Components in CET automatically have text assigned to them that you can view at any time in specific View Modes. When visible, you can rearrange and edit the text to customize it. Part Tag labels and Calculate Area text can also be rearranged.

Viewing Ind. Tag text

An Ind. Tag is the text assigned by a manufacturer to products so they can be easily identified on the drawings. The format of these tags will vary by manufacturer but are often an abbreviation of the part number or description. 

Ind. Tag texts are automatically assigned to specific categories which are set to be visible or hidden in certain View Modes. To see your Ind. Tag texts, you need to enter a View Mode which has the category visible. Manufacturers can control which View Modes include those categories, or you can create your own Custom View Mode that include them. The View All View Mode will include all categories, including Ind. Tag Texts:

Others, like Installation View Mode, Panels View Mode, etc. will filter other categories and only show the relevant components and their texts:

The TAGS View Mode is not associated with product Ind. Tag text. This pertains to Part Tagging and will show all tagged areas, but does not show Ind. Tag text for most part numbers or install text. The text for labels of Part Tagged areas behaves in the same way as other Ind. Tag text and can be rotated, moved, and locked. 

Arranging Ind. Tag text

To move Ind. Tag text, simply click-and-drag the text to a new location. A line appears to connect to the original location of the text. 

If you cannot move the text, it may be locked. See below for instructions on locking and unlocking Ind. Tag text.

To rotate text, hover your mouse at the edge of the tag text and wait for the arrows to appear at the end of your cursor. Then, click-and-drag until your text is at the desired angle.

Once your text is placed in the location and angle you want it to be, lock your text to keep it from being accidentally moved. To lock your text, hover over the upper-right corner of your text until a small, blue lock appears. Click once on the lock and it will turn red and appear locked. Do the same for unlocking.

Editing Ind. Tag text

Manufacturers decide the text that appears with their products, but certain Ind. Tag text can be edited through the Calculation dialog.

1. Find the object whose tag you want to edit in the Calculation.

   When an object is selected in your drawing, the line will be highlighted in the list. 
2. Turn on the Ind. Tag column. 
3. Double-click the cell you wish to edit. All cells that are blue can be edited.

4. Type in the new text. Cells with edited content will be filled with a teal color.
   
   

   If you do not wish to have any Ind. Tag for a specific component, simply delete the text instead of editing it.
5. Return to the drawing to see the Ind. Tag text is changed.
   

Changing Ind. Tag Text to Part Number

You can choose to display the Part Number instead of the Ind. Tag text for these tags. This setting can be found in the Control Panel on the Drawing Settings tab with a checkbox for Use Part Number in place of Ind. Tag in 2D/3D views.

This setting is unchecked by default to show the Ind. Tags as indicated above. 

When the option is checked, the Ind. Tag text will be replaced with the Part Number instead. 

Controlling Ind. Tag Reset Behavior 

CET includes a setting that controls when Ind. Tags are automatically reset after changes are made to products. This helps improve consistency and predictability when working with part tagging workflows, blocks, and scenarios where individually tagged parts are split or merged.

The setting can be found in the Calculation tab in the Control Panel: