Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual page 816

Insert an expression into a label style
NOTE This exercise uses Labels-6a.dwg with the modifications you made in the
previous exercise.
1 In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand Alignment
Station
2 In the Label Style Composer dialog box, on the Layout tab, under Text,
in the Contents row, click the Value column. Click
3 In the Text Component Editor, in the Preview pane, place the cursor on
a new line below the last property (True Instantaneous Direction).
4 Enter the following text, including the space after the colon: MAG: .
5 On the Properties tab, in the Properties list, select Magnetic Direction,
which is the expression you created in
(page 802), at the top of the list.
6 In the table, ensure that the value for Unit is Degree, and the Format is
DD°MM'SS.SS" (unspaced).
7 Ensure that the cursor in the right window is located just after the Mag:
label text. Click
formula.
8 Click OK.
The modified labels appear in the Preview pane of the Label Style
Composer dialog box.
9 In the Label Style Composer dialog box, click OK.
10 Press Esc to deselect the labels.
Examine the geometry point labels to see the effect of the expression you
added.
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Geometry Point. Right-click Additional Details. Click Edit.
to add the magnetic compass direction to the label
Label Styles
.
Exercise 1: Creating an Expression