View Callout Styles

View callout styles let you define the default values used for projection, section or detail view callouts. These styles are located in the Styles node of the Standard Definition editor, available via Tools > Standards.

By default, a style called Default is available for each view callout style. You can set many parameters in the Default editor view. For this, click Default and edit parameters in the right-hand pane of the Standards Definition dialog box.

Note that these values are also used to define view names:


  • Projection callout style: defines projection view names
  • Section callout style: defines section view names and section cut names
  • Detail callout style: defines detail view names

The following topics are discussed:

Projection Callout Styles

Parameter Description
Default Edit parameters in the right window of the Standards Definition dialog box.
Default > Type Indicates the type of callout (e.g. continuous lines, mixed lines, extremities and elbows only or one arrow only) that should be used to represent projection view callouts.
Default > Color Specifies the color that should be used to display projection view callouts.
Default > Linetype Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent projection view callout profiles. Available values range from 1 to 7.
Default > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent projection view callout profiles. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Apply Scale Indicates whether or not projection view callouts should be dependent on the view scale. This property is not applicable to 2D Layout for 3D Design and to 2DL callouts generated in drawings.
Default > Extremities and Elbows > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index that should be used to represent the extremities and elbows in the projection view callout. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Extremities and Elbows > Extremities length Specifies the length of the extremity in the projection view callout. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.

Note: This parameter can be set in the callout Properties dialog box, Callout tab.

Default > Extremities and Elbows > Elbows length Specifies the length of the elbow in the projection view callout.
Default > Arrow > Attachment mode Indicates whether callout arrows are attached by the head or the tail of projection view callout arrows.
Default > Arrow > Position Specifies the position of the arrow relative to the extremity length.
Default > Head type Specifies the type used for projection view callout arrow heads (e.g. opened arrow, outlined arrow, filled arrow or transparent arrow).
Default > Arrow > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index that should be used to represent the arrows in the projection view callout. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Arrow > Head length Specifies the length of projection view callout arrow heads. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.
Default > Arrow > Head opening Specifies the angle used for projection view callout arrow heads. Available values range from 5deg to 175deg.
Default > Arrow > Tail length Specifies the length of projection view callout arrow tails. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.
Text > Font > Name Specifies the name of the font that should be used for projection view callouts.
Text > Font > Bold Indicates whether or not projection view callouts texts should be displayed in bold.
Text > Font > Italic Indicates whether or not projection view callouts texts should be displayed in italic.
Text > Font > Size Indicates the font size that should be used for projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Underline Indicates whether or not projection view callouts texts should be underlined.
Text > Font > Color Specifies the color that should be used to display projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Ratio Specifies the ratio that should be used to display projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Slant Specifies the slant that should be used to display projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Spacing Specifies the spacing that should be used to display projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Pitch Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Strikethrough Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used for projection view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Overline Indicates whether or not projection view callouts texts should be overlined.
Text > Frame Specifies the type of frame (e.g., rectangle, square, fixed-size rectangle, fixed-size square, etc.) that should be used to represent projection view callouts. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.

Section Callout Styles

Parameter Description
Default Edit parameters in the right window of the Standards Definition dialog box.
Default > Type Indicates the type of callout (e.g. continuous lines, mixed lines, extremities and elbows only or one arrow only) that should be used to represent section view callouts.
Default > Color Specifies the color that should be used to display section view callouts.
Default > Linetype Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent section view callout profiles. Available values range from 1 to 7.
Default > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent section view callout profiles. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Apply Scale Indicates whether or not section view callouts should be dependent on the view scale. This property is not applicable to 2D Layout for 3D Design and to 2DL callouts generated in drawings.
Default > Extremities and Elbows > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index that should be used to represent the extremities and elbows in the section view callout. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Extremities and Elbows > Extremities length Specifies the length of the extremity in the section view callout. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.

Note: This parameter can be set in the callout Properties dialog box.
Default > Extremities and Elbows > Elbows length Specifies the length of the elbow in the section view callout.
Default > Arrow > Attachment mode Indicates whether callout arrows are attached by the head or the tail of section view callout arrows.
Default > Arrow > Position Specifies the position of the arrow relative to the extremity length.
Default > Head type Specifies the type used for section view callout arrow heads (e.g. opened arrow, outlined arrow, filled arrow or transparent arrow).
Default > Arrow > Thickness Specifies the line thickness index that should be used to represent the arrows in the section view callout . Available values range from 1 to 8.
Default > Arrow > Head length Specifies the length of section view callout arrow heads. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.
Default > Arrow > Head opening Specifies the angle used for section view callout arrow heads. Available values range from 5deg to 175deg.
Default > Arrow > Tail length Specifies the length of section view callout arrow tails. Available values range between 10E-3 to 10E5mm.
Text > Font > Name Specifies the name of the font that should be used for section view callouts.
Text > Font > Bold Indicates whether or not section view callouts texts should be displayed in bold.
Text > Font > Italic Indicates whether or not section view callouts texts should be displayed in italic.
Text > Font > Size Indicates the font size that should be used for section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Underline Indicates whether or not section view callouts texts should be underlined.
Text > Font > Color Specifies the color that should be used to display section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Ratio Specifies the ratio that should be used to display section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Slant Specifies the slant that should be used to display section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Spacing Specifies the spacing that should be used to display section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Pitch Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Strikethrough Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used for section view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Overline Indicates whether or not section view callouts texts should be overlined.
Text > Frame Specifies the type of frame (e.g., rectangle, square, fixed-size rectangle, fixed-size square, etc.) that should be used to represent section view callouts. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.

Detail Callout Styles

Parameter Name Description
Type Indicates the type of callout (e.g., leader text, circle, etc.) that should be used to represent detail view callouts.
LineType Specifies the number of the linetype (as defined in the LineTypes node of the current standard) that should be used to represent detail view callouts. Available values range from 1 to 7.
Thickness Specifies the line thickness index (as defined in the LineThickness node of the current standard) that should be used to represent detail view callouts. Available values range from 1 to 8.
Arrows > Head > Angle Specifies the angle used for detail view callout arrow heads.
Arrows > Head > Type Specifies the type used for detail view callout arrow heads (e.g. filled arrow, blanked arrow, closed arrow or simple arrow).
Arrows > Head > Length Specifies the length of detail view callout arrow heads.
Text > Font > Name Specifies the name of the font that should be used for detail view callouts.
Text > Font > Bold Indicates whether or not detail view callouts texts should be displayed in bold.
Text > Font > Italic Indicates whether or not detail view callouts texts should be displayed in italic.
Text > Font > Size Indicates the font size that should be used for detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Underline Indicates whether or not detail view callouts texts should be underlined.
Text > Font > Color Specifies the color that should be used to display detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Ratio Specifies the ratio that should be used to display detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Slant Specifies the slant that should be used to display detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Spacing Specifies the spacing that should be used to display detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Pitch Specifies the pitch (fixed or variable) that should be used to display detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Strikethrough Indicates whether or not strikethrough should be used for detail view callouts texts.
Text > Font > Overline Indicates whether or not detail view callouts texts should be overlined.
Text > Frame Specifies the type of frame (e.g., rectangle, square, fixed-size rectangle, fixed-size square, etc.) that should be used to represent detail view callouts. Note that fixed-size frames are defined in the Frame node of the current standard.
Color Specifies the color that should be used to display detail view callouts.