Annotating

You can draw attention to specific parts of a model using annotations and sequentially review these annotations from any view of the model.

Note: Text annotations are not persistent. Therefore, you cannot save them for an upcoming session.

This task shows you how to:

Create Annotations

You can call out specific parts of a model using a variety of annotation styles. All annotations (lines, shapes, and text) move with the model when you rotate and pan. Therefore, it is possible to create annotations visible from different viewpoints.

  1. From the Tools section of the action bar, click Annotation Commands .
  2. From the context toolbar, click Annotate .
  3. Click Annotation Tools to pick a color and pencil size:

    • To set the color, click the circle and choose a color.
    • To set the pencil size, click one of the three rectangular tabs. You can select a thin, medium, or thick stroke.
  4. Draw strokes to sketch your annotation.
    The position of the annotation in 3D (on an object or on a plane) is based on where you draw your strokes. When applicable, shapes are recognized and converted into lines, ovals, circles, triangles, rectangles, and arrows.
  5. Click Text to create a text box in your annotations.

    Type the text as required. Drag the text to position it precisely, or resize it using the dedicated handle. Change the color or the thickness using the Annotation Tools in the context toolbar.

  6. Click Erase and then click the annotation to erase it.

The annotation remains until you delete it, switch to different content, or until you create another one.

Review Annotations

You can cycle through an annotation sequence for different viewpoints of the same model.

  1. Click Annotations Tour to step through the annotations using the arrows to the right and left of the 3D area. See Sectioning for more information on switching viewpoints.
  2. Click Annotations Tour again to discontinue the annotations review.