Annotations

The 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench enables you to create:

2D annotations
associative 3D annotations
associative hybrid annotations between 2D and 3D elements

As annotation commands work as in the Interactive Drafting workbench, most tasks included in this section provide links to the Interactive Drafting User's Guide. As such, the information detailed in these tasks is presented in an Interactive Drafting context. You should note that the Interactive Drafting User's Guide contains images that correspond to the Interactive Drafting workbench and therefore illustrate annotations in an environment that is different from the 2D Layout for 3D Design environment (symbols and background color, for example).

Refer to Creating annotations in a 2D Layout for 3D Design Context which explains what is specific to creating annotations in the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench as opposed to doing so in the Interactive Drafting workbench.

	Creating annotations in a 2D Layout for 3D Design context: explains what is specific to creating annotations in the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench as opposed to doing so in the Interactive Drafting workbench.
	Before you begin: You should be familiar with basic concepts such as setting the properties of a text (font style, size, justification and so on), using default values, and specifying the position and/ or orientation of a text.
	Create a free text: Create a text that either wraps or not, that is assigned an unlimited width text frame, even though this text may reach the frame boundary.
	Create an associated text: Create a text which remains associated to an existing element.
	Make an existing annotation associative: At any time and once an annotation has been created, you can add a link between an annotation and another element.
	Create a text with a leader: Create a text with a leader either in the free space or associated with an element.
	Add a leader to an existing annotation: Add a leader to an annotation that was previously created.
	Handle annotation leaders: Add or remove breakpoints, extremity or interruptions. Move and position leader breakpoints.
	Add frames and sub-frames to existing text: Add a frame or a sub-frame to a text that was previously created.
	Copy text graphical properties: Copy the text graphical properties of an annotation or element to other elements.
	Create a datum target: Create a datum target on a view.
	Modify a datum target: Modify a datum target by editing it in a dialog box.
	Create a balloon: Create a balloon using a dialog box.
	Modify a balloon: Modify a balloon using a dialog box.
	Create a roughness symbol: Create a roughness using a dialog box.
	Create a welding symbol: Create a welding symbol using a dialog box.
	Modify annotation positioning: Assign new positioning to existing annotations.
	Create/modify a table: Create, edit and modify a table.
	Find/replace text: Locate and then, if needed, replace strings of characters.
	Perform an advanced search: Use the advanced search command.
	Query object links: Query object links in a drawing.
	Adding attribute links to text: Add one or more attribute links between text that was previously created.