly to click the 6th button of the 2nd of main
Manu bar.

b) How to Maintain Layer:

When we will enter the labeling applications it will be automatically at the labeling layer and
the Layer will be maintained as bellows.

c) How to Create a General Label:

To create General Label click Create-->General Label we will see a window named General
Labels We have to select the Item that we want to label from drop down Manu of the Attach to.
We have to click on Create NEW Button then the screen will be inactive and at the bottom of
the screen is prompted to ‘Identify Item Element for NEW label’ we have to select the desired
Item that we want to be label. After selecting all the desired Item then press escape button. The
label will be created.

d) How to Place it at Desired position:

We can place label at desired position. To do this click Position on the General Labels form.
Here we can see the deferent option like (Label, Bend, Clearance, Connection, Attachment) we

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 can do all this action by cursor to place the Label at new position. Or to do this we can use
Modify Mode Button at the left of the screen 2nd Button from top.

e) How to Attach and Re-Attach:

We have already discussed how to Attach. Now for Re-Attach set the desired Item from the
drop down Manu of Attach to then click on Re-Attach tab then click on the desired Item which
we want to Re-Attach then press Escape Button.

f) About Text Settings, Text content, Frame, and Leader Line:

We can set all this parameters with the General Label window.
➢ For text setting at first select the desired label then click on CE tab on the General Label
form then select the text setting from drop down Manu of the Attributes. We will see a
window Named ‘Label Text Attributes’ at this window we can set the deferent settings of
the text like Text Pen, Font, Justifications, Alignment, Height, Spacing, Line Spacing.
Then click Apply Button. The text will change according to the settings.
➢ For text contents at first select the label then click on CE then select Text Contents from
the drop down Manu of the Attributes. We will see a window Named ‘Dynamic Text’ at
this window we can set the desired text at the text box or we can give the name from
Intelligent Text. For Intelligent Text Click on Intelligent Text Tab at the bottom of this
window.
➢ For the Frame select the Label then click on CE tab on the General Label window then
select Frame from the drop down Manu of the attributes. We will see a window Named
‘Label Frame Attributes’ we can set frame ON or OFF Frame Pen etc. Then click Apply
the Frame will be changed according to the settings.
➢ For the Leader Line select the Label then click on CE tab on General Label window. Then
select Leader Line from the drop down Manu of the Attributes. We will see a window
named ‘Label Leader Attributes’ at this window we can set the Leader line ON or Off,
Leader Pen, Terminator etc. Then click Apply the Leader will be set according to the
settings.

g) About Intelligent Text to show the Desired Name of the Element: We can set the
Label text by Intelligent Text. Select a Label then select Text Contents from drop down Manu
of the attributes of the general Label window. We will see a window at the Bottom of this little
window a tab with name Intelligent Text to see the all Intelligent Text please click at this Tab
we will see another window named ‘Intelligent Text’ we can see all the Intelligent Text at this
window.
The Intelligent Text are as follows.
Name #NAME (C2:)
Owner #OWNE (C2:)
Branch #BRAN (C2:)
Equip #EQUI (C2:)
Pipe #PIPE (C2:)
Posn #POS
Pos E #POSE
Pos N #POSN
Pos Up #POSU
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 BOP A U #PABOPU
BOP L U #PLBOPU
M/d/y #ADATE
D/m/y #BDATE
dmy #CDATE

Use of Command Line to Change All the Attributes of the Labeling:

a) How to Create symbolic Label.
b) About Library of Symbolic Label.

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