Parcel Labels in layouts

[AllenJessup]

On a road project I have an acquisition parcel that is matched across 2 viewports on one layout. I would usually slide the parcel label so it's only visible on one layout. Then I'd add a second label that would be visible on the second layout.

This line happens to cross the viewport near the end. If I add a label in the lower viewport that looks reasonable. It will overlap in to the upper viewport. I can drag the label to very near the end of the line but it doesn't look right there. I don't think it's good procedure to try and force one parcel label on to it's own layer so it can be frozen in that one viewport.

Has anyone developed a technique for handling this situation?

Allen Jessup


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[troma]

I don't use parcels, but in similar situations I have and would put C3D note labels or FL labels onto a layer to be VP frozen. I'll keep an eye on the thread though to see if any better ideas pop up.

[Jeff_M]

I've used the separate layer method myself. I've also been know to VPCLIP the viewport with a pline drawn to omit the offending label.

[AllenJessup]

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up just putting a wipeout over it. As you both mentioned. There are a few methods of handling it. But I feel they're workarounds for what might really be needed. The ability to freeze or hide individual objects per-viewport.

I like to check in on things like this occasionally to see if someone had come up with a better way to do it.

Allen Jessup

[troma]

If you put the wipeout in paperspace you have to be sure there's nothing else close by or overlapping that you don't want to hide.  If you put the wipeout in modelspace you have to put it on a layer that can be vpfrozen in one viewport.  Either way it seems like it would be simpler to just put the note on a layer that can be vpfrozen? 

[AllenJessup]

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@troma wrote:

Either way it seems like it would be simpler to just put the note on a layer that can be vpfrozen? 

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Normally you'd be right. But I've found Parcel labels to be funny beasts. Getting them on a layer all by themselves with no link to another layer can be tricky. Especially when they're attached to the same parcel.
 

I may still try that. I needed to get out a preliminary plot so the wipeout was a quick solution. In paperspace I drew a polyline tightly around the offending arrow. I used that polyline to create the wipeout. So there's no danger of masking anything else. Of course, if I pan the layout the wipeout will have to be moved separately.

Allen Jessup

[JeffPaulsen]

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@AllenJessup wrote:

Getting them on a layer all by themselves with no link to another layer can be tricky.

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I have not had any issues putting parcel or line/curve labels on individual layers. Our standards require these types of labels to be on many different layers depending on what we are labeling.

With that said these label styles are one of the few C3D styles that we left on layer 0. To be more specific the label layer on the General tab is set to 0. We just change the labels to the correct layer after they are created. If you are creating a lot of labels that need to be on the same layer you can set the object layer in the drawing settings.

[jmayo-EE]

Object and style layers at work. If the Styles have layer 0 assigned and the Object layer is set to 0 with a prefix or suffix then the labels will go to any layer like an autocad text string. I personally use matchprops all the time on parcel labels, parcel segments and segment labels. Matching layers and styles if needed.