Using Civil 3D ‘SurfaceàSpot Elevation’ labels you can’t rotate the text. The labels will always be plan readable through the viewport. In addition, if you are placing spots along edge-of-pavement or curb lines and the linework is moved the spots won’t move with the linework.
So what do we do if we want the text to be rotated perpendicular or parallel with the pavement or curb lines?
Pick-up some handy Line & Curve labels after the jump…
While the rest of the gang will hopefully be posting good, lengthy, technically detailed stuff this week, I’ll be working mostly through Twitter to upload pics, quick tips, give away books, etc. Take a follow over at www.twitter.com/civil3d
I’m headed to my tenth (!) AU on Monday morning and hope to see you there. I’m working in the Autodesk AEC Lounge this year, along with Nick Zeeben, Jason Hickey, Dana Judge, and a whole host of other smart folks, so come pick our collective brains.
I’ll be teaching on Tuesday, then in the AEC Lounge on Wednesday from 8-4 (minus the keynote,) then on Thursday from 10-2.The first person to mention Raider Consulting in the AEC Lounge will get a copy of the market-leading Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 book. You can probably even get Scott and I to deface it if you’d like.
This will be a short year for me this year, not being part of the EE booth lets me get out of Vegas right at my threshold, so I’m on a Thursday night flight. Short and sweet this year, but I still hope to see a lot of you there!
Starting with Civil 3D 2009, text can be associated to the design model directly through the XREF. It raises the question, "What happens if you Unload or Detach the xrefs?". Basically the answer is "…it depends on what you do…" .
After the jump learn the different behaviors.
The FREE EECast webinar about the Object Projection feature in Civil 3D 2010 has been rescheduled for Wednesday December 9.
You can register for the event here.
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