placing text labels with delimit line

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im trying to place text with a delimit line similar to SS10 geopak but Openroads doesnt have the plan labeling tool, is there a way to place text like below in openroads

Shawn Cooke · Answer

Hey Gonzalo, I ran into this in the FDOT workspace and training. They don't give us one for "Roadway" per-say. You'll need to try using the cell listed as ROW sta. offset rather than the text-favorite mentioned in training when you use the "Place Label" tool. If you open the FDOTConnect standards folder (ours is C:\FDOTConnect\Organization-Civil\FDOT\Cell ) and open the ROW_Planviewlabeling.cel file. There you can copy any of the sta offset cell models and name them what you want and format as needed. It's important to keep the integrity of the "Text favorites" used within those cells or create your own from scratch. Another note... Apparently the workspace only loads specific cel files for the label tool. It must need to be hard coded. I'm curious if anyone in the forums knows where/how to assign these. By adding my Roadway version to that ROW cel file, I was able to get it to show up in the tool dropdown 'Cell" option. Simply placing a new Roadway_PlanviewLabeling.cel file wasn't doing the trick.

MaryB · Answer

One thing that gets mentioned in the videos, but (IMO) glaced over is the fact that a label cell has to have a "Frame" element around it for the leader to attach to the sides of the label. This Frame can be placed on any "no-plot" level, or as a Construction Element, so that it doesn't actually plot. I plan to put mine on a "no plot" level in a dark grey color so I don't really see it...But this box (or other closed element) is necessary to give an element location for the leader to attach to; otherwise it attaches itself to the center of the text. 
 A small but important detail that is easily missed.

placing text labels with delimit line

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