Remove mask from one label

[AllenJessup]

Is there a way to remove the background mask from one label that has a style that calls for a mask? The way I've handled it was to create a Child of that style that has no mask. I was wondering if there was quicker way.

Allen Jessup


Civil 3D 2012 SP 3
Dell Precision T7400, Xeon CPU 3.16 GHz
Win 7 Pro, 64-bit,12 GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX 4600

[sboon]

I don't know if this is any faster - it might qualify as the most kludgy workaround I've ever come up with...

I edited this label style and duplicated the text component of the label.  There are now two pieces of text stacked on top of each other.  The original one has a background mask, the duplicate does not.  I used Ctrl Select to pick one of the labels and then edited the text.  I erased all of the text in that component (with the mask) which leaves the unmasked copy visible.

Steve
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[wizengr]

Assuming I understand your question well, try one of these two options and see if any works for you:

1. In the Label Style Composer, select the component with the mask and set its visibility to false

or

2. In the Label Style Composer, click the Draw-order button (top RHS) and send the component with the mask to the bottom of the hierarchy.

[wizengr]

The third option there is a Background mask option in the Label Style Composer you can set to mask.

[rkmcswain]

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@AllenJessup wrote:

Is there a way to remove the background mask from one label that has a style that calls for a mask? The way I've handled it was to create a Child of that style that has no mask. I was wondering if there was quicker way. 

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Yes. I wish you could do "style overrides" via "Properties" without having to make a new style. 

[AllenJessup]

Thanks Steve. I think I'll stick with the child style. That way I can use it anytime.

Allen

[AllenJessup]

When the label style is edited it changes all the labels with that style. I just want to change one particular parcel segment label.

Allen