Create Text

Selecting the Text button from the Create panel in the Action Tab will open the Create Text dialog. The Current Mode will be set to Text Creation.

Snap Mode

The Snap Mode Panel offers twelve different options for snapping to points in the cloud in the open scene.

• None - No snap function is active. The text will be placed at the cloud point nearest to the selected location.
• Low - The text is placed at the lowest point (smallest z value) within the Snap Radius.
• High - The text is placed at the highest point (largest z value) within the Snap Radius.
• Low Edge - Snaps to the low edge of a feature. A dynamic window in the upper left of the scene displays a cross section of the area within the Snap Radius and displays the high and low edge as red squares.
• High Edge - Snaps to the high edge of a feature. A dynamic window in the upper left of the scene displays a cross section of the area within the Snap Radius and displays the high and low edge as red squares.
• Slope Bottom - Snaps to the bottom edge of a slope that is less than 45 degrees. This is useful for finding low edges on mountable curbs and other non-vertical features.
• Slope Top - Snaps to the top edge of a slope that is less than 45 degrees. This is useful for finding upper edges on mountable curbs and other non-vertical features.
• Average Point - This snap averages Northing, Easting and Elevation for all points within the Snap Radius and uses the averaged values for the coordinate for the text.
• End Point - Snaps the text to the endpoint of existing polylines.
• Mid Point - Snaps the text to the midpoint of existing polylines.
• Node - Snaps the text to points placed in the drawing using Carlson Point Cloud.
• Nearest - Snaps the text to the point on an existing polyline nearest to the cursor location.

Create Text Panel

The Create Text Panel sets options for creating text in the Point Cloud. Each option is discussed below.

Text - This is the text that will be placed in the scene. The text will be a single line.
Leader Segments - This value specifies the number of segments a leader will have. The text is placed at the segment endpoint.
Text Size - text size is a fixed unit. This means that as the user zooms in and out the text is always the same size on the screen and not relative to the cloud.
Alignment - There are nine alignment options for the text relative to the text location picked.

• Top Left
• Top Center
• Top Right
• Middle Left
• Middle Center
• Middle Right
• Bottom Left
• Bottom Center
• Bottom Right

Tab Location: Action
Panel and Button: Create and Text
Prerequisite: Open Point Cloud Scene