Label Layer: RMC Options
- Duy Pham
- Kester Scandrett
The Label layer has a range of special options that are accessed by RMC on the Label title in the tree view. These options are summarized in the Table 1.
Label files (Labels.dat) have a format where the first column is the X coordinate, the second column is the Y coordinate, and the third column is the label name.
For example:
X, Y, Name
718099.47, 4329198.13, P1
709826.94, 4329920.53, P2
To display labels, first import the label file, then RMC on that layer to display options as shown in Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 1. These options are summarized in the Label Layer: RMC Options#Table 1.
Figure 1. Label layer: RMC options.
Table 1. RMC options for label layer.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Properties | Set properties of the selected layer (described in detail below) |
| Import | Import the label layer |
| Export | Export the label layer to an external file |
| Remove | Delete the selected layer |
| Create New Spline Layer | Create a new spline layer in the layer control panel |
| Create New Overlay Layer | Create a new overlay layer in the layer control panel |
| Turn All Layers Off | Hide all existing layers in the layer control panel |
| Turn All Layers On | Display all existing layers in the layer control panel |
Label Properties
RMC on the label layer, then select Properties, and the Label Properties will be displayed, as shown in Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 2. The options here include:
Show Text: Unchecking this box will hide the label text, click the Font button to set font style and text size (Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 3).
Show Symbol: Unchecking this box will hide the symbol of the labels, click the Symbol button to make settings for symbols (Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 4).
Figure 2. Label Properties form.
Figure 3. Label-text font settings.
Figure 4. Label-marker settings.
RMC on the Labels panel on the left will show a number of options, as shown in Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 5. These include:
Select All Items: Selects all the existing items in the panel.
Select No Items: Unselects all existing items in the panel.
Remove Selected Items: Delete the selected items.
Remove All Items: Delete all existing items in the panel.
The Alignment frame is you settings the alignment of text in horizontal and vertical directions are made. The color of text and background color can be set in the Text Color and Box Color frames.
Figure 5. LMC options on the Labels panel.
After setting properties for labels (text, symbol), click the OK button to apply the settings. We can save the settings for the labels by using the Export option from LMC. Select this option, the Save As will be displayed, as shown in Label Layer: RMC Options#Figure 6. Put a file name and select file type (*.lbl is an extension to save the settings). Then click the OK button.
Figure 6. Export labels to file.