About Annotation Associativity: 3D Annotation Query

Annotation associativity lets you highlight the geometrical element, Part Design feature or Generative Shape Design feature that is related to an annotation.

You can turn an annotation into the default annotation.

See Also
Querying 3D Annotations
Applying Annotation to Several Geometrical Elements

The 3D annotation query is based on the 3DMaster query option status and the selection in the tree or on the geometry area.

The option status when opening the app can be defined in 3D Annotation Query.

  • Selecting a 3D annotation will highlight:
    • All the geometric element that are components of the tolerancing feature (user surface or group of user surfaces) it is applied to, including geometric element involved in a default annotation.
    • The 3D annotation itself.
    • All the constructed geometry attached to the tolerancing feature and all its components.
    • All the represented geometry associated with the geometric element that are components of the tolerancing feature and created using:
      • The constructed geometry commands
      • The datum plane direction geometric element involved in the semantic datum definition applied on a complex geometry.
    • All the framed/basic dimensions that are related to the specification.
    • All the datum feature annotations that are related to the specification (for semantic geometric tolerance only).
  • Selecting a geometrical element will highlight:
    • The geometrical element itself.
    • All the annotations that are applied (directly or indirectly) to it.
    • All the framed/basic dimensions that are related to the corresponding specifications.
    • All the datum feature annotations that are related to the specifications (for semantic geometric tolerance only).
    • When you select more than 20 geometrical elements, the annotations highlight is disabled to avoid visualization and performance depreciation. Furthermore, a warning message is displayed.
  • Selecting a Part Design or Generative Shape Design feature or a restricted area in the tree will highlight:
    • The feature itself.
    • All the annotations that are applied (directly or indirectly) to all its geometrical components.
    • All the framed/basic dimensions that are related to the specification.
    • All the framed/basic dimensions that are related to the corresponding specifications.
    • All the datum feature annotations that are related to the specifications (for semantic geometric tolerance only).