# 2022 -- Label Viewport (scale, description, etc)

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** layout, sketchup-2022\
**Created:** [January 27, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173 "2022-01-27T20:20:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![herrma29](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/herrma29/32/25331_2.png) [@herrma29](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/herrma29)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173/1 "2022-01-27T20:20:05Z")

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Hey all,

I read through the release notes for 2022 and was excited to see I can add scene labels and scales using autotext. I am really struggling to figure out how to do this, however. Does anyone have a walkthrough I could review?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173/2 "2022-01-27T20:21:51Z")

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There are examples in the Scrapbook. Besically, though, it’s a label with the autotext options and a transparent leader that you anchor to the model in the viewport.

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**Author:** ![herrma29](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/herrma29/32/25331_2.png) [@herrma29](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/herrma29)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173/3 "2022-01-27T20:24:02Z")

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Ah, I got it. That works, though not quite as elegantly as I hoped for.

Huge step forward though!

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/2022-label-viewport-scale-description-etc/188173/4 "2022-01-27T20:28:11Z")

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You could create your own label that way. Here’s one from the Scrapbook.  
 ![vp label](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/8/68bead91fa3cc50e990fbee259b9620512acd8a9.gif)