How To Add Contour Labels In Civil 3d

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Labeling Contours

In this exercise, you lot volition assign peak labels to the contours based on the characterization fashion set up in the Contour Manner Director dialog box.

On the View carte, click Named Views to display the View dialog box. Under Name, select 1, click Prepare Current, and and then click OK.
On the Terrain carte, click Contour Labels Group Interior to display the Contour Labels - Increments dialog box.
Enter two m for the Tiptop Increment, clear the Add multiple interior labels along each contour check box, and and then click OK.

Drag a line across the contours to be labeled.
Select a point near the lower-left corner of the current view for the Start point, so select a betoken near the upper-right corner for the Stop signal. Press ENTER to stop the command.

The contours are labeled every 2 1000 with a rectangular box edge around the superlative text. The contour appears to be cleaved around the contour label box, merely is actually still intact as a continuous profile line.

Click here to come across an illustration of the contours labeled at 2 chiliad increments.

Use the following steps to reposition a profile label.
Select a profile to brandish its grips, select the grip at the center of the profile label, and and so slide the profile label forth the contour.
Click to fix the contour characterization in its new position.

The profile label maintains its relative position on the contour.

Utilize the following steps to delete a contour characterization.
On the Terrain menu, click Contour Labels, and so click Delete Labels.
Select the profile label, select a point virtually the contour characterization, so press ENTER twice.