About Annotations Display

This topic explains the concepts that you need to know before you begin working with the annotations display.

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Displaying Annotations

  • You can hide/show 3D annotations in the tree or in the 3D area.
  • You can select multiple 3D annotations at a time.
  • In the tree under annotation sets, you can hide/show nodes such as views, texts, datums, or captures.
  • Hidden texts inserted in flag note, note object attribute, or capture features are displayed in a tooltip when passing the mouse over these features.
  • Hyperlinks inserted in flag note or note object attribute features cannot be selected.
  • Numerical tolerance values of dimension features matching general tolerances and tabulated tolerances appear in a tooltip when passing the mouse over this type of features.

  • 3D annotation selection highlights its related geometry (geometric element, constructed geometry, partial surface) and related 3D annotation (datum reference frame, datum, datum target, framed/basic dimension, group of features).

    Besides:

    • Text, Note Object Attribute or flag note selection highlights its highest related geometric feature in the tree.
    • Datum Reference Frame, Datum, Datum Target, Framed/Basic Dimension, or Group of features selection highlights its related geometry and associated 3D annotations.
  • Constructed geometry or partial surface selection highlights its related 3D annotations.
  • Geometrical element selection (geometrical element, constructed geometry, partial surface) highlights its related 3D annotations and constructed geometry and partial surface.
  • Multiselection can be used to highlight elements of interest: hold the Ctrl key and select the required elements.
  • For geometries originally in No Show (not exported in a 3D XML, not loaded when connected to a database in 3D Annotation Insight3D Annotation Experience context) related 3D annotations cannot highlight them and annotation captures cannot show them.
  • You can blank the background of the annotations and make them parallel to the screen while reviewing the authoring context or the light review context.