Direction and Text Type of a Framing Piece Label

You can define the direction and text type of framing piece labels in a drawing by setting the following parameters in the pce_schedule_set definition of the piece in question in the BDSXX keyword group. For example, pce_schedule_set= "JOIST_HANGERS":

  • Labels always horizontal:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.DIR H

  • Labels always vertical:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.DIR V

  • If the LABEL.DIR definition is missing, the direction is determined by the LABEL.OR parameter. The parameter can have the following values:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.OR X

    pce_schedule= LABEL.OR Y

    pce_schedule= LABEL.OR Z

    pce_schedule= LABEL.OR V

  • Use normal text as the label text type:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.TT 1

  • Use reference line text (4) as the label text type:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.TT 4

  • Use reference line text (5) as the label text type:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.TT 5

  • Label offset:

    pce_schedule= LABEL.DY 300

    pce_schedule= LABEL.DX 300

    where 300 is the offset.