Define Custom Label Variable (Structural) dialog

Used to define the variables for your custom labels.

This dialog appears when you are defining a custom label and you click Add Attributes. When you click OK, the value you have selected is automatically added to any existing values in the Label format field on the Labels tab for the custom label.

Setting	Description
Attribute/Property	Select the attribute that you want to add in the Label Format text field on the Labels tab for your custom label. Member attributes — Create custom labels for information about the members such as family / part data, section name, class, grade, and material type. Member DataGroup properties — Create custom labels for information about members' DataGroup data. The DataGroup properties are distinguished by the bold headings representing the property schema types that are also found in the structural placement and modify tools.
Format	Select the format for the attribute. Values are: General — Output the string attribute value as stored. For example, if you select Section Name, then Section Name will appear in the Label Format field and the section name will appear in your extracted drawing as your custom label. Number — Output the attribute value as a number with the indicated number of decimal places. Append units — Available for attribute types such as End 1 & 2 moments and shear. Adds the unit designation after the value in the custom label. Scientific — Output the attribute value as a number using scientific notation (E format) with the indicated number of decimal places. Dimension — Output the attribute as dimension text using the active dimension settings. This option is available only for TOS/DTOS/BOS attributes. Custom — Use a VBA program and function to format the text during drawing composition.
Key in fields	Key in fields appear depending upon which format is selected for Number and Scientific formats: Decimal places — This text field appears when you select a format that will let you have decimal places in the value. It applies to Format values of Number and Scientific. For Custom format: VBA Project — This text field appears when you select a format of Custom. Enter the name of the VBA project. Module — This text field appears when you select a format of Custom. Enter the module for the VBA project Function — This text field appears when you select a format of Custom. Enter the function you want to use to format the label.
OK	Closes the dialog, saving any changes you made to newly created variables.