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Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
Annotate your designs with notes, labels, dimensions, and leaders.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
30 min.
Add annotations to your drawing to provide additional information using text, tables, fields, hatch patterns, and more.
Learn how to create annotations (including text and dimensions) and change their appearance using styles.
Transcript
00:03
in this video
00:05
we'll look at creating annotation on this drawing.
00:07
Annotation can be used to communicate measurements, call out features
00:12
and provide information about your design.
00:15
Text and dimensions are types of annotation.
00:18
You control the appearance of annotation using styles,
00:21
expand the annotation panel to select or edit styles.
00:25
This drawing contains three user defined textiles
00:28
in addition to the default styles.
00:30
I'll select the custom style title
00:33
for the text style.
00:34
Next I'll select the custom dimension style. Main for dimensions.
00:40
After defining which styles to use,
00:43
I'm ready to annotate my drawing
00:45
in the layers panel.
00:46
I'll click the layer. Drop down and set the text layer. Current
00:52
the M text command is used to create multi line text.
00:55
Em text prompts you to specify two points in the drawing
00:59
to determine the width of the multi line text object.
01:03
You can use the text editor tab to specify text formatting
01:06
or accept the defaults and start typing in the editor
01:14
after adding text.
01:15
I'll select dimensions layer
01:17
and the dimensions. Override layer. Drop down
01:19
as the default. For all new dimensions
01:22
there are different types of dimensions I can create such as linear,
01:26
angular or radio.
01:29
one way to dimension objects is to select the dimension command
01:34
and select the objects you wanted to mention.
01:37
This is an efficient way to dimension line or poly line segments.
01:41
If I want more control over which points are used to create the dimension.
01:45
I can use object snaps to specify start and end points in the drawing.
01:51
If I wanted to mention the angle of this support.
01:54
I select the vertical
01:56
and angular edge of the support
01:58
and click to place the dimension,
02:01
adding text and dimensions to your drawing, finalizes your design.
Video transcript
00:03
in this video
00:05
we'll look at creating annotation on this drawing.
00:07
Annotation can be used to communicate measurements, call out features
00:12
and provide information about your design.
00:15
Text and dimensions are types of annotation.
00:18
You control the appearance of annotation using styles,
00:21
expand the annotation panel to select or edit styles.
00:25
This drawing contains three user defined textiles
00:28
in addition to the default styles.
00:30
I'll select the custom style title
00:33
for the text style.
00:34
Next I'll select the custom dimension style. Main for dimensions.
00:40
After defining which styles to use,
00:43
I'm ready to annotate my drawing
00:45
in the layers panel.
00:46
I'll click the layer. Drop down and set the text layer. Current
00:52
the M text command is used to create multi line text.
00:55
Em text prompts you to specify two points in the drawing
00:59
to determine the width of the multi line text object.
01:03
You can use the text editor tab to specify text formatting
01:06
or accept the defaults and start typing in the editor
01:14
after adding text.
01:15
I'll select dimensions layer
01:17
and the dimensions. Override layer. Drop down
01:19
as the default. For all new dimensions
01:22
there are different types of dimensions I can create such as linear,
01:26
angular or radio.
01:29
one way to dimension objects is to select the dimension command
01:34
and select the objects you wanted to mention.
01:37
This is an efficient way to dimension line or poly line segments.
01:41
If I want more control over which points are used to create the dimension.
01:45
I can use object snaps to specify start and end points in the drawing.
01:51
If I wanted to mention the angle of this support.
01:54
I select the vertical
01:56
and angular edge of the support
01:58
and click to place the dimension,
02:01
adding text and dimensions to your drawing, finalizes your design.
Multiline text fits within a boundary that you specify and is treated as a single objectl
Transcript
00:03
multi line or paragraph. Text consists of one or more lines of text or paragraphs
00:09
that fit within a boundary, that you specify.
00:12
All of the lines of text are treated as a single object regardless
00:17
of the number of individual paragraphs or lines of text that it contains.
00:22
The tools for creating multi line text appear on both the home and annotate ribbons
00:28
on the home ribbon.
00:30
In the annotation panel,
00:31
expand the text split button and choose multi line text
00:37
or
00:38
on the annotate ribbon. In the text panel,
00:41
choose the multi line text tool.
00:45
When you create multi line text,
00:47
you first determine the boundary of the multi line
00:50
text by specifying the opposite corners of a rectangle.
