Point Labels - Dragged State texts are in wrong order.

[rkmin]

In Civil 3d 2013, my points appear as follows with Point # on top, elevation in the middle and description at the bottom.

But when I drag the label, it changes the order of the labels to Description on top, point # in the middle and elevation at the bottom.

How do I make the dragged state labels appear in the same order as the first picture?

Also, how can I keep the colors from picture #1 (red, yellow, green) into the dragged state labels as well?

[Jeff_M]

Dragged state labels set to "Stacked Text" are displayed in the same order in which the components are added to the label.

Stacked Text can only take on the color of the Dragged State color property.

In order to have the best of both worlds, you really need multiple styles, one for dragging to the right, and one for dragging to the left.

[rkmin]

Is there a way to change the order of the components after the fact?

[wfberry]

Compose a new label style in the order you want.  If you have them in a point goup, just change to the new style in your point group.

Bill

[rkmin]

I have created a Point Label Style in the order that I want.  It's when I drag the point is where the label then becomes rearranged.  I'm not sure how to edit the dragged state component to so that even when dragged, the labels still appear in the Point #-Elevation-Description order.

[Jeff_M · Accepted solution]

Or, just edit the style they now use, delete all the text components except the one you want 'first', then add the other 2 in the correct order. It takes less time than making a forum post....really, it is pretty quick.

[Jeff_M]

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@rkmin wrote:

I have created a Point Label Style in the order that I want.  It's when I drag the point is where the label then becomes rearranged.  I'm not sure how to edit the dragged state component to so that even when dragged, the labels still appear in the Point #-Elevation-Description order.

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You can't edit the dragged state components, it uses the Text Components in the exact order in which they were added to the style...not the order they are set to display in which can be altered by adjusting their anchors/offsets/attachment points.

[rkmin]

I think I got it now. I had to make a copy of the component and then delete it from the top of the list.

I think this is what you guys were trying to tell me. 

It was a little hard to visualize the process but after dinking around, I see what you were trying to tell me, Jeff_M.  Thank you.

[fourty9ers4life]

So Autodesk won't allow the Dragged state colors to be manipulated?

[hencoop]

The easiest way to keep the composed layout for any style in the dragged state is to set the display "As Composed".

This will preserve the order and the colors.

You will still need separate styles for left and right attached leaders.

[rene.garcia9KHY6]

Geez... 10 years later and dragged labels still can't be controlled by the General tab's 'Anchor component', setting. 

And can only be controlled by creation order.

On the flip side... still cant put a single 'border' around a non 'drag state' label with multiple 'component names' defined within (will put a border around each 'component name' text and looks awful.), but can put a single border' around the same label for it's 'drag state'. (a single frame around all the text; as it should be).

So...if you want a frame around all the text, 'As composed' for drag state will not look good...

[mbickelVMG55]

Jeff M, 

Thank you for explaining the unguessable psychosis of the label maker. 

There is now a "Copy Component" button. Use it to copy in the correct order. You will have to re-name them something other than the original, even if you delete the original. You may have to re-set the anchors also.

Then, use "STACKED TEXT"; For other colored text, go inside the "Contents" box of the component, click the "format" tab, and change the color of the text there. Change the color also for the component. Unfortunately it will be hard coded to a color, not to a layer. But you can still have some colors in the stacked text.

[Neilw_05]

I raised this question quite a while ago. Looks like you figured it out the same way. https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/re-order-label-style-components/m-p/4663569

The "As Composed" option is useless in my experience.