Alias values

Use this command to assign values to specific tags. This information can be viewed in Cap Info and carries over to Worksheet.

1. Click on the Cap Tools toolbar.
   
   
   
   

2. Check any of the user-defined tag fields and type in the information you would like to assign.
   
   

3. If you want the value to be visible in the drawing, under Visibility, click On beside the appropriate user-defined tag column.
   Note:   If the Visibility status is set to "On", the user-defined tag value will be made into a displayed attribute within AutoCAD.
   
   

4. Under Attributes Display Properties, enter the custom text size and layer in which the user-defined tag values will be displayed.
   Note:   You will not be able to create a layer within this dialog. The layer that you wish to place the value on must already exist within the drawing to appear in the drop-down list.
   
   If no selections are made under Attributes Display Properties, the chosen user-defined tag values will assume the same characteristics as the item’s normal tag (layer, color, height, font, etc.).
   
   

5. Click to determine a specific area within a drawing you would like to select.
   This information will be visible through the Cap Info dialog box while in a drawing.
   
   When you do a worksheet take off, by turning on the equivalent column within the worksheet, you will see the information you assigned carry over to Worksheet.
   Note:   You can assign a user-defined tag to a Cap Standard.  Assign in Cap is used for individual parts within the standard.  
   To change the visibility of Alias values that are already assigned, see Change the visibility of user-defined tag  values.

To change the visibility of existing user-defined tag values, use the Set Displayed Tags command.

1. Click   on the Cap Tools toolbar.

    

2. Turn On each user-defined tag to display the value or Off to hide it.
   
   

    

3. Under Attributes Display Properties, check Custom Text Size and enter the text size to specify a text height for the Alias value.

    

4. Check Custom Layer then select the layer to place the user-defined tag on a specific layer within the drawing.
   Note:  You will not be able to create a layer within this dialog. The layer that you wish to place the Alias value on must already exist within the drawing to appear in the dropdown list.
   
   If no selections are made under Attributes Display Properties, the chosen user-defined tag values will assume the same characteristics as the item’s normal tag (layer, color, height, font, etc.).

    

5. Click and you will be returned to the drawing and prompted to select items in the drawing.

    

6. Select the items on the drawing then press Enter.
   Note: The visibility of the user-defined tag values of items you selected has been changed. The Displayed Attributes dialog will reappear for any further changes in user-defined tag visibility you wish to make.

    

7. Click Close.

The Area Tag command allows you to automatically or manually put sequential letters or numbers to the user-defined tag values of items in the drawing. You can also add a prefix and suffix to the user-defined tag value.

1. Click on the Cap Tools toolbar.

    

2. Under Area Tag Attribute, select the user-defined tag value you want to create or modify.

    

3. Check Display Area Tag Attribute to make the user-defined tag value visible.

    

4. If necessary, check Custom Text Size and enter the text size to specify a custom text height for the user-defined tag value.
   
   

5. If necessary, check Custom Layer, then select the layer to place the user-defined tag on a specific layer within the drawing.
   Note:  You will not be able to create a layer within this dialog. The layer that you wish to place the user-defined tag value on must already exist within the drawing to appear in the drop-down list.
   
   If no selections are made for Custom Text Size and Custom Layer, the chosen user-defined tag values will assume the same characteristics as the item’s normal tag (layer, color, height, font, etc.).
   
   

6. Under Area Tag Builder, type the prefix, along with its separator (a period, comma, dash or underscore), the type of Sequence you wish to use (uppercase letter, lowercase letters, numbers or none), and the Suffix, along with its separator (a period, comma, dash or underscore).
   
   

7. In the center of the dialog, the Next Area Tag field displays what the next assigned value will be according to what you selected under Area Tag Builder.
   
   
   
   

8. After all of the choices have been made within this dialog, click Select and you will be returned to the drawing and prompted to select items in the drawing.
   
   

9. Select the items on the drawing, then press Enter.
   
   The Alias values are displayed on the drawing:
   
   
   
   The dialog will reappear for any further changes you wish to make.
   
   

10. Click the Close button to close the dialog.

Note:  If you choose items one at a time, the function will sequentially number each item as it is selected. If you select multiple items by actually clicking on each item individually, the items will be assigned values from lowest to highest in the order of selection. If you select multiple items by drawing a window around multiple items, the application of the Alias values is dependent on the order of placement of items into a drawing.