Creating a Text with Leader

You can create a text with leader.

Important:

  • The leader is associated with the element you selected. If you move either the flag note or the element, the leader stretches to maintain its association with the element.
  • When you change the element associated with the leader, application keeps the associativity between the element and the leader.
  • Note that using the Text Properties toolbar, you can define the anchor point, text size and justification.
  • You can move a flag note using either the drag capability. Note also that you can resize the manipulators, for more information, refer to Manipulators.

Before you begin:
  • Open an existing 3D shape.
  • Improve the highlight of the related geometry by selecting Highlight faces and edges in Selection.
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About Text Annotations

  1. Be sure that Front View.2 is activated.



  2. Click Text with Leader

  3. Select the face as shown to define a location for the arrow end of the leader.

    The Text Editor dialog box appears.



  4. Type in NEW TEXT WITH LEADER in Text Editor the dialog box.

    Tip:

    To start new line in the Text Editor, press Shift + Enter.

  5. Click OK to end the Text Editor dialog box.

    Tip:

    To end the text creation, you can also press Enter or click anywhere in the geometry area.


    • The text appears in the geometry with its manipulator
    • The text (identified as Text.xxx) is added to the specification tree under the Note sub-node.


  6. You can click anywhere in the geometry to unselect the text.