Administration

The Administration options let you customize default properties of annotation style and downward compatibility options for 3D Annotation Infrastructure.

Expand this section to access options for:

This page discusses:

Annotation Set

Disable upgrade

Select this check box to turn off or turn on the upgrade for the standard when you select again the same standard for an annotation set.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Annotation

Disable lock editing property access

Select this check box to turn off or turn on the Lock Editing property access for texts and flag notes features.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Assembly Context

Allow selection of element:

An element can be a geometrical element or an annotation.

In the active product only
Allows user to select an element in a representation belonging to the parent product of the active representation only.
In the favorite context only
Allows user to select an element in a representation belonging to the favorite context only.
Wherever possible
Allows user to select an element wherever possible.

By default, Wherever possible is selected.

Display a warning message for selection outside:
Active product
Displays a message when selecting outside the active product.

Not available with In the active product only option.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Favorite context
Displays a message when selecting outside the favorite context.

Available only with Wherever possible option.

By default, this check box is selected.

Create engineering connections in the first common father product of:
The selected assembly geometries
Generates the engineering connection in the first common parent product of the selected geometries.

By default, The selected assembly geometries is selected.

The selected assembly geometries and the created annotation
Generates the engineering connection in the first common parent product of the selected geometries and the annotation set.

Note: If the first common parent product of the selected geometries is locked or frozen, you need to choose The selected assembly geometries and the created annotation to create the engineering connection in the first common parent product of the selected geometries and the annotation set.