Making a Profile Name Label

I was asked the other day if there is a way to make a "smart leader" that will follow a profile line as it is edited.

If you do it with a Profile VIEW label, the label won't move.

But you can make a major station profile label that calls out the name of the profile, or anything else. And it will do the job.

Make a Major Station label that calls out what you want, then either add it to your label set before making the profile, or add it afterwards. Here are some captures:












See also a related post: Labeling Elevation at Any Point Along a Profile and At Regular Intervals Along a Profile