No Way to Label Station and Offsets in Profile View? Really?

[Zupdood]

So I'm finally getting around to trying to make a profile label style so I don't have to do these dudes manually anymore, and....

Am I correct in thinking that you cannot add alignment offsets to a profile label? I can get it to give me stationing , but not offsets? Isn't that like something, um, that EVERYONE does?

(if there IS a way to do it, please feel free to call me a dumb a** and tell me how to do it. It will sting a little, but I'll learn something)

[Anonymous]

Pictures (preferably PNG's) really help in cases like this.....i.e. what are
you labeling, how do you want it to look?

"tomkelleher3619" wrote in message news:6272067@discussion.autodesk.com...
> So I'm finally getting around to trying to make a profile label style so I
> don't have to do these dudes manually anymore, and....
>
> Am I correct in thinking that you cannot add alignment offsets to a
> profile label? I can get it to give me stationing , but not offsets?
> Isn't that like something, um, that EVERYONE does?
>
> (if there IS a way to do it, please feel free to call me a dumb a** and
> tell me how to do it. It will sting a little, but I'll learn something)

[Zupdood]

ok, here's a pic of what my manual labels look like.

[Anonymous]

ok, that's what I thought....pipes.

If you use Structure labels (you'd have to create a pipe network) they have
Station/Offset components.

"tomkelleher3619" wrote in message news:6272151@discussion.autodesk.com...
> ok, here's a pic of what my manual labels look like.
>

[bscott]

Just add a profile view label that has a component of "Reference Text". When you pick this, you have the option of selecting an alignment and offest.

Go to Settings tab in toolspace, find the Profile View/Label Styles, Station Elevation/xxx and create one or modify one. Just add component to style and modifly to your liking on anchor point, rotation, and what you want the info to say.

[Zupdood]

It is a pipe network. Can structure labels be applied to a profile in the manner shown? I must go investigate......

[Anonymous]

I haven't tried yet, and I am thinking outloud -

but could you not set a point at that location in plan, call it TEE and
project it to the profile and have the projection label the station offset?

Matthew Anderson, PE

Jeff Mishler wrote:
> ok, that's what I thought....pipes.
>
> If you use Structure labels (you'd have to create a pipe network) they have
> Station/Offset components.
>
> "tomkelleher3619" wrote in message news:6272151@discussion.autodesk.com...
>
>> ok, here's a pic of what my manual labels look like.
>>
>>

[Zupdood]

Thanks, beacivil and Jeff,

I will try your suggestions! You didn't even call me a dumb a**. No wonder they call you Civil engineers. :~0

[Anonymous]

Why create a point when he likely has a block already inserted at that point
which can be projected and labelled?

--

Matt Kolberg
GCS - A Division of Cansel


"Matt.Anderson" wrote in message
news:6272202@discussion.autodesk.com...
I haven't tried yet, and I am thinking outloud -

but could you not set a point at that location in plan, call it TEE and
project it to the profile and have the projection label the station offset?

Matthew Anderson, PE

Jeff Mishler wrote:
> ok, that's what I thought....pipes.
>
> If you use Structure labels (you'd have to create a pipe network) they
> have
> Station/Offset components.
>
> "tomkelleher3619" wrote in message news:6272151@discussion.autodesk.com...
>
>> ok, here's a pic of what my manual labels look like.
>>
>>

[Anonymous]

Just thinking end use....construction layout. If I can save a step for
my fieldcrews, I will.

Either way, yes, a block, AutoCAD or Civil 3d point, solid, 3dpoly /
figure etc can be projected onto the profile view and labeled with
station and offset from plan.

Matthew Anderson, PE

Matt Kolberg wrote:
> Why create a point when he likely has a block already inserted at that point
> which can be projected and labelled?
>
>

[annw2]

The standard OOTB structure labels have fields for station & offset of profile, or they can be easily added.

2009 added separate profile label styles that let them be labeled vertical below structure similar to LDD/Civil.

I just change the description field to TEE or TYPE whatever inlet to get it to label on both.

Each pipe network is set for one alignment for station & offset values. Each individual structure can be over ridden to reference different alignments if needed. 1 alignment / structure.

Getting the labels along the band as shown, follow the other posts, they are better for that.

[annw2]

The standard OOTB structure labels have fields for station & offset of profile, or they can be easily added.

2009 added separate profile label styles that let them be labeled vertical below structure similar to LDD/Civil.

I just change the description field to TEE or TYPE whatever inlet to get it to label on both.

Each pipe network is set for one alignment for station & offset values. Each individual structure can be over ridden to reference different alignments if needed. 1 alignment / structure.

Getting the labels along the band as shown, follow the other posts, they are better for that.

[Anonymous]

Good point.

--

Matt Kolberg
GCS - A Division of Cansel


"Matt.Anderson" wrote in message
news:6272210@discussion.autodesk.com...
Just thinking end use....construction layout. If I can save a step for
my fieldcrews, I will.

Either way, yes, a block, AutoCAD or Civil 3d point, solid, 3dpoly /
figure etc can be projected onto the profile view and labeled with
station and offset from plan.

Matthew Anderson, PE

Matt Kolberg wrote:
> Why create a point when he likely has a block already inserted at that
> point
> which can be projected and labelled?
>
>

[castled071049]

My opinion is that ultimately the best way to do this is to have a structure for a TEE (and every other part that you would use regularly in a pipe network), and apply a structure label to it just like a manhole, inlet, etc. Any changes in the part horizontally or vertically would dynamically update the label.

[Anonymous]

Hi Tom,

The Civil 3D newsgroup is wonderfully civil. There is no culture here
of abuse and may it never happen.

We all recognise that Civil 3D is a bit like Isaac Newton's beach, with
most of us knowing a few grains of sand and being grateful to get help
from someone with knowledge of some of the other grains of sand.

If you ask a sensible question here you are sure to get sensible answers.


Regards,


Laurie Comerford

tomkelleher3619 wrote:
> Thanks, beacivil and Jeff,
>
> I will try your suggestions! You didn't even call me a dumb a**. No wonder they call you Civil engineers. :~0

[bscott]

Nah, to call someone here something like that would indicate that I think of myself as a know-it-all. I'm hardly a certified trainer and am almost a certified user,a senior cad technician, and an I.T. dude, but never a know-it-all

Ask away any questions you have, man. More than one will try to help.
Bryan

[Anonymous]

Good point Laurie. Other groups on the other hand, people with initials of
TT especially, are another story. 🙂

--

Matt Kolberg
GCS - A Division of Cansel


"Laurie" wrote in message
news:6272513@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi Tom,

The Civil 3D newsgroup is wonderfully civil. There is no culture here
of abuse and may it never happen.

We all recognise that Civil 3D is a bit like Isaac Newton's beach, with
most of us knowing a few grains of sand and being grateful to get help
from someone with knowledge of some of the other grains of sand.

If you ask a sensible question here you are sure to get sensible answers.


Regards,


Laurie Comerford

tomkelleher3619 wrote:
> Thanks, beacivil and Jeff,
>
> I will try your suggestions! You didn't even call me a dumb a**. No
> wonder they call you Civil engineers. :~0