Putting Labels on CAD Models

The Label button on the Basic Markup or Standard Markup toolbar provides access to the label feature.

With the discussed feature, an end user can put arbitrary labels with comments on a 3D CAD model.

Depending on a given toolbar, the feature is displayed as follows:

• Basic Markup: as the separate Label toolbar.

• Standard Markup: as additional buttons on this toolbar.

The label feature provides the following functionality:

1. Label: to add labels to a 3D CAD model.
2. Select: to select markups on a 3D CAD model.
3. Font sizes: to set the size of a text to be written in a new label.
4. Label colors: to set the color of a label to be added.

To use a feature or option, a user should click the required button.

The following steps outline the process to create a label:

1. Click the Label button.
2. Click on a 3D CAD model where the label should be put.

3. Enter the appropriate text inside the label.

4. Click the Select button.

5. To select a label, a user should click Select and then select this label. A selected label has blue edges with a circle at the bottom point and can be repositioned.

6. To move an existing label to a new position, a user should select this label and drag its colored frame below the text box and above the blue bottom circle.

7. To change where a label points to, a user should select this label and drag its blue bottom circle.

8. To change the label text, a user should click inside the label and edit the text.