Annotation Styles  

Text Styles

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for texts. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for texts.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts should be underlined.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to display texts.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display texts.

Yes

Specifies the slant that should be used to display texts.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display texts.

Yes

Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display texts.

Yes

Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used for texts.

Yes

Indicates whether or not text should be overlined.

Yes

Indicates whether or not text should be kerned.

Yes

Specifies the type of frame that should be used to represent texts. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.

Accepted value: any

Yes

Specifies the text position in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the text position in relation to the anchor line (e.g., top or bottom, cap or base, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used between two lines of text.

Yes

Specifies the spacing mode between two lines of text (e.g., bottom to top, base to cap, etc.).

Yes

Specifies a justification for the text.

Yes

Specifies a width to wrap the text.

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the text orientation.

Yes

Specifies the text orientation angle according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies whether a symmetry, and which one, should be applied to the text.

Yes

Specifies whether or not superscript and subscript texts should be aligned above one another.

Yes

Specifies the offset value (as a percentage of the font height) for superscript texts.

Yes

Specifies the size (as a percentage of the font height) of superscript texts.

Yes

Specifies the offset value (as a percentage of the font height) for subscript texts.

Yes

Specifies the size (as a percentage of the font height) of subscript texts.

Yes

Specifies whether or not texts should be displayed.

Yes

Specifies whether or not the scale of the view or of the 2D reference component scale should be applied to the display of the text.

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent text frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent text frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent text frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for text leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type:

• Filled arrow for ANSI / ASME

• Simple arrow (a.k.a. Open arrow) for ISO / JIS

Yes

Specifies the length of the first leader segment (i.e. the segment which is located before the first leader breakpoint).

Yes

Specifies the leader position in relation to the anchor point of the text frame.

When the Leader > StandardBehavior parameter is set to Yes:
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 positions the leader on the left-hand anchor point.
- 2 positions the leader on the right-hand anchor point.

When the Leader > StandardBehavior parameter is set to No:
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 to 8 position the leader on a specific anchor point.

Open the TextLeaderAnchorPoints.CATDrawing document to know the value you should assign to the Leader > AnchorPoint parameter, depending on where you want to position the leader in relation to the anchor point, and on the type of frame used.

Yes

Specifies whether or not the position of text leaders can be different than left or right.

Yes

Table Styles

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for text in table cells. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts in table cells should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts in table cells should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for texts in table cells.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts in table cells should be underlined.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to display texts in table cells.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display texts in table cells.

Yes

Specifies the slant that should be used to display texts in table cells.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display texts in table cells.

Yes

Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display texts in table cells.

Yes

Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used for texts in table cells.

Yes

Indicates whether or not texts in table cells should be overlined.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used between two lines of text in table cells.

Yes

Specifies the spacing mode between two lines of text in table cells (e.g., bottom to top, base to cap, etc.).

Yes

Specifies whether or not superscript and subscript texts in table cells should be aligned above one another.

Yes

Specifies the offset value (as a percentage of the font height) for superscript texts in table cells .

Yes

Specifies the size of superscript texts (as a percentage of the font height) in table cells .

Yes

Specifies the offset value for subscript texts (as a percentage of the font height) in table cells .

Yes

Specifies the size of subscript texts (as a percentage of the font height) in table cells.

Yes

Specifies whether or not texts in table cells should be displayed.

Yes

Specifies the horizontal alignment for the contents of table cells.

Yes

Specifies the vertical alignment for the contents of table cells.

Yes

Specifies the horizontal space between the contents and the inside border of a cell.

Yes

Specifies the vertical space between the contents and the inside border of a cell.

Yes

Specifies the position of the table in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the orientation of the table.

Yes

Specifies the orientation angle of the table according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent table frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent table frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent table frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for table leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type:

• Filled arrow for ANSI / ASME

• Open arrow for ISO / JIS

Yes

Specifies the value of the delta that should be applied between a table and its leader.

Yes

Specifies the leader position in relation to the anchor point of the text frame.

When the Leader > StandardBehavior parameter is set to Yes:
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 positions the leader on the left-hand anchor point.
- 2 positions the leader on the right-hand anchor point.

When the Leader > StandardBehavior parameter is set to No:
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 to 8 position the leader on a specific anchor point.

Open the TextLeaderAnchorPoints.CATDrawing document to know the value you should assign to the Leader > AnchorPoint parameter, depending on where you want to position the leader in relation to the anchor point, and on the type of frame used.

