About View Callouts

This sub-topic provides general information about callouts.

Callouts can be created at the time of view creation, in auxiliary views, section views and section cuts (including multi-plane section views/cuts). They can also be added to other views later on. Furthermore, the Locate Reference View and Locate Resulting View contextual commands enable you to navigate between auxiliary views, section views and section cuts and their reference callout views. For more information, refer to the Related Topics at the top of this page.

Callouts are created using the styles defined in Projection Callout and Section Callout in Tools > Standards (in the Standards Definition dialog box, select Drafting category and the Standard_Name.xml file according to the selected standard. Select Standard > Standard_Name > Styles).

You can edit callout properties by right-clicking the callout and selecting Properties and then the Callout tab.

Note: You cannot use the Graphic Properties toolbar to edit callout properties.

This sub-topic provides information about callouts created in the case of auxiliary views, section cuts, section views (including multi-plane section views).

When creating auxiliary views, sections and multi-plane section views, callouts are created in the reference view. In the context of this topic, we will call this reference view the "callout view".

The callout view can be of the following types:

• Front, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Rear,
• Auxiliary, Isometric,
• Section, Section Cut.

The callout view support plane is normal to the section/auxiliary view support plane.

When the view support plane is modified (for example using the Change View Support... command) or when the associated views are modified such that the callout view support plane is normal to the section/auxiliary view support plane, the callout is automatically updated and takes into account the changes (orientation, position, etc.). Note, however, that the callout's original length is not modified. If the update fails, the callout turns invalid and is displayed in the default invalid color. This color cannot be customized.

This sub-topic provides information about the callout creation.

• You can automatically create a callout in the active view when creating an auxiliary view, a section cut or a section view (including multi-plane section views) from a 3D plane, face, sketch, 2D layout view or Functional Tolerancing & Annotations view, using the New View From command (provided the Create callouts in active view at the end of "New View From" command check box is selected in Tools > Options > Mechanical > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation tab). For more information, refer to Accessing and Customizing Settings.
• You can also add callouts in several types of views using the Create Callouts in Reference View contextual command. For more information, refer to Working with Callouts.