  |
You can annotate your 3D document.
Annotations are attached to the point selected to place the text. This task
explains how to add 3D text.
|
 |
3D Annotations now move to no-show
space when the associated part is moved to no-show space. Case with one
part:
- When a part with linked 3D Annotation is hidden, the annotation is
also hidden.
- When the part is shown, the linked 3D Annotation is also shown.
Case with several parts:
- If one of the parts is hidden, the line joining the part and the 3D
Annotation will also be hidden.
- If all the parts linked to the annotation are hidden, the 3D
Annotation is also hidden.
- As soon as one of the linked parts is shown, the 3D Annotation is
also shown.
|
 |
Insert the
platform.model document from the
samples folder.
|
|
-
Select Insert > 3D Annotation from the menu
bar or, in the DMU Review Creation toolbar, click the 3D
Annotation icon
.
-
Click an object at the point you want to place the text.
(Note: You can select the
object first. )
The Annotation Text dialog box and the Text Properties toolbar appear.
|
|
Inserting symbols (Windows only)
You can insert symbols in annotated views.
- Choose the SymbC font. The symbol at the right of the Text
Properties toolbar will now be selectable.
- Click the arrow in Insert Symbol icon to select a
symbol from those proposed:

 |
Using symbols forces the font to change to SymbC
and can create problems if text will be associated to the added symbol; the
only font that can be used with symbol is SymbC. |
|
|
-
Enter the desired text in the 3D Text field.
Note: you can now change the font size and type if desired using
the Text Properties toolbar.
-
Use the green manipulator to position your 3D text.
-
Click OK when satisfied.
The text is added at the desired position. Annotations are attached to
the point selected. You can move your document: annotations remain
attached to the point at which you place them. For more detailed information about moving annotations, please refer
to Managing 3D annotations.
Note: Text
annotations are identified in the specification tree.
A text's drawing properties include its color. You can
change the color of text that you've already added.
You can add a frame, define properties for this frame ( line type and
thickness), fill it with the desired color and even change the
orientation of the 3D text. |
-
Right-click a text you've already added and select
Properties from the contextual menu, or click the text and select
Edit > Properties from the menu bar.
The Properties dialog box appears.
Note: Dynamic highlighting as you move your cursor over objects
helps you to locate them.
-
Click the Text Properties tab.
-
Make desired changes (e.g. add a Frame).
-
Click OK when done.
 |
- If the background color is modified, the white color for
annotations will not be automatically modified to
accommodate the modified background. You must modify the
annotation color manually.
- Line thickness can only be
modified for font type STROKE. For all other font types, modifying the line
thickness will have no effect.
- To modify text, double-click it.
To delete annotation text, right-click the
object and then select Delete from the contextual
menu. |
- Size of 2D annotation text and 3D annotation text can be
different for same font size.
|
|
|

|