Watched videos and read quite a bit on here but couldn’t find the solution.
I want to create auto text that will fill in a spot on each page with the scene name I’m showing on that page. I understand I may need to use a label and set the leader to 0% opacity to make it disappear, which is fine.
The part I am having trouble with is properly setting up the auto text in the document setup window. When I go to make a new auto text I am prompted to pick from a list which type of tag I want to use. I don’t see one listed that allows me to pull the scene name information.
Another weird thing is when I try to create the auto text it tells me it already exists. When I go try to make a label and type in it only shows “” when I click out of the label.
I am sure I am missing something small here, any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
The SceneName auto text tag only works for labels. You need the leader of the label to link the auto text to the model in the viewport. You don’t have to create a auto text field for labels anyway. It’s automatically available when you place a label with the leader attached to the model.
If you don’t want to see the leader you can edit it in Shape Style and make the Stroke transparent.
If you look at the items in the Scrapbook that include the SceneName tag you’ll see they work that way. If you drag in a label from the Scrapbook and drop it over the viewport so the leader(s) can attach themselves to the model, you can then just move the label where you want it and the leaders will remain attached.
Dave! Very much appreciated, the speed and clarity of your response is incredible. Makes me wish I created a forum account years ago and gotten to solutions as quickly as you got me there today. Only thing it took me a minute to figure out was where to find that drop down menu you show in your first screenshot, for anyone else who may wonder the same, its the small down arrow that appears once you’ve placed your label but before you’ve clicked off it. There are some other handy labels pre loaded in there that I may use in place of dimensions in certain circumstances moving forward (i.e. edge length). Thank you very much!!
Place a label attached to the model in a viewport and look at the Label Text options. If you can choose Viewport and Scene Name you can make your own labels.
