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Align the beam tag
■ Under Category Parameters, select Camber Size, and click .
The new category is added to the label as parameter 3.
5 In the Edit Label dialog, add the following Label Parameters:
■ Select parameter 1, for Sample Value, enter 254x102x28UB, and select Break.
■ Select parameter 2, for Prefix, enter [ (open bracket), for Sample Value, enter S1, and for
Suffix, enter ] (close bracket).
■ Select parameter 3, for Spaces, select 3, for Prefix, enter ( (left parenthesis), for Sample Value,
enter C=50mm, and for Suffix, enter ) (right parenthesis).
6 In the Edit Label dialog, click OK.
7 Click the drag control for the label until the text is positioned on two lines as shown.
8 On the Options Bar, click .
9 In the Element Properties dialog, under Graphics, for Vertical Align, select Top, and click OK.
10 Press VV (Visibility/Graphic Overrides).
11 In the Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog, do the following:
■ Click the Annotation Categories tab.
■ Under Visibility, select Reference Planes.
■ Click OK.
12 Select the text on the beam label.
13 Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to move the text until the beam type is positioned just
below the horizontal reference plane as shown.
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