00:54
The program prompts you to specify the first corner,
00:58
Click to select one corner.
01:01
The program then prompts you to select the opposite corner,
01:04
but before you do,
01:06
you can also choose any of the other options.
01:09
For example, you could set the height
01:12
justification,
01:13
line spacing, rotation
01:16
style and with or even create multiple columns of text.
01:22
In most cases it is easier to simply pick the opposite corner.
01:26
You can always change these options Later,
01:29
after you have created the multi line text
01:33
when you click to select the opposite corner,
01:36
What you are essentially doing is defining a rectangular space
01:40
that determines the left and right margins of the text.
01:44
Once you pick the opposite corner,
01:46
the program is ready for you to start typing the text.
01:50
The ribbon changes to the text Editor contextual ribbon
01:54
which contains numerous options for adjusting the style
01:58
formatting and paragraph settings.
02:01
There are also tools for controlling text columns,
02:05
inserting symbols and fields, checking, spelling
02:08
and so on
02:11
the controls on the text editor.
02:13
Ribbon should look familiar to anyone who has ever used a word processor.
02:18
For example, in the style panel
02:20
you can select the textile and set the text height
02:25
in the formatting panel. You can make the text bold or italic,
02:30
create underlying text
02:32
and change the text color.
02:35
And in the paragraph panel
02:37
you can change the text justification,
02:39
create numbered or bulleted lists,
02:42
adjust the line spacing
02:44
and so on.
02:46
In the drawing area,
02:48
you see the m text editor,
02:50
a ruler extends across the top of the Editor
02:55
on the text editor contextual ribbon.
02:58
In the style panel, click in the text height field,
03:02
type one
03:04
And press enter
03:06
to change the text height to one unit.
03:10
Then start typing.
03:12
This is a paragraph of multi line text
03:17
as you type, The program automatically performs word wrap.
03:22
In other words, when the text reaches the right margin,
03:25
you do not have to press enter
03:27
the program automatically wraps the text onto the next line.
03:31
In fact,
03:33
you should not press enter unless you actually want to start a new paragraph.
03:38
If you do not like where the lines break,
03:41
you can click and drag the right end of the ruler
03:44
to change the right margin.
03:47
If you click and drag the lower right corner of the text editor,
03:51
you can automatically change the text into multiple columns.
03:56
You can then click and drag the right edge of the first column
03:59
to adjust the width of the columns
04:03
and click and drag the right edge of the right column
04:06
to adjust the spacing of the columns.
04:10
If you drag the lower right corner of the first column,
04:13
you can switch back to a single text column.
04:18
You can also make changes to individual letters
04:20
or words just like in a word processor.
04:23
For example, suppose you want to italicize the word multi line,
04:28
simply use the cursor to select that word
04:32
than in the formatting panel,
04:34
click the italics button
04:36
with the words still selected
04:38
to make it bold, click the bold button.
04:42
You can even change the color of the selected text
04:45
in the formatting panel,
04:47
expand the color drop down
04:49
and choose red.
04:53
When creating multi line text.
04:54
You can automatically create numbered or bulleted lists.
04:59
For example, move the cursor to the end of the sentence,
05:02
press enter
05:03
and then type one period space, read
05:07
a special icon appears and the program automatically
05:11
treats what you typed as a numbered list.
05:14
You can click this icon to control the auto bullets and numbering,
05:19
Press escape or just click in the drawing To close this menu,
05:23
press enter to start a new line.
05:26
The program is ready for you to enter the second item in the list.
05:31
You can also easily create subscript and superscript text
05:36
for example, type H 20.
05:40
Then select the number two
05:43
in the ribbon
05:44
in the formatting panel, click the subscript button
05:50
when you are finished entering text and everything looks the way you want.
05:54
You must close the multi line text editor
05:57
to do this on the ribbon, click the closed text editor button.
06:02
Note that you can also press the escape key to exit from the editor.
06:07
But if you use this method,
06:08
the program displays an alert dialog asking if you want to save your text changes,
06:14
move the cursor over the text,
06:16
all of the text you created highlights
06:20
and the panel tells you
06:21
that it is an M. Text object.
06:24
All of the text you created is a single multi line text object.
06:28
Even if it includes multiple paragraphs,
06:31
click
06:33
to select the m text object.
