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Label objects in AutoCAD Updated V9

Label data values from tables attached to the objects as Texts in AutoCAD

Spatial Manager™ for AutoCAD allows you to create text labels in the drawing from selected objects on the drawing or map. The selection of objects can be diverse: manual, by query or by table

Within the labeling parameters you can choose options such as the field of the table to be labeled, labeling style (font type, text height, justification and text rotation, ...), as well as the destination layer and applying random colors to new layers

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Data source for labeling

You can select which object attached Table/Data Field is the one you want to use as a source to label it

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Labeling style

When labeling you can set values ​​such as':' font type, text height, justification or rotation. You can also mask the texts to distinguish them from other elements of the drawing

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Objects selection to Label

You can select all objects in the drawing, or select them manually, by query, by table or by layer

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Multiline text Labels

Properties containing line breaks are created automatically as MText objects

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Use of multiple fields and properties New V9

You can select as many alphanumeric fields and element properties as you wish. In addition you can set a unique style for each of these fields

Resources and Information

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Labeling existing objects

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Label objects - User manual

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