Annotating designs with text labels

Required role: Member · Tier: Base

Text labels are free-form callouts you can drop anywhere on the map to call out a transformer location, mark a phasing note, or label an area for the customer.

Add a label

1. In the top toolbar, click Textbox.
2. Click on the map where the label should sit. A placeholder label appears and the Inspector opens with the text selected.
3. Type to replace the placeholder.

To drop several labels in a row, hold Shift while clicking. Press Escape to leave placement.

Edit text, size, and color

Click any label to open the Inspector. Edit:

• Text. The label content. Changes save as you type.
• Width and Height. Drag the value horizontally to scrub, or type a number.
• Font size, in points
• Alignment, left, center, or right
• Background color and Text color. Use the swatches or enter a hex value. Set background to transparent for a clean overlay on the satellite image.

Move or remove a label

• Move. Click the label and drag it. The label sticks to that map location at the current zoom.
• Remove. Select the label and click Delete in the Inspector, or press Delete on your keyboard.

To reposition many labels at once, box-select them and drag any one in the group.

When to use labels

Labels are for callouts the customer will see in the design export. Common uses:

• Area names, like "North lot," "Phase 2," or "Future expansion"
• Equipment notes, like "Existing 480V service" or "Coordinate with utility"
• Customer-facing context, anything that helps the project read without a verbal walkthrough

For internal-only reminders, prefer notes on the marker itself so the label does not clutter the customer's view.

Tips

• Labels do not contribute to the bill of materials or load calcs; they are visual only.
• Keep customer-facing labels short. One line reads cleanest at common export zoom levels.