The Contour Label Gaps path effect applied to a sample shape
Cartography

Contour Label Gaps

Break a closed height line open where its number would sit upright, choosing how long the opening is, its bearing, and how many per ring.

FamilyCartography
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Gap length1 to 400, default 26
  2. Bearing-180 to 180, default 0
  3. Gaps per ring1 to 8, default 1

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