Yes

Specifies whether or not the position of text leaders can be different than left or right.

Yes

Datum Feature Styles

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the orientation of datum features.

Yes

Specifies the orientation angle of datum features according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies the position of datum features in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Choose the display mode you want for the datum feature:
- Show value: displays the datum feature, its leader and its frame.
- Show box: replaces the datum feature and its frame by a rectangular box and displays its leader.
- Hide value: hides the datum feature and its frame but displays its leader.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for datum feature leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type:

• None (a.k.a. No symbol) for ANSI

• Filled Triangle for ASME

• Blanked triangle (a.k.a. Triangle) for ISO / JIS

Yes

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for datum feature texts. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum feature texts should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum feature texts should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for datum feature texts.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum feature texts should be scaled according to the view or the 2D reference component's scale.

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent datum feature frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent datum feature frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent datum feature frames, leaders and texts.

Yes

DatumTarget Styles

Indicates whether or not the surface is plane on a disk.

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the orientation of datum targets.

Yes

Specifies the orientation angle of datum targets according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies the position of datum targets in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Choose the display mode you want for the datum target:
- Show value: displays the datum target, its leader and its frame.
- Show box: replaces the datum target and its frame by a rectangular box and displays its leader.
- Hide value: hides the datum target and its frame but displays its leader.

Yes

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for datum target texts. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum target texts should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum target texts should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for datum target texts.

Yes

Indicates whether or not datum target texts should be scaled according to the view or the 2D reference component's scale.

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent datum target frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent datum target frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent datum target frames, leaders and texts.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for datum feature leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type:

• None (a.k.a. No symbol) for ANSI

• Closed arrow (a.k.a. Unfilled arrow) for ASME

• Open arrow for ISO / JIS

Tolerance Styles

Specifies the tolerance type (e.g. straightness, circularity, etc.)

No

Specifies the tolerance value.

No

Specifies the tolerance upper text.

No

Specifies the tolerance lower text.

No

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for tolerances. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not tolerances should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not tolerances should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for tolerances.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display tolerances.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display tolerances.

Yes

Specifies the tolerance text position in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the tolerance text orientation.

Yes

Specifies the tolerance text orientation angle according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies whether a symmetry, and which one, should be applied to the tolerance.

Yes

Specifies whether or not the scale of the view or of the 2D reference component scale should be applied.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent text frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent tolerance frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent tolerance frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for tolerance leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type and on whether the leader is associated to an element or not:

• If the leader is associated to an element:

  • Filled arrow for ANSI / ASME

  • Open arrow for ISO / JIS

• If the leader is not associated to an element:

  • Symmetric circle (a.k.a. Unfilled circle) for ANSI / ASME

  • Filled circle for ISO / JIS

Yes

Specifies the value of the delta that should be applied between a tolerance and its leader.

Yes

Specifies the leader position in relation to the anchor point of the tolerance frame.
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 positions the leader on the middle-left anchor point.
- 2 positions the leader on the middle-right anchor point. 

Yes

Balloon Styles

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for balloons. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > AllowedTextFonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not balloons should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not balloons should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for balloons.

Yes

Indicates whether or not balloon fonts should be underlined.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display balloons.

Yes

Specifies the slant that should be used to display balloons.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display balloons.

Yes

Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display balloons.

Yes

Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used in balloons.

Yes

Indicates whether or not overline should be used in balloons.

Yes

Specifies the type of frame that should be used to represent balloons. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.

Accepted values: none, circle, fixed-size circle

Yes

Specifies the balloon position in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the balloon position in relation to the anchor line (e.g., top or bottom, cap or base, etc.).

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the balloon orientation.

Yes

Specifies the balloon orientation angle according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies whether a symmetry, and which one, should be applied to the balloon.

Yes

Specifies whether or not the scale of the view or of the 2D reference component scale should be applied to the display of the balloon.

Yes

Choose the display mode you want for the balloon:
- Show value: displays the balloon, its leader and its frame.
- Show box: replaces the balloon and its frame by a rectangular box and displays its leader.
- Hide value: hides the balloon and its frame but displays its leader.

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent balloon frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent balloon frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent balloon frames, leaders and texts.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for balloon leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type and on whether the leader is associated to an element or not:

• If the leader is associated to an element:

  • Closed arrow (a.k.a. Unfilled arrow) for ANSI / ASME

  • Open arrow for ISO / JIS

• If the leader is not associated to an element:

  • Blanked circle for ANSI / ASME

  • Filled circle for ISO / JIS

Yes

Roughness Symbol Styles

Specifies the roughness surface pattern (e.g. M, C, orthogonal, etc.)

No

Indicates whether or not the specification line should be displayed.

No

Indicates whether or not an all-around symbol should be added.

No

Specifies the first requirement.

No

Specifies the second requirement.

No

Specifies another requirement. (This parameter is available only in JIS standard mode)

No

Specifies the production method.

No

Specifies the machining allowance.

No

Specifies the cutoff value. (This parameter is available only in JIS standard mode)

No

Specifies the maximum value.

No

Specifies the minimum value.

No

Specifies the position of roughness symbol texts in relation to the anchor point (e.g., top left, middle left, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the position of roughness symbol texts in relation to the anchor line (e.g., top or bottom, cap or base, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent roughness symbols.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the Line Types node of the current standard) that should be used to represent roughness symbol leaders.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the Line Thickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent roughness symbol leaders.

Yes

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for roughness symbols. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > Allowed Text Fonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not roughness symbol fonts should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not roughness symbol fonts should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for roughness symbols.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display roughness symbols.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display roughness symbols.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for roughness symbol leaders.

If you choose the Automatic option, a default symbol will be used, depending on the standard type and on whether the leader is associated to an element or not:

• If the leader is associated to an element:

  • Closed arrow (a.k.a. Unfilled arrow) for ANSI / ASME

  • Open arrow for ISO / JIS

• If the leader is not associated to an element:

  • Symmetric circle (a.k.a. Unfilled circle) for ANSI / ASME

  • Filled circle for ISO / JIS

Yes

Specifies the value of the delta that should be applied between a roughness symbol and its leader.

Yes

Specifies the leader position in relation to the anchor point of the roughness symbol.
- 0 positions the leader automatically on the closest anchor point.
- 1 positions the leader on the middle-left anchor point.
- 2 positions the leader on the middle-right anchor point. 

Yes

Welding Symbol Styles

Specifies the length of the first welding symbol.

No

Specifies the size of the first welding symbol.

No

Specifies the type (e.g. SquareWelding, UGrooveWelding, etc.) of the first welding symbol.

No

Specifies the surface shape (e.g. flat, convex, etc.) of the first welding symbol.

No

Specifies the finishing method (e.g. grinding, hammering, etc.) of the first welding symbol.

No

Specifies the length of the second welding symbol.

No

Specifies the size of the second welding symbol.

No

Specifies the type (e.g. SquareWelding, UGrooveWelding, etc.) of the second welding symbol.

No

Specifies the surface shape (e.g. flat, convex, etc.) of the second welding symbol.

No

Specifies the finishing method (e.g. grinding, hammering, etc.) of the second welding symbol.

No

Specifies the reference of the welding symbol.

No

Indicates whether or not a field weld should be added.

No

Indicates whether or not a weld-all-around symbol should be added.

No

Indicates whether the reference line should be up or down. This parameter works only for the ISO standard.

No

Specifies the type of frame that should be used to represent welding symbols. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.

Accepted values: none, rectangle

Yes

Specifies whether the sheet, or whether the view or 2D component should be used as the reference for the welding symbol orientation.

Yes

Specifies the welding symbol orientation angle according to the chosen reference.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used between two lines of text.

Yes

Specifies the spacing mode between two lines of text (e.g., bottom to top, base to cap, etc.).

Yes

Specifies the blanking option:

• (No)

• Area Fill

• Area Fill and Geometry.

Yes

Specifies the name of the font that should be used for welding symbols. If no font name is specified, the system's default font will be used.

Make sure that the text font specified here belongs to the list of allowed text fonts, as defined in the General > Allowed Text Fonts node of the Standards editor.

Yes

Indicates whether or not welding symbols should be displayed in bold.

Yes

Indicates whether or not welding symbols should be displayed in italic.

Yes

Indicates the font size that should be used for welding symbols.

Yes

Specifies the ratio that should be used to display welding symbols.

Yes

Specifies the spacing that should be used to display welding symbols.

Yes

Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent welding symbol frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent welding symbol frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the color that should be used to represent welding symbol frames and leaders.

Yes

Specifies the symbol (e.g., simple arrow, circle, etc.) that should be used for welding symbol leaders. If you choose the Automatic option, filled arrow will be used by default.

Yes