Drawing Annotation

Insert a view

Clip

Drawing Module

Drawing Annotation
Menu location
Drawing → Annotation
Workbenches
Drawing, Complete
Default shortcut
none
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

This command allows you to place a block of text on a Drawing page.

How to use

1. Create a Drawing page
2. Refresh the view if a Drawing view wasn't opened
3. Press the Drawing Annotation button
4. Adjust the desired properties, such as text contents, font, size and position.

Limitations

• Texts spanned on multiple lines are not supported by the internal Qt-based Svg viewer, but the Open Browser command shows these texts correctly.

Insert a view

Clip

Drawing Module

Drawing

• Tools: Open SVG, New A3 page, View, Annotation, Clip, Open browser, Ortho views, Symbol, Draft Drawing, Spreadsheet view, Save, Project shape

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