Object Parameters

Object

Text Style

Pick a text style for the label.

Style

Use this menu to apply, create, or modify a Style definition for the object.

Savvy Position Label styles appear as “red” symbols in the Resource Manager, and specify whether parameters reference the style definition. For more information, see Concept: Plug-in Object Styles in Vectorworks help.

Hide Style Parameters

Enable this option to hide any parameters linked to a style definition.

Linked to

Read only field displaying the name of the position to which the label is linked.

When you select a Position Label, the position will highlight and you will also see a link icon in the drawing indicating the link.

Set Link

Opens a dialog allowing you to choose a Rigging Object to link with the label. Alternatively, you can click on a position object to establish or remove the link between the label and the position.

See Using the Link to Position Dialog

Edit Position Name

Use this button to edit the name of the position.

If the Label links to a Truss System, this will edit the name of the System.

Alignment

Left / Center / Right: Determines the text alignment and arrow position for the label.

Move with position

Enable this option to move the label as you move the position, as though they are grouped. Moving the label, however, does not move the position.

3D Rotation

Enter a value for rotating the 3D component of the label around its horizontal axis.

3D Only

Setting the label to 3D only allows it to rotate to any 3D plane. In this mode, you do not see a 2D version of the label in Top/Plan.

Otherwise, the 3D component of the symbol can only rotate along its horizontal axis. For example, a rotation of 90 would face the label towards the front view.

Label

Label Display

Determines how the position name displays in the label.

Full

The full name

First word

The first word, before a space.

“1a Electric” would be “1a”

Last word

The last word, after a space.

“Pipe A” would be “A”

Only Number

Extracts a number from the name

“#4 Elec” would be “4”

Custom

Ignores the position name and uses the text field below

Cust. Label

Use with the Custom Label Display option to completely override the position’s name.

Prefix

Adds a prefix before the label text.

Suffix

Adds a suffix after the label text.

Truss Identity

When the Label is linked to a Truss object, you can link to a single truss piece, a truss line, or the entire truss system. This option affects both the Label text as well as any data in the Note.

Shape

Container

Circle / Rectangle / Rounded rectangle / Diamond / None

Choose a container for surrounding the label.

The circle and diamond containers will surround the first or last character in left or right alignments, while the other containers re-size with the label text.

AutoFit

Fit the container to the label text.

Width

If AutoFit is disabled, specify the size of the container, in page units.

Padding

Add an additional amount of white space between the text and container, in page units.

Draw shadow

Add a drop shadow to the container.

Use Class Options

Use the shadow options assigned to the class for the container.

Shadow Settings…

Set the shadow options for the Container drop shadow. This uses the same interface as in the Attributes palette.

Note

Use these parameters to display a note under the label*. The note can be multi-line and show any text.

Similar to a Data Tag, you can also insert placeholder data tokens that dynamically update from your drawing.

Show note

Displays the note.

Text Style

Optionally, set a separate text style for the note.

Alignment

Choose to align the note consistently with the label or specify its own Left, Center, or Right alignment.

Wrap note

Enable this parameter to wrap the note to the length of the container.

Fit container to note

With this option enabled, the container grows to include the note text.

Note

The note text.

Edit note

Presents a dialog for editing the note.

To add dynamic data to the note:

1. Position the cursor where you want the data to appear

2. Select one of the options in the lower section of the dialog

3. Click Insert to insert placeholder text at the cursor point

See Dynamic Data Display

Rounding

Round any dimensional data appearing in the note by this value.

Adtl. Trim Offset

Enter a value to offset the reported trim from the position’s z height. Useful for trimming above decks, rakes, and platforms.

Auto position note

Enable this to automatically position the note below the label.

When disabled, you will see a control point in the drawing for repositioning the insertion point of the note.

Leader Line

Use these parameters to draw a leader line between the Label and the position.

Position X, Y

The coordinate of the position that displays in the note. This also corresponds to a control point in the drawing.

If the label is linked to a position and set to move with the position, this coordinate will adjust as you move the position.

Reset Leader

Resets the Position X / Y coordinates to the insertion point of the position.

Flip Leader

Reflects the Position X / Y coordinates across the midpoint of the position.

Draw leader to position

Draws a leader line from the label to the position coordinate.

Leader type

Straight / Bezier / Shoulder: Choose the type of leader line.

Draw symbol at endpoint

Add a symbol to mark the position location, for example a boom marker or rigging point.

Symbol Name

The name of the symbol.

Symbol Rot

Rotation of the position marker symbol.

Select symbol

Choose an available symbol resource for the position marker.

Classes

Auto-Class

Enable this parameter to class each component with default class names. The prefix for subclasses can be determined in settings.

Container Class

Class for the container geometry.

Arrow Class

Class for the arrow. If no by-class options exist for the arrow, it will fill solid black.

Shadow Class

Class for the container drop shadow.

Leader Class

Class for the leader line.

Note Class

Class for the note text.

Update

Update

Any changes to the Rigging Object that affect the Savvy Position Label text, placement, or note should automatically update the Label, but this button will force an update to catch any unreflected changes.

Settings

Change settings that affect all Savvy Position Label Objects

Default Insertion Class

Choose a class for all new Savvy Position Label objects, or choose to insert in the active class.

Component class prefix

Enter a base class name that the Auto-Class option will use to build class names.

Trim offset

Enter an offset for the trim display, for example to display trims above a show deck height, with this value subtracted the Hanging Position’s Z height. Note, the trim starts at the layer’s elevation.

Make default for all new documents

Select to make the current settings selections the default for all new Vectorworks documents. This option only applies to the next time you press OK, and will reset itself.

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