Point Labels
It is possible to label some or all of the points along each string. To specify label characteristics, click on the Point Labels tab.
Label Points
Select this check box if you want to label individual points along each string.
XYZ coordinates
Select these check box options to display the X, Y and Z coordinates of each point. Optionally, specify the number of Decimals and a label Prefix and Suffix.
Sequence number
Select this check box option to display a sequence number for each point. Optionally, specify a label Prefix and Suffix.
Angle
Select this check box option to display the angle between the segments at each point and choose the display format for the Angle Units.
Optionally, specify the number of Decimals and a label Prefix and Suffix.
Cumulative length
Select this check box to display the cumulative length at each point. Optionally, specify the number of Decimals and a label Prefix and Suffix.
Show Label From Field
Select this option to label points with the values contained in a specified Label field. Double-click to select the name of the field that contains the label values.
Label Appearance
Set options to define the appearance of the labels.
Custom colour
Double-click the Colour icon (or press F3) to select the colour that will be used to display the labels.
Text Properties
Double-click on the Text Properties Preview box to select a font and set text properties for the labels.
Show label border
Select this option to display a border around each label.
Show anchor
Select this option to display an anchor line between the point and the label origin.
Label Frequency
Select an option determine the frequency with which the points will be labelled.
Show all
Select this option to label all of the points on each string.
Show these points
Select this option to specify a list of sting point numbers to label. The approach is similar to that used to specify the pages to be printed when printing a document in Microsoft Word. You can enter point numbers separated by commas, or use a hyphen to specify a range of point numbers (as shown in the following example).
Show every Nth
Select this option to label every Nth point, where N is an integer value you enter.
Show end points
Select this option to label the end points of each segment.
Unless you have selected Show all, you also have the option of labelling the first and last points of each string.
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