Drawing Label

The Drawing Label tool, located on the Dims/Notes tool set, is a point object that provides descriptive information for the drawing.

By default, a label object includes a title, the scale of the drawing, and an automatically assigned item number. The number of the sheet containing the drawing can also be included in the label.

VectorWorks defaults many of these values, depending on where the label was created: on a design layer, or in a viewport annotation, for example.

Parameter	Description
Rot	Specifies the number of degrees to rotate the label (0.00 is horizontal)
Dwg Title	Specifies the title text that displays above the label’s horizontal line; defaults to the file name (on a design layer), to the sheet layer name (on a sheet layer), or to the viewport name (in a viewport), but it can be edited
Item	Identifies this drawing on the current sheet. This value displays in the top half of the label bubble, unless Number Style is set to None. If the label is in a viewport or sheet layer, VectorWorks automatically numbers items and updates this field; if the label is on a design layer, enter an item identifier manually.
Sheet	Identifies the sheet containing the drawing. This value displays in the bottom half of the label bubble, if Number Style is set to Drawing and Sheet. On a design or sheet layer that has a drawing border object, VectorWorks automatically obtains this value from the border’s Part Number field; if there is no border, enter a sheet identifier manually.
Number Style	Specifies which drawing identifier numbers (from the Item and Sheet fields) display in the label
Scale Display Style	Specifies which scale information displays beneath the label’s horizontal line
Custom Scale	If Scale Display Style is set to Custom, enter information to display in the scale area
Use Architectural Scale	Select this option to use the US Architect scale style (as in 1/4” = 1’- 0”); deselect the option to use the Engineering style (as in 1:48)
Bubble Style	Select the style of the label bubble graphic, which can contain item and sheet numbers identifying the drawing
Draw Full-width Bubble	Select this option to extend the bubble graphic to the full length of the label; not available if Bubble Style is set to None
Title / Scale / Item# / Sheet# Text Size	Select the font sizes for the various elements of the drawing label
2D Scale Factor	Specifies the label’s bubble size; enter a larger value to increase the size (the number must be greater than zero)
Printed Length	Specifies the length of the drawing label on the printed page
Flip	Select this option to move the bubble (including the item and sheet identifiers) to the right side of the label:
Rule Offset	Specifies the vertical offset between the label’s bubble and horizontal line on the printed page (0 is centered); enter a negative number to move the line, title, and scale below the center line of the bubble
Text Margin	Specifies the distance between the label’s horizontal line and the text above and below it on the printed page. If Number Style is set to Drawing and Sheet, the text blocks are automatically aligned, so this setting has no effect.