About View Callouts

This sub-topic provides general information about callouts.

Callouts can be created at the time of view creation, in auxiliary views, section views and section cuts (including multi-plane section views/cuts). That is, when an auxiliary view, a section view or a section cut view is created using the View From Reference command, a callout is created. They can also be added to other views later on. Further, the Locate Reference View and Locate Resulting View contextual commands enable you to navigate between auxiliary views, section views and section cuts and their reference callout views.

Callouts are created using the styles defined in Projection Callout and Section Callout in Me > Preferences > Standards (in the Standards Definition dialog box, select Drafting category and the Standard_Name.xml file according to the selected standard. Select Standard > Standard_Name > Styles).

You can edit callout properties by right-clicking the callout and selecting Properties and then the Callout section.

This sub-topic provides information about callouts created in the case of auxiliary views, section cuts, section views (including multi-plane section views).

When creating auxiliary views, sections and multi-plane section views, callouts are created in the reference view. In the context of this topic, we will call this reference view the "callout view".

The callout view can be of the following types:

• Front, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Rear
• Auxiliary, Isometric
• Section, Section Cut

The callout view support plane is normal to the section/auxiliary view support plane.

When the view support plane is modified (for example using the Change View Support command) or when the associated views are modified such that the callout view support plane is normal to the section/auxiliary view support plane, the callout is automatically updated and takes into account the changes (orientation, position, etc.). Note, however, that the callout's original length is not modified. If the update fails, the callout turns invalid and is displayed in the default invalid color. This color cannot be customized.

Important: Since associated views cannot be modified in the case of multi-plane section views, the above remark does not apply to callouts created in the case of multi-plane section views.

This sub-topic provides information about the callout creation.

• You can automatically create a callout in the active view when creating an auxiliary view, a section cut or a section view (including multi-plane section views) from a 3D plane, face, sketch, 2D layout view or 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view, using the View From Reference command (provided the Create callout in active view check box is selected in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation, under View From Reference.
• You can also add callouts in several types of views using the Create Callouts in Reference View from the context menu. For more information, see Working with Callouts.
• To create a callout where active view is not perpendicular to the selected reference, select the Enable creation of callout for non-perpendicular view check box in Me > Preferences > 2D Layout for 3D Design > Annotation and Dress-Up section, under Callout Creation.
• To place the callout at the middle of the bounding box, select the Position callout of non-perpendicular view according to resulting view bounding box check box.
• The positions of the callout extremities are independent of the modifications of the resulting view support plane.
  Note: It is applicable to the existing callouts:

  • If the existing callout is modified.
  • If the plane of a view containing callouts is modified using the Change View Support command.
  • If the plane of a view, having resulting callouts in other views, is modified.