When I "Edit Label Text" my preview window is black (same as my 2d background space and as I want it) but the text is dark blue and nearly impossible to see it. The label is company standard for legal plats so I cannot simply go to the "format" tab and change the color there as it changes the text color on the plat as well. I need to just change the preview color.
Any ideas? (Running Civil 3D 2021 and Windows 10)
That's the only work around I have found thus far. But it's a pain in the butt and wastes time. Sometimes I "highlight" the text to better see it ... but still, it's horrible.
I've had this issue when using a shx font. If using a ttf this problem doesn't happen. If you use the STYLE command and go the the text style you are using for the label and check the use big font option you can then see the text much better in the editor. The big font option doesn't seem to change the text style appearance in the drawing either.
Hi,
I hope this video would help you.
@lunarfaze, this is information from another post that you liked.
I am reposting it here because it may be of interest to followers of your post.
To be clear: This a Work Around. I do not know of any way to force the text to White. For me visibility is much better with a white background. Since all of my layouts use a white back ground, I launch the Label Style Composer (LSC) from a layout tab and find the white text window quite useable.
OPINON: From the Autodesk perspective, Labels are tools that you use within Civil 3D. You created your custom labels as part of your template creation initial investment in setting up Civl 3D. Thereafter, you should only need LSC occasionally. From the Autodesk point of view, LSC is a secondary tool. Since 'Hard to see' is not 'Broken', I do not anticipate Autodesk investing in LSC improvements.
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Link: Text Component Editor Contents Text Color (See Message 5)
The text component editor window gets it color from the background color of the current tab.
If you start the Label Editor from the model tab with a dark background the preview window is dark.
If you start the Label Editor from a layout tab with a light background the preview window is light.
Christopher Stevens
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The text color is coming from the layer. If you change that then your labels won't follow the layer color anymore.
As (Chris RS) said: the background color follows the same color of the model or layout tab background.
For text clarity, make sure that:
