Creating an Elevation Annotation

You can create an annotation that respects the standards, computes the elevation value automatically, and is associative with the selected 3D object.

When the 3D object is modified and the view is updated, the annotation updates its value and its position to reflect the modifications.

Before you begin: Open a drawing containing a generated view.
  1. From the Smart Annotation section of the action bar, click Elevation Annotation .
  2. In the Elevation Annotation Definition dialog box, click Catalog Browser and select a template.

    You can also select another elevation annotation to reuse its template.

    Tip: In the Catalog Browser , you can double-click a template to select it.
    The template chapter is saved as preference for next time usage.

    The template is selected and the Annotation list displays the type.

    The representation or content of the annotation depends on the designed template and the parameters defined in the template.

  3. In the view, select an element.

    You can select a generated item or an interactive element such as a point or a line. When a generated object is selected, you can indicate that elevation for selected geometry is used which then computes elevation for only that particular edge of selected geometry.

    For example, see the below image.



  4. Under Position, select an option from the following:

    Place on View Side Place on Object Side




    Note: The object on the right side is selected for creating the annotation.

  5. Under Computation, select the Elevation for selected geometry check box.
  6. From the Mode list, select a mode from the following:

    Top of Object Bottom of Object




  7. Optional: Under Reference Plane, select a reference option and then select a plane.

    • Select existing plane: You can select a default reference plane (Z=0/X=0/Y=0) or any plane used by other elevation annotations from the Plane selection list.
    • Select plane in 3D: You can select any plane from the 3D area or from the project plane system even if the reference plane is not in the view.

    The elevation annotation computes its value in reference to a plane. By default, the plane of reference is the zero of the global axes if no input is provided and it depends on the view plane definition. For example, if the view plane is parallel to the XY/YZ/ZX plane, the default reference plane is (Z=0/X=0/Y=0) respectively.

  8. Optional: In the Parameters tab, modify the required parameters.
  9. Optional: In the Action Management tab, route the annotation action argument to a different feature.

    For more information, see Routing Action Links.

Note: If the elevation annotation is created for an interactive sketch element, the elevation value is not recomputed when the position of the element is changed in the view. It is updated only during a view update.