06:35
With the multi line text selected.
06:37
You see several blue grips that indicate the
06:41
insertion point and bounding area of the text.
06:44
You can drag the square grip to move the text.
06:48
When you drag the triangular grip on the right,
06:51
you change the width of the multi line text which causes the text to re flow.
06:57
And when you drag the triangular grip at the bottom and move it up.
07:01
You force the text to flow into a second column.
07:05
You can then use additional grips
07:07
to change the spacing between columns
07:10
and even force the text to flow into additional columns.
Video transcript
00:03
multi line or paragraph. Text consists of one or more lines of text or paragraphs
00:09
that fit within a boundary, that you specify.
00:12
All of the lines of text are treated as a single object regardless
00:17
of the number of individual paragraphs or lines of text that it contains.
00:22
The tools for creating multi line text appear on both the home and annotate ribbons
00:28
on the home ribbon.
00:30
In the annotation panel,
00:31
expand the text split button and choose multi line text
00:37
or
00:38
on the annotate ribbon. In the text panel,
00:41
choose the multi line text tool.
00:45
When you create multi line text,
00:47
you first determine the boundary of the multi line
00:50
text by specifying the opposite corners of a rectangle.
00:54
The program prompts you to specify the first corner,
00:58
Click to select one corner.
01:01
The program then prompts you to select the opposite corner,
01:04
but before you do,
01:06
you can also choose any of the other options.
01:09
For example, you could set the height
01:12
justification,
01:13
line spacing, rotation
01:16
style and with or even create multiple columns of text.
01:22
In most cases it is easier to simply pick the opposite corner.
01:26
You can always change these options Later,
01:29
after you have created the multi line text
01:33
when you click to select the opposite corner,
01:36
What you are essentially doing is defining a rectangular space
01:40
that determines the left and right margins of the text.
01:44
Once you pick the opposite corner,
01:46
the program is ready for you to start typing the text.
01:50
The ribbon changes to the text Editor contextual ribbon
01:54
which contains numerous options for adjusting the style
01:58
formatting and paragraph settings.
02:01
There are also tools for controlling text columns,
02:05
inserting symbols and fields, checking, spelling
02:08
and so on
02:11
the controls on the text editor.
02:13
Ribbon should look familiar to anyone who has ever used a word processor.
02:18
For example, in the style panel
02:20
you can select the textile and set the text height
02:25
in the formatting panel. You can make the text bold or italic,
02:30
create underlying text
02:32
and change the text color.
02:35
And in the paragraph panel
02:37
you can change the text justification,
02:39
create numbered or bulleted lists,
02:42
adjust the line spacing
02:44
and so on.
02:46
In the drawing area,
02:48
you see the m text editor,
02:50
a ruler extends across the top of the Editor
02:55
on the text editor contextual ribbon.
02:58
In the style panel, click in the text height field,
03:02
type one
03:04
And press enter
03:06
to change the text height to one unit.
03:10
Then start typing.
03:12
This is a paragraph of multi line text
03:17
as you type, The program automatically performs word wrap.
03:22
In other words, when the text reaches the right margin,
03:25
you do not have to press enter
03:27
the program automatically wraps the text onto the next line.
03:31
In fact,
03:33
you should not press enter unless you actually want to start a new paragraph.
03:38
If you do not like where the lines break,
03:41
you can click and drag the right end of the ruler
03:44
to change the right margin.
03:47
If you click and drag the lower right corner of the text editor,
03:51
you can automatically change the text into multiple columns.
03:56
You can then click and drag the right edge of the first column
03:59
to adjust the width of the columns
04:03
and click and drag the right edge of the right column
04:06
to adjust the spacing of the columns.
04:10
If you drag the lower right corner of the first column,
04:13
you can switch back to a single text column.
04:18
You can also make changes to individual letters
04:20
or words just like in a word processor.
04:23
For example, suppose you want to italicize the word multi line,
04:28
simply use the cursor to select that word
04:32
than in the formatting panel,
04:34
click the italics button
04:36
with the words still selected
04:38
to make it bold, click the bold button.
04:42
You can even change the color of the selected text
04:45
in the formatting panel,
04:47
expand the color drop down
04:49
and choose red.
04:53
When creating multi line text.
04:54
You can automatically create numbered or bulleted lists.
