Label Editor Dialog - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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Edits or creates a label. This dialog box is accessible from Tools > Define Label in the Catalog task. The dialog displays when you click New COM Label , New SQL Label , or Properties on the horizontal toolbar.

  • In the Common task, the Label Editor displays when you select a tooltip on the ToolTips Tab (Options Dialog), and then click Edit Label. You can edit the formatting for the selected label, and the changes are saved to the session file. Edits made to the label are not saved to the Catalog.

  • In the Drawings and Reports task, the Label Editor displays when you select New Format in the Name list on the Labels Tab (Item Properties Dialog) when using Design Layout to format a report. You can create a new label format to use within your report.

Name

Displays a default name for the label. You can type a name, or click More to select an existing label definition. In the Common task, this box is not available.

Description

Displays a text description of the label.

Properties

Displays properties associated with the label. The options available are different depending on the type of label--either COM or SQL Query. If you are working with a COM Label, you can add or delete property rows as needed.

Add

Opens the Select Properties Dialog to select an object type and corresponding property.

Remove

Discards a selected property in the Properties grid.

Edit Label

Opens the Select Properties Dialog to apply object properties to the label definition.

Property Name

Specifies the name of the property.

Alias Name

Specifies an alias for the property. You can type user-defined text in this box.

If you are working with an SQL Query Label, the definition provides the following capabilities:

  •  Show Results - Adds a results pane to the Properties section. The results update when you execute the query.

  •  Execute Query - Runs the query as specified. If the Results pane is shown, the results display.

  •  Properties - Displays the Select Properties Dialog.

  • Name - Specifies a name for the query.

Layout

Provides a text field for entering text and fields to be used in the label. The options available are described as follows:

 Rich Text Format

Displays the Font dialog so that you can specify font, font style, font size, and font special effects to be used in the label.

 Block Definition

Displays the Block Definition Dialog (Label Editor) so that you can define condition criteria.

 Field Formatting

Displays the Format Field Dialog (Label Editor) so that you can define specific formatting for a selected field. This button is disabled unless a field is selected in the Layout text box.

 Unit Formatting

Displays the Select Rule Dialog (Label Editor - Unit of Measure) for specifying a Unit of Measure formatting rule. This button is disabled unless a unit of measure field is selected in the Layout text box.

 Position Definition

Displays the Position Definition Dialog for defining the displays of the positional information in the label. This button is disabled unless a positional field is selected in the Layout text box.

 Orientation Definition

Not available in this version.