
However, if you've edited one of our label styles and you've already used that style in a plan before making your edits, you'll need to complete the following steps to replace the original style with your edited version. Your new style will replace the old one throughout the drawing If you've already labeled a plan with a completely different label style (that is, not one that you've edited), you can simply open that plan and select your new or edited label style in the Planting Preferences.

Confirm that your edits were successfully saved to both label blocks.Īpply an Edited Plant Label Style to a Previously Labeled Plan Label the tree on both the left and right sides using our Label Single Plant tool.ħ. Open the Plant Manager, and add any tree to your project. Test the Functionality of an Edited Plant Label StyleĤ. This will set the masking color to be the same as the background color. From the Color drop down for Fill Color and Color select B in the lower right hand corner of the dialog.
TEXT BACKGROUND MASK AUTOCAD PRINTING UPDATE
If you're trying to update a plan with existing callouts, you'll need to temporarily change your Preference Set to a different callout style in the Planting Preferences, purge the drawing, and then set it back to the updated callout. Select the tab Background and toggle ON the Background. The callout is now ready to use in a new drawing with a background dynamic mask. Repeat steps 1 through 9 in the (left) -L version of the callout.ġ1. Open the source file for the block you want to edit.Ĭreating a mask for a callout block? Open both files for the block you'd like to edit (the left and right versions).ġ0. However, these instructions apply to any of our default blocks.
TEXT BACKGROUND MASK AUTOCAD PRINTING HOW TO
In this example, we'll show how to create a background mask for a callout block. Looking for a way to create a background fill or mask for your schedules, including the Plant Schedule and Irrigation Schedule? Please see our article on Creating a Background Fill or Mask for Schedules article.Ĭreate a Background Mask for a Callout Box or Other Block

For details, see our documentation on our updated irrigation symbol blocks and site leaders with text.

Our default irrigation symbol blocks and site leaders with text now have background masks. The following instructions apply to any block, as well as callout boxes such as: You can easily add color to any block by creating a background mask. You office standard might call for your blocks to be a certain color.