04:59
For example, move the cursor to the end of the sentence,
05:02
press enter
05:03
and then type one period space, read
05:07
a special icon appears and the program automatically
05:11
treats what you typed as a numbered list.
05:14
You can click this icon to control the auto bullets and numbering,
05:19
Press escape or just click in the drawing To close this menu,
05:23
press enter to start a new line.
05:26
The program is ready for you to enter the second item in the list.
05:31
You can also easily create subscript and superscript text
05:36
for example, type H 20.
05:40
Then select the number two
05:43
in the ribbon
05:44
in the formatting panel, click the subscript button
05:50
when you are finished entering text and everything looks the way you want.
05:54
You must close the multi line text editor
05:57
to do this on the ribbon, click the closed text editor button.
06:02
Note that you can also press the escape key to exit from the editor.
06:07
But if you use this method,
06:08
the program displays an alert dialog asking if you want to save your text changes,
06:14
move the cursor over the text,
06:16
all of the text you created highlights
06:20
and the panel tells you
06:21
that it is an M. Text object.
06:24
All of the text you created is a single multi line text object.
06:28
Even if it includes multiple paragraphs,
06:31
click
06:33
to select the m text object.
06:35
With the multi line text selected.
06:37
You see several blue grips that indicate the
06:41
insertion point and bounding area of the text.
06:44
You can drag the square grip to move the text.
06:48
When you drag the triangular grip on the right,
06:51
you change the width of the multi line text which causes the text to re flow.
06:57
And when you drag the triangular grip at the bottom and move it up.
07:01
You force the text to flow into a second column.
07:05
You can then use additional grips
07:07
to change the spacing between columns
07:10
and even force the text to flow into additional columns.
The text style determines characteristics such as font and oblique angle.
Transcript
00:03
When you place text in a drawing, whether that text is part of a note, a dimension,
00:08
a table or a multi leader,
00:11
the appearance of that text is initially determined by its text style.
00:16
The text style determines characteristics of the text,
00:19
such as the font and oblique angle.
00:22
When you create text,
00:24
you can use any text style that has already been defined in the drawing.
00:29
When placing a text object,
00:30
it is created using the current text style,
00:35
you can select the desired text style from
00:37
a gallery before you start the text command
00:40
or you can choose a different style after starting
00:42
the single line or multi line text command.
00:45
The text style gallery appears on both the home ribbon
00:49
in the expanded annotation panel
00:52
and on the annotate ribbon in the text panel,
00:57
The program comes with two predefined text styles, standard and initative.
01:03
You can also create your own custom text styles
01:08
to create or modify a text style on the annotate ribbon
01:11
in the text panel,
01:13
click the text style dialog box launcher. To open the text style dialog.
01:20
In the styles group box you can see a list of text styles that already exist.
01:26
You can expand the drop down below this list to filter the list to
01:29
show all styles or just those that have already been used in the drawing.
01:34
You can select one of the styles in the list and
01:37
then click set Current to make that the current style.
01:42
You can also select any style on the list,
01:44
right click and then make it the current style rename the style or delete the style.
01:52
Note that you cannot delete the standard style
01:56
to create a new text style, click new. To open the new text style dialog.
02:02
The program displays a default style name, but you can enter any name you want.
02:08
Style names can be up to 256 characters long, create a new text style called,
02:14
Labels and then click.
02:15
OK.
02:18
That style is immediately added to the list
02:20
and becomes the current style.
02:23
You can now change any of the properties associated with the text style.
02:28
The first thing you should do is specify the font.
02:31
In the font group box,
02:33
expand the font name. Drop down
02:35
to display a list of all the fonts available on your computer
02:40
icons indicate whether each font is a Windows,
02:43
true type font or a compiled shape based font.
02:47
True type fonts have a T T icon adjacent to their name
02:50
and are the same fonts used in other Windows. Programs
02:54
compiled shape based fonts appear with a caliper
02:57
icon and can only be used in drawings.
03:01
Select the simple X dot
03:03
X font.
03:05
You can type the first few letters of the font name
03:07
to jump directly to it in the list.
03:11
Once you choose the font,
03:12
you see a preview image.
03:14
When you select a shape based font,
03:16
the font style drop down is not available because
03:19
shape based fonts do not have separate style controls,
03:22
like most True type fonts
03:25
in the size group box,
03:26
you can specify the height value but typically you will leave this set to zero.
