Rotation

Specifies the number of degrees to rotate the object (0.00 is horizontal)

Text Style

Select a text style from a library or the current file. To use the style defined for the object’s class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using text styles and Formatting text.

Drawing Title

Specifies the title text to display above the label’s horizontal ruling line. The following values are used by default, but they can be edited:

●        File name (on a design layer).

●        Blank (on a sheet layer).

●        Drawing Title (in a viewport).

If Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is enabled in the document preferences (Vectorworks Design Series required), and the label is in a viewport, changing this field will update the viewport’s drawing title, and vice versa.

Title Alignment

Specify the alignment of the Drawing Title in reference to the line. Select between left, center, and right alignment.

For center and right alignment, if the drawing label has a bubble style and the line length mode is not Auto-Fit, text may overlap the bubble if text is longer than the line.

Drawing Number

Identifies this drawing on the current sheet. This value is displayed 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, the program automatically numbers items and updates this field; this number must be unique on this layer. If the label is on a design layer, enter an identifier manually.

Sheet Number

Identifies the sheet that contains the drawing. This value is displayed in the bottom half of the label bubble, if Number Style is set to Drawing and Sheet. If the label is on a sheet layer, the Sheet Number is displayed by default.

If Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is enabled in document preferences (Vectorworks Design Series required), and the label is on a sheet layer, this field cannot be edited and always contains the Sheet Number.

Number Style

Specifies which drawing identifier numbers (from the Drawing Number and Sheet Number fields) to display in the label

Scale Display Style

Specifies which scale information to display beneath the label’s horizontal ruling line

Custom Scale

If Scale Display Style is set to Custom, enter information to display in the scale area

Scale Alignment

Aligns the scale display in reference to the line. Select between left, center, or right alignment.

For center and right alignment, if the drawing label has a bubble style and the line length mode is not Auto-Fit, text may overlap the bubble if text is longer than the line.

Use Architectural Scale

Select this option to use the US Architect scale style (as in 1/4ʺ = 1ʹ- 0ʺ); 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 the Drawing Number and Sheet Number that identify the drawing

Draw Full-width Bubble

Select this option to extend the bubble graphic to the full length of the ruling line; not available if Bubble Style is set to None

Title/Scale/Drawing#/Sheet# Text Size

Select the font sizes for the various elements of the drawing label

Bubble Scale Factor

Specifies the label’s bubble size; enter a larger value to increase the size (the number must be greater than zero)

Line Length Mode

Sets the length of the drawing label’s horizontal ruling line. A fixed length ruling line is set by the Printed Length value. An auto-fit ruling line is set to the length of the longest text bounding box, either above or below the ruling line. A control point ruling line is set by the location of its control point; click the control point to select it and click the desired location in the drawing to adjust the ruling line length or to flip the ruling line to the opposite side.

Printed Length

For a drawing label using a fixed length ruling line, sets the length of the drawing label on the printed page

Flip

Select this option to move the bubble (including the Drawing Number and Sheet Number) to the right side of the label:

Rule Offset

Specifies the vertical offset between the label’s bubble and horizontal ruling 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

Title Margin

Specifies the vertical distance between the label’s horizontal ruling line and the text above it. Enter a positive value to move the text further above the ruling line, or a negative value to move the text closer to the ruling line.

Scale Margin

Specifies the vertical distance between the label line and the text below it. Enter a negative value to move the text further above the ruling line, or a positive value to move the text further below the ruling line.

Show Drawing Title

Select to display the drawing title; if deselected, both the drawing title and the ruling line are not displayed

Show Scale with Drawing Title

Select to display the scale and drawing title on the same line; this option is only available when Show Drawing Title is selected

Position Scale on Center Line

Select to position the scale in place of the drawing title; this option is only available when Show Drawing Title is deselected