Primary Area

The primary area of the Annotation section provides commands for creating text, text with leader, table, balloon, bill of materials, dimensions and so on.

This page discusses:

Text
See Flyout for Creating Texts.
Table
See Flyout for Creating Tables and Balloons.
Dimensions
See Flyout for Creating Dimensions.
Datum Feature
See Flyout for Creating Tolerances.
Area Fill Creation
See Flyout for Creating Dress-up and Graphic.
Center Line
See Flyout for Creating Axis and Thread.
Element Positioning
Aligns annotations or views.
See Modifying Annotation Positioning.
Page Layout
Creates a frame and a title block.
Note: The command appears in the Annotation section only when you are editing the sheet background of a detail sheet. If you are working with a regular sheet, the command appears in the View Layout section.
See Creating a Default Frame and Title Block and Creating a Customized Frame and Title Block.

Flyout for Creating Texts

Text
Creates a text.
See Creating Texts.
Text with Leader
Creates a text with leader.
See Creating a Text With a Leader.

Flyout for Creating Tables and Balloons

Table
Creates a table.
See Creating a Table.
Bill of Material
Inserts a bill of materials from a product in the current view.
See Working with a Bill of Materials.
Multiple BOM
Creates a multiple bill of materials table.
See Working with Multiple Bills of Materials.
Balloon
Creates a balloon.
See Creating Balloons.

Flyout for Creating Dimensions

Dimensions
Creates dimensions.
See Creating Dimensions.
Chained Dimensions
Creates chained dimensions.
See Creating Chained Dimension Systems.
Cumulated Dimensions
Creates cumulated dimensions.
See Creating Cumulated Dimension Systems.
Stacked Dimensions
Creates stacked dimensions.
See Creating Stacked Dimension Systems.
Chamfer Dimensions
Creates chamfer dimensions.
See Creating Chamfer Dimensions.
Thread Dimensions
Creates thread dimensions.
See Creating Thread Dimensions.

Flyout for Creating Tolerances

Datum Feature
Creates a datum feature.
See Creating a Datum Feature.
Datum Target
Creates a datum target.
See Working with Datum Targets.
Geometric Tolerance
Creates a geometrical tolerance.
See Creating a Geometrical Tolerance.
Roughness Symbol
Creates a roughness symbol.
See Creating a Surface Texture.

Flyout for Creating Dress-up and Graphic

Area Fill
Creates an area fill.
See Creating an Area Fill.
Picture
Inserts a picture in a drawing representation.
See Inserting Images (Raster or Vector).
Arrow
Creates a geometrical tolerance.
See Creating Arrows.

Flyout for Creating Axis and Thread

Center Line
Creates a center line.
See Creating Center Lines Without a Reference.
Center Line with Reference
Creates a center line with a reference.
See Creating Center Lines With a Reference.
Thread
Creates a thread.
See Creating Threads Without a Reference.
Thread with Reference
Creates a thread with a reference.
See Creating Threads With a Reference.
Axis Line
Creates an axis line.
See Creating Axis Lines.