03:32
If you specify a height as part of the text style,
03:35
it becomes part of the style definition
03:37
and the program will not prompt you for the text
03:39
height when you place text that uses that style.
03:43
If you leave this value set to zero, however,
03:45
then the program will prompt you for the text height.
03:48
Whenever you create text using this style.
03:51
In the size group box,
03:53
you can also determine whether the text style will be annotated or not.
03:57
If you select the annotated check box,
03:60
then the text will always be the height you specify regardless of the scale
04:04
and will update automatically whenever the annotation scale or view ports,
04:08
scale changes
04:11
text that is not annotated, will not automatically adjust to scale changes
04:16
annotated text styles appear in the styles list and in the text
04:20
style gallery with a special annotated symbol adjacent to the style name.
04:24
Making it easy to identify annotated text styles
04:29
in the effects group box you can choose other effects,
04:32
such as making the text upside down, backwards or vertical,
04:37
Change the width factor
04:38
or specify an oblique angle such as -30° to make the
04:43
text look like it was created by a left handed person.
04:47
When you make any of these changes,
04:49
you immediately see the results in the preview panel.
04:54
When you are satisfied with the appearance of the new text style, click apply.
04:59
You can then create another text style if you wish
05:03
when you are done, click close to close the text style dialog.
05:08
If the program displays a dialog informing you that the current style
05:11
has changed and asking if you want to save your changes,
05:14
click Yes
05:18
since you have not yet used the new style,
05:20
the drawing does not change.
05:22
But if you change the text style associated with any existing text,
05:26
that text will immediately change to reflect the new style.
05:30
For example, select the text that says unexcavated
05:35
on the annotate ribbon in the text panel you can see
05:38
that this text was created using the standard text style.
05:43
When you expand the text style, drop down and select labels
05:46
the appearance of the text.
05:47
You selected immediately updates because it now uses the label style
05:53
press escape to de select that text
05:57
open the text style dialog again.
05:60
In the styles list,
06:01
you can see that labels is the current text style.
06:05
Select the standard text style
06:07
again. If the program prompts you to save your changes, click Yes.
06:12
With the standard style selected. You see its settings
06:17
in the font group box noticed that the
06:18
standard textile uses the aerial true type font.
06:23
When a textile uses a true type font,
06:25
you can expand the font style drop down and choose a style such as bold or italic.
06:31
Leave this set to regular.
06:35
Remember that this option is not available for compiled shape based fonts
06:40
in the effects group box.
06:41
Note that the vertical check box is not available
06:44
when the style uses a true type font.
06:48
If you change any of the properties of an existing textile,
06:51
all existing text objects that were created using
06:54
that style update automatically to reflect your changes.
06:59
For example, expand the font name, drop down and select a different font,
07:03
such as the city blueprint. True type font
07:06
if it is available on your computer,
07:10
if that font is not available, choose any other font
07:14
again,
07:15
remember that you can start typing the name of the font to jump directly to that font,
07:20
then click, apply
07:21
and then click close to close the textile dialogue.
07:25
As soon as you do all existing text objects created using that text style,
07:30
immediately update throughout the entire drawing,
07:34
notice that even the multi leaders in dimensions updated because
07:37
the text in those objects also used the standard textile.
Video transcript
00:03
When you place text in a drawing, whether that text is part of a note, a dimension,
00:08
a table or a multi leader,
00:11
the appearance of that text is initially determined by its text style.
00:16
The text style determines characteristics of the text,
00:19
such as the font and oblique angle.
00:22
When you create text,
00:24
you can use any text style that has already been defined in the drawing.
00:29
When placing a text object,
00:30
it is created using the current text style,
00:35
you can select the desired text style from
00:37
a gallery before you start the text command
00:40
or you can choose a different style after starting
00:42
the single line or multi line text command.
00:45
The text style gallery appears on both the home ribbon
00:49
in the expanded annotation panel
00:52
and on the annotate ribbon in the text panel,
00:57
The program comes with two predefined text styles, standard and initative.
01:03
You can also create your own custom text styles
01:08
to create or modify a text style on the annotate ribbon
01:11
in the text panel,
01:13
click the text style dialog box launcher. To open the text style dialog.
01:20
In the styles group box you can see a list of text styles that already exist.
01:26
You can expand the drop down below this list to filter the list to
01:29
show all styles or just those that have already been used in the drawing.
