Place Text Along

Used to place text relative to line segment (line element or segment of a line string, shape, or multi-line).

You can access this tool from the following:

• Ribbon: Drawing > Annotate > Text > More split button
• Ribbon: Drawing > Home > Placement > Text split button
• Ribbon: Modeling > Home > Placement > Text split button
• Toolbox: Text

Setting	Description
Above Element	Above a line segment (line element or segment of a line string, shape, or multi-line) at the active text settings at the same angle as the segment at a distance equal to the Active Line Spacing.
Below Element	Below a line segment (line element or segment of a line string, shape, or multi-line) at the active text settings at the same angle as the line segment at a distance equal to the Active Line Spacing.
On Element	On a line or segment of a line string, shape, B-spline curve, or multi-line at the active text settings.
Along Element	Along ? above or below ? an element (curve, B-spline curve, arc, ellipse, line, line string, or shape). Each character is placed as a single text element that is a component of a graphic group. The characters are placed at the active text settings at a distance equal to the Active Line Spacing.
Annotation Scale Lock	Sets the Annotation Scale Lock. When this lock is on, the annotation scale is applied to the text that is placed in the model. By default, the annotation scale is taken from the model's Annotation Scale setting. You can change it only in the model's properties in the Properties dialog. The exception is when the model's Propagate Annotation Scale property is off. In that case, the annotation scale can be controlled independently for each element via its properties.
Enable to create relative associations to elements	Establishes a relative association with the element to which the text is associated. If the associated element is moved, the text is automatically moved accordingly.