Hex Grids and Labels

trevorholman

Hello,

I'm playing with the the Hex grid overlay and I would like to label them however when I adjust properties I am getting weird results on justify property. I would like to tuck the labels in the top of the hex but it will go everywhere but there and I can't get it as close to the lines as I'd like. I cannot find any resources to explain how this all works. I'd like to get under the hood and modify this.

trevorholman

Perfect, thank you!

trevorholman

Okay, I see that the justify property is relative to the insertion point.

Monsen

If you want the text in the the top of the hex, try setting the alignment to "above center", and make sure cursor snap is on when placing the text. There should be a snap point along the top edge of the hex, so with above center, the text should should appear centered near the top line of the the hex. (If you place it on that snap point obviously)

Note that you won't be able to adjust the actual distance, that is based on the text size, but it should center neatly in the top at least.

trevorholman

I'm actually referring to the numbers when you add labeling from the hex grid dialog.

Monsen

So if I understand correctly, you want to adjust the automatically generated labels to be closer to the top of the hex?

There are two ways you can go about that. Both ways require that you unlock groups (button bottom right of UI) to select all the text at once, but just the text:

• First option is to change the justification of the text (by using change properties) to simply change it from bottom center to below center. This won't bring it to the top, but will move it a little bit up
• The other option is to use Move,Scale,Rotate on them. The snaps aren't set up for this, but unless you need perfect precision, you should be able to do it close enough by eye when you zoom in. Just make sure you have all the text entity selected and snaps off, and they will all be moved by the same amount, ensuring they still line up perfectly.

trevorholman

Perfect, thank you!