01:34
You can select one of the styles in the list and
01:37
then click set Current to make that the current style.
01:42
You can also select any style on the list,
01:44
right click and then make it the current style rename the style or delete the style.
01:52
Note that you cannot delete the standard style
01:56
to create a new text style, click new. To open the new text style dialog.
02:02
The program displays a default style name, but you can enter any name you want.
02:08
Style names can be up to 256 characters long, create a new text style called,
02:14
Labels and then click.
02:15
OK.
02:18
That style is immediately added to the list
02:20
and becomes the current style.
02:23
You can now change any of the properties associated with the text style.
02:28
The first thing you should do is specify the font.
02:31
In the font group box,
02:33
expand the font name. Drop down
02:35
to display a list of all the fonts available on your computer
02:40
icons indicate whether each font is a Windows,
02:43
true type font or a compiled shape based font.
02:47
True type fonts have a T T icon adjacent to their name
02:50
and are the same fonts used in other Windows. Programs
02:54
compiled shape based fonts appear with a caliper
02:57
icon and can only be used in drawings.
03:01
Select the simple X dot
03:03
X font.
03:05
You can type the first few letters of the font name
03:07
to jump directly to it in the list.
03:11
Once you choose the font,
03:12
you see a preview image.
03:14
When you select a shape based font,
03:16
the font style drop down is not available because
03:19
shape based fonts do not have separate style controls,
03:22
like most True type fonts
03:25
in the size group box,
03:26
you can specify the height value but typically you will leave this set to zero.
03:32
If you specify a height as part of the text style,
03:35
it becomes part of the style definition
03:37
and the program will not prompt you for the text
03:39
height when you place text that uses that style.
03:43
If you leave this value set to zero, however,
03:45
then the program will prompt you for the text height.
03:48
Whenever you create text using this style.
03:51
In the size group box,
03:53
you can also determine whether the text style will be annotated or not.
03:57
If you select the annotated check box,
03:60
then the text will always be the height you specify regardless of the scale
04:04
and will update automatically whenever the annotation scale or view ports,
04:08
scale changes
04:11
text that is not annotated, will not automatically adjust to scale changes
04:16
annotated text styles appear in the styles list and in the text
04:20
style gallery with a special annotated symbol adjacent to the style name.
04:24
Making it easy to identify annotated text styles
04:29
in the effects group box you can choose other effects,
04:32
such as making the text upside down, backwards or vertical,
04:37
Change the width factor
04:38
or specify an oblique angle such as -30° to make the
04:43
text look like it was created by a left handed person.
04:47
When you make any of these changes,
04:49
you immediately see the results in the preview panel.
04:54
When you are satisfied with the appearance of the new text style, click apply.
04:59
You can then create another text style if you wish
05:03
when you are done, click close to close the text style dialog.
05:08
If the program displays a dialog informing you that the current style
05:11
has changed and asking if you want to save your changes,
05:14
click Yes
05:18
since you have not yet used the new style,
05:20
the drawing does not change.
05:22
But if you change the text style associated with any existing text,
05:26
that text will immediately change to reflect the new style.
05:30
For example, select the text that says unexcavated
05:35
on the annotate ribbon in the text panel you can see
05:38
that this text was created using the standard text style.
05:43
When you expand the text style, drop down and select labels
05:46
the appearance of the text.
05:47
You selected immediately updates because it now uses the label style
05:53
press escape to de select that text
05:57
open the text style dialog again.
05:60
In the styles list,
06:01
you can see that labels is the current text style.
06:05
Select the standard text style
06:07
again. If the program prompts you to save your changes, click Yes.
06:12
With the standard style selected. You see its settings
06:17
in the font group box noticed that the
06:18
standard textile uses the aerial true type font.
06:23
When a textile uses a true type font,
06:25
you can expand the font style drop down and choose a style such as bold or italic.
06:31
Leave this set to regular.
06:35
Remember that this option is not available for compiled shape based fonts
06:40
in the effects group box.
06:41
Note that the vertical check box is not available
06:44
when the style uses a true type font.
06:48
If you change any of the properties of an existing textile,
06:51
all existing text objects that were created using
06:54
that style update automatically to reflect your changes.
06:59
For example, expand the font name, drop down and select a different font,
07:03
such as the city blueprint. True type font
07:06
if it is available on your computer,
07:10
if that font is not available, choose any other font
07:14
again,
07:15
remember that you can start typing the name of the font to jump directly to that font,
07:20
then click, apply
07:21
and then click close to close the textile dialogue.
07:25
As soon as you do all existing text objects created using that text style,
07:30
immediately update throughout the entire drawing,
07:34
notice that even the multi leaders in dimensions updated because
07:37
the text in those objects also used the standard textile.
The easiest way to edit text is to simply double-click it.
Transcript
00:03
when you have existing text in the drawing, that needs to be changed,
00:06
you need to be able to edit that text.
00:10
The easiest way to edit text is to simply double click the text.
00:15
If the text is multi line text,
00:17
the program automatically opens the multi line text editor
00:21
and displays the text editor, contextual ribbon.
00:24
You can then use any of the tools on the ribbon to modify the text.
00:29
For example you can select the text and then replace it with other text.
00:33
You can select words or individual letters and then change their formatting.
00:39
For example, in the formatting panel
00:42
you can make the text bold or underlined,
00:45
choose strikethrough
00:47
or even change its color.
00:50
When you are finished editing the text, click the closed text editor button.
00:57
Another way to start the multi line text editor is to select the text you want to edit
01:02
right click
01:03
and then choose
01:05
m text edit from the shortcut menu.
01:08
But it is faster to just double click
01:12
if you double click a line of single line text,
01:15
the program simply highlights the text.
01:18
The ribbon does not change.
01:20
You can then edit this text in place.
01:23
For example, if you want to replace a word,
01:26
you can drag the cursor over the word to select it
01:29
and then type the new word.
01:31
When editing single line text, all you can do is change the actual text.
01:37
You cannot change the formatting of the text
01:41
When you're finished editing the text,
01:44
press enter.
01:46
Note that the text edit.
01:48
Command remains active so that you can select another annotation object.
01:52
To end the command,
01:53
press enter a second time.
01:57
As was true when editing a multi line text object,
01:60
you can also select a single line text object,
02:03
right click,
02:04
and then choose edit from the shortcut menu.
02:08
But again it is usually faster
02:11
to just double click the text you want to edit.
Video transcript
00:03
when you have existing text in the drawing, that needs to be changed,
00:06
you need to be able to edit that text.
00:10
The easiest way to edit text is to simply double click the text.
00:15
If the text is multi line text,
00:17
the program automatically opens the multi line text editor
00:21
and displays the text editor, contextual ribbon.
00:24
You can then use any of the tools on the ribbon to modify the text.
00:29
For example you can select the text and then replace it with other text.
00:33
You can select words or individual letters and then change their formatting.
00:39
For example, in the formatting panel
00:42
you can make the text bold or underlined,
00:45
choose strikethrough
00:47
or even change its color.
00:50
When you are finished editing the text, click the closed text editor button.
00:57
Another way to start the multi line text editor is to select the text you want to edit
01:02
right click
01:03
and then choose
01:05
m text edit from the shortcut menu.
01:08
But it is faster to just double click
01:12
if you double click a line of single line text,
01:15
the program simply highlights the text.
01:18
The ribbon does not change.
01:20
You can then edit this text in place.
01:23
For example, if you want to replace a word,
01:26
you can drag the cursor over the word to select it
01:29
and then type the new word.
01:31
When editing single line text, all you can do is change the actual text.
01:37
You cannot change the formatting of the text
01:41
When you're finished editing the text,
01:44
press enter.
01:46
Note that the text edit.
01:48
Command remains active so that you can select another annotation object.
01:52
To end the command,
01:53
press enter a second time.
01:57
As was true when editing a multi line text object,
01:60
you can also select a single line text object,
02:03
right click,
02:04
and then choose edit from the shortcut menu.
02:08
But again it is usually faster
02:11
to just double click the text you want to edit.
A multileader object consists of a leader, an arrowhead, and a note. Multileaders can be created arrowhead first, tail first, or content first. Watch the video to learn more about creating multileaders.
Use dimension styles to control the appearance of dimensions. Dimension styles store settings such as:
You can create horizontal, vertical, aligned, and radial dimensions with the DIM command.
Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing.
Transcript
00:03
Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing.
00:07
Dimensions indicate the size of the objects in the drawing.
00:11
Being able to place accurate, legible dimