https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/57986/how-to-label-stations-with-a-straight-line-format-ssss-ss-with-different-units-from-the-design-file-s-master-unitsen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/57986/how-to-label-stations-with-a-straight-line-format-ssss-ss-with-different-units-from-the-design-file-s-master-unitsMon, 24 Jan 2022 15:08:43 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:386358f9-9ee8-473c-8842-ef626de36ac2Holly Herringhttps://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/57986/how-to-label-stations-with-a-straight-line-format-ssss-ss-with-different-units-from-the-design-file-s-master-units#commentsCurrent Revision posted to OpenRoads | OpenSite Wiki by Holly Herring on 1/24/2022 3:08:43 PM<br /> <table style="background-color:#dce5f0;border:0px solid #dce5f0;width:680px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Product(s):</strong></td> <td>OpenRoads Designer</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Version(s):</strong></td> <td>10.10.01.03+</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"><strong>Area:&nbsp;</strong></td> <td>Drawing Production</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Question:</h1> <p><span>Is it possible to setup a labeling format to label a point on an alignment&nbsp;</span><span>in Straight Line Format (SLM) rather that the normal station format (Sta. 100+00 to SLM 1.8939 miles)?</span></p> <h1>Answer:</h1> <p></p> <ol> <li>Open the Text Favorite Manager.<br /> <ol> <li><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1000x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1643036389043v5.png" /></li> </ol> </li> <li>Create a new Text Favorite</li> <li>Set the following: <ol> <li>Field Type: <em>Civil Element Properties</em></li> <li>Field Sub Type: <em>Plan Annotation&nbsp;</em>then navigate to&nbsp;<em>Point&nbsp;</em>&gt;&nbsp;<em>Point Distance</em></li> <li>Linear Units Format &gt; Master Units to desired units. It is set to Miles in the screenshot.</li> </ol> </li> <li>Hit Accept then Save. Close Text Favorite Manager <ol> <li><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1000x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1643036636896v6.png" /></li> </ol> </li> <li>Open the Annotation Group and set the&nbsp;needed Annotation Definition to point to the newly created Text Favorite. <ol> <li><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1000x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1643036906577v7.png" /></li> </ol> </li> <li>Annotate Text. <ol> <li><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/1000x0/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1643036939339v8.png" /></li> </ol> </li> </ol> <p></p> <p></p> <h1><b><img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-52/pastedimage1643036170109v4.png" alt=" " /></b></h1><div style="clear:both;"></div>