Creating a Flag Note with Leader

You can create a flag note with a leader. You can also add 3D leaders or switch current 2D leaders to 3D to position them outside the annotation plane.

  • The leader is associated with the element you selected. If you move either the text or the element, the leader stretches to maintain its association with the element.
  • When you change the element associated with the leader, the app keeps the associativity between the element and the leader.
  • Using the Object Properties dialog box, you can define the anchor point, text size and justification.
  • You can move a text using the drag capability. Note also that you can resize the handles, for more information, see Handles.

  • You can add new 3D leaders in the 3D area or switch current 2D leaders to 3D to position the leader outside the annotation plane.

Before you begin:
  • Open an existing 3D shape.
  • Improve the highlight of the related geometry by selecting Highlight faces and edges in Selection.
See Also
About Flag Note Annotations
Adding Hyperlinks
  1. Double-click the Front View.x to activate it.
  2. From the Review section of the action bar, click Flag Note with Leader .
  3. Select a face to position the arrow end of the leader.



    Notes:
    • A number is displayed in the Name box and this number is incremented each time you create a flag note. You can also modify this string.
    • Hyperlinks opens the Hyperlinks dialog box.
  4. Position the annotation at the required location.

    Note: Press Ctrl to position the annotation according to the pointer, if the Allow to indicate annotation body position (CTRL toggles) check box is cleared in the preferences.

  5. In the Flag Note Definition dialog box, enter the required text.
  6. Click OK.
    The flag note (identified as Flag Note.xxx) is added to the tree under the Note sub-node.

  7. Optional: Move the leader so that the leader extremity is snapped on the privileged direction.

    The privileged directions are horizontal, vertical, reference normal and reference tangent directions.

  8. Click in the 3D area.
  9. Right-click the annotation flag note with leader and select Switch to 3D Leader to make the 2D leader a 3D leader.
    The diamond at the arrow end of the leader becomes parallel to the screen. Based on the preferences specified you can modify the position arrow end of the leader. For more information, see Annotation Default Position Along View Normal .