Label

Module(s): Thermal Insulation

You can use the Label tool to label enveloping surfaces you have already defined. These labels are user-definable.

To label surfaces

1. Click Label (How).
   

   Activate Label in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Energy Thermal Insulation

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Thermal Insulation

2. Select the surface(s) to be labeled (you can use the functions provided in the Filter Assistant). When you select several surfaces, they are modified one after the other.
3. Click the right mouse button to confirm your selection.
4. On the Label Context toolbar, the system will present a series of fields for you to choose from - these define the contents of the label.
5. Click in the workspace to position the text; you can use the tools in the Input options or status bar to help you place it.
   
   

   In the Input options, status bar or dialog line, click

   • Horiz
     to place the label so that it is horizontal
   • Vertic
     to place the label so that it is vertical
   • Angle
     to place the label at an angle
   • Auto
     to automatically adjust the label to the outline of the surface you have selected
   • Size:
     to define a resizing factor for the label
   • Skip
     lets you skip the surface currently selected

Note: The default tools Edit Text and Replace Text cannot be applied to enveloping surface labels.