Labels can incorporate letters, numbers and special characters to denote or name Lengths, e.g. pipework, ducting, direction, garden edging, demolition zones, trenching and barriers.

Related Article: Length Measurements

💡Using an iPad or Tablet?

Add Labels to new Lengths

Within a Stage click +Length
Complete the required details
Unit Cost, Markup Percentage and Unit Price are optional. If using costing, please ensure the Unit Price is populated
Click Lable and enter the Label
Refer to Formatting Options
Click Create

The first two characters of the Label will appear with the Length on the Stage and Legend.

Add Labels to existing Lengths

Press ESC, Zoom in and click the Length
Click Settings
Click Label
Type the Label
(optional) Click Advanced
Change Text Colour, Text Size and Frequency of the Label
Click Save

Add Label - new UI

Editing Labels

Press ESC, Zoom in and click the Length
Click Settings to:
- Click Label to edit text
- Click Show Label to Disable the Label from the Length
- Click Style to change the Line Colour, Style and Width
- Click Total to add Show Totals

Click Advanced to:
- Change the Text Colour
- Adjust the Text Size
- Adjust the Frequency of the Label using the slider
Uncheck to Disable Advanced
Returns the Label back to default Settings
Click Save

Format options

The following options are accepted:

Format - numbers, letters and all symbols are supported
Pasted Text or Symbols
Text Colour - different Text colour to the Line
Text Size
Frequency - adjust the Frequency of the Label appearance on the Length

Using an iPad or Tablet?

Click for alternate terminology.

Things to note when following the above steps:

Tap instead of click
Unless there is a keyboard attached to the device, there are no shortcut keys on an iPad or Tablet
Tap Done instead of pressing ESC

Navigation hints:

Pinch zoom
Tap hold and drag to pan around a Plan

Images within this article are taken from a desktop computer. Interface appearance on an iPad / Tablet devices may vary based on screen size, potentially hiding or shortening buttons to icons. For accuracy, consider using a stylus, Apple pencil or mouse.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I adjust the Length so my Label appears more uniform?

The Label appearance depends on several factors, such as how many characters are within the Label, the Text Size and the Frequency of the Label.

Press ESC, Zoom in and click the Length
Click Settings
Click Label
Click Advanced
Adjust the Label (if repeated symbol), Text Size and Frequency of the Label
Click Save