#### Label Settings

From the CAD tab, select Options and then Label Settings... to access the Label Settings dialog box. This dialog box determines how labels are displayed in the CAD tab.

Label Settings dialog box

General

Label count - This value determines the number of labels displayed per page.

Decimals - This value determines the number decimal places displayed in those labels that display numerical values, such as deviations.

Label font - This displays the Font Chooser dialog box from which you can choose the font, style, weight and size for text strings inside of labels.

No label frame - If marked, this removes the colored label frame around the label.

Label background is transparent - If marked, this sets makes the label's background transparent.

Show reference features for title - If marked, this shows the feature reference inside the label's title for dimensions that use a reference feature, such as Distance dimensions.

Label Layout Style

The drop-down list determines how the labels are positioned around the CAD model:

Rectangular distributed style - This positions the labels around the part along all four sides in a rectangular layout.

Left-Right sides distributed style - This positions the labels around the part on just the left and right sides.

Feature based style - This positions the labels close to the feature.

Leader Line Termination

This determines whether or not two features are displayed when showing labels for Distance and the Angle dimensions.

F or Distance - If marked, this check box will display the two features making up a Distance dimension along with two leader lines, one pointing to each feature. If cleared, only one feature and leader line is displayed.

F or Angle - If marked, this check box will display the two features making up an Angle dimension along with two leader lines, one pointing to each feature. If cleared, only one feature and leader line is displayed.

Color Ball Setting

Draw color ball - This check box determines whether or not the colored ball should appear where the leader line terminates. It uses the dimension's deviation color for the worst reported axis.

Ball size - This list determines the size of the colored ball. It becomes enabled for selection when the Draw color ball check box is selected. You can choose between Small, Medium, and Large.

Enlarged view of sample leader lines with a terminating color ball

Rearrange labels position - If marked, this check box will automatically rearrange the labels positions to their initial default positions around the part. This allows you to reset the labels positions.

Label Content

This determines the content for certain labels:

Normal Mode Statistics - This list provides you with items you can select to display along with charts in the labels around the CAD image. This list only becomes available if you accessed this dialog box from one of the "Normal Type" supported charts. These include: Normal Type1, Normal Type2, Normal Type3, and Normal Feature. The items are drawn as additional cells to the right of the chart itself or below it depending on the chart type. You can select up to five items from this list. For information on these items, see the "Description of Column Names" where descriptions are already discussed.

Sample Normal Type3 Chart with Normal Mode Statistics Applied

Chart Mode Statistics - This functions the same as Normal Mode Statistics, except that it works for different charts. Supported charts for this list are: Run, Histogram, Target Individual, and Column.

Sample Column Chart with Chart Mode Statistics Applied

Only show chart - If marked, this check box only displays the chart itself and will not display the items selected in the Chart Mode Statistics list. If cleared, the items the items are displayed.

Directions

This area has a Show Direction check box that lets you show or hide sheet metal (automotive) axis letters indicating the direction of deviation. You can also edit the default "identifiers". Typically, the automotive industry labels a deviation using the following identifiers:

- U (up) represents measurement deviation primarily in the Z+ direction.

- D (down) represents measurement deviation primarily in the Z- direction.

- A (aft) represents measurement deviation primarily in the X+ direction.

- F (fore) represents the measurement deviation primarily in the X- direction.

- I (inboard) means the deviation is primarily toward the center line of the car.

- O (outboard) means the deviation is primarily away from the center line of the car. So, the Y axis is a mirror axis, and the math to compute the direction label is mirrored when the nominal Y value is negative.

Example of a top-down view of the CAD Body Coordinate System (Z+ points straight up) with 1 being the front of the car and 2 being the back.

These single letter indications appear to the right of the deviation in the Normal Feature Type label charts.

Sample Normal - Type3 label with sheet metal deviation letter displayed

The X Identifier, Y Identifier, and Z Identifier boxes show the default two-letter identifiers (automotive letters) for each axis. If desired, you can modify these to something else. For example, if you changed the Z axis identifiers to "HL", Datapage+ would change the label for Z labels from U and D to H and L (for High and Low).

The Mirror X, Mirror Y, and Mirror Z check boxes specify whether or not the role of the axes' labels should be reversed when the nominal is negative.

Command Buttons

Save - Saves the currently defined items on the dialog box for subsequent sessions. When you log back into Datapage+ at a later time, the software will used this saved configuration.

Default - Loads the default configuration.

Close - Closes this dialog box.

Apply - Applies the current configuration until the end of your current session. When you log back into Datapage+, the software will use the saved configuration (or the default configuration if no saved configuration exists).