When preparing a design it is often necessary to assist installers and clients by placing descriptions of components and design information on the plan. This can be very time consuming for designs containing a large number of items.
IRRICAD includes a feature where descriptive text (labels) can be automatically generated for hydraulic items, contours and electrical items . This is achieved via Tools|Create Labels and the Labels option in the Settings menu.
The format of the labels generated is defined, in the text dialog of Settings|Labels, by entering Keywords and plain text. Keywords are reserved words enclosed by hashes (#) for which IRRICAD substitutes the specific value for each individual item. A complete set of keywords can be found in the On-line help - Technical Reference Appendix I and in the drop-down box in the Labels text dialog.
For example if you wish to generate labels that include the number of laterals (rows) for your irrigation blocks you would use the #NUMROW# keyword. This will automatically include the actual number of laterals in the label for each block. To distinguish this number from other numbers in the label you can also add some text to describe it e.g. No. of Lats: #NUMROWS# which will then be displayed as No. of Lats: 46.
More than one line of text or multiple keywords can be used in any label. Diagram 1 below shows the Zone (or Area) name, the irrigation area with the area unit, the number of laterals, the lateral spacing, the actual design flow with units, the downstream valve pressure with units and the shift or system flow number. The creation of labels is controlled by two factors:
- Which item types are enabled via the check boxes in Settings|Labels
and
- The items that are currently selected on the screen.
For example, if only the “Irri. Blocks” type is enabled in Settings|Labels, then only irrigation block entities can be labelled. The only irrigation block entities that will be labelled are those which are selected (highlighted with Select Object or any other Select tool) when Tools|Create Labels is applied. In this way, only some irrigation blocks can be labeled instead of all of them. If you wish to label all the irrigation blocks then Select|All can be used.
In Diagram 2 below, “Irri. Blocks”, “Zone Pipes” and “Contours” have been enabled, the required items selected and then labels created by invoking Tools|Create Labels. You can also specify background colours, borders and the position of the text in relation to the item it is labeling.
Details of the steps required to apply automatic labels can be found in the on-line Help – Tool and Command Reference/ Settings/Labels.
Over the next few weeks we will be sending more tips about Labeling including User Attributes and where and when to use the Hydraulic keywords.
We hope you have found this helpful. If you have a tip you would like to share, please email your tip to Support@IRRICAD.com
IRRICAD includes a feature where descriptive text (labels) can be automatically generated for hydraulic items, contours and electrical items . This is achieved via Tools|Create Labels and the Labels option in the Settings menu.
The format of the labels generated is defined, in the text dialog of Settings|Labels, by entering Keywords and plain text. Keywords are reserved words enclosed by hashes (#) for which IRRICAD substitutes the specific value for each individual item. A complete set of keywords can be found in the On-line help - Technical Reference Appendix I and in the drop-down box in the Labels text dialog.
For example if you wish to generate labels that include the number of laterals (rows) for your irrigation blocks you would use the #NUMROW# keyword. This will automatically include the actual number of laterals in the label for each block. To distinguish this number from other numbers in the label you can also add some text to describe it e.g. No. of Lats: #NUMROWS# which will then be displayed as No. of Lats: 46.
More than one line of text or multiple keywords can be used in any label. Diagram 1 below shows the Zone (or Area) name, the irrigation area with the area unit, the number of laterals, the lateral spacing, the actual design flow with units, the downstream valve pressure with units and the shift or system flow number. The creation of labels is controlled by two factors:
- Which item types are enabled via the check boxes in Settings|Labels
and
- The items that are currently selected on the screen.
For example, if only the “Irri. Blocks” type is enabled in Settings|Labels, then only irrigation block entities can be labelled. The only irrigation block entities that will be labelled are those which are selected (highlighted with Select Object or any other Select tool) when Tools|Create Labels is applied. In this way, only some irrigation blocks can be labeled instead of all of them. If you wish to label all the irrigation blocks then Select|All can be used.
In Diagram 2 below, “Irri. Blocks”, “Zone Pipes” and “Contours” have been enabled, the required items selected and then labels created by invoking Tools|Create Labels. You can also specify background colours, borders and the position of the text in relation to the item it is labeling.
Details of the steps required to apply automatic labels can be found in the on-line Help – Tool and Command Reference/ Settings/Labels.
Over the next few weeks we will be sending more tips about Labeling including User Attributes and where and when to use the Hydraulic keywords.
We hope you have found this helpful. If you have a tip you would like to share, please email your tip to Support@IRRICAD.com