Modify text style in the data position
Modify label position in the data position
To change label properties, you should first find the VertAlignmentLabelsSettings.xml file, which is saved in the C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\CGSA\CGSApps 2021 ENG folder. You can modify the top of the file, which is related to the Plateia software however you want. Even if you delete the whole part or you define incorrect parameters, the command will still work in Plateia, but by default settings.
Three examples of modifying labels properties will be shown in this tutorial. For a more detailed explanation of the individual parameters, see the Help file.
Modify the layer color
Open the VertAlignmentLabelsSettings.xml file with a text editor (Notepad).
Change the number of the layer as shown in the picture below.
Save the VertAlignmentLabelsSettings.xml file.
Run the Refresh Layout to update the labels in the drawing.
Confirm with OK.
Modify text style in the data position
For each data label, the user can specify a text style and position. The name of the text style must be defined in the Text element located at the bottom of the .xml file, otherwise, the program will use the default values.
In the beginning, you should define a new text style.
You can easily copy the RadiusText part and paste it below.
Change the name into HeightText and then modify other text properties as shown in the figure.
Then move higher, to the part called DataPosition. Change the text style of the height into HeightText (the style that you defined in the previous point).
Save the .xml file.
Run the Refresh Layout to update the labels in the drawing.
Confirm with OK.
Modify label position in the data position
The user can choose between the following label positions:
- TopA,
- LineA, LineB,
- LeftA, LeftB,
- RightA, RightB
Change the label position for height.
Save the .xml file.
Run the Refresh Layout to update the labels in the drawing.
Confirm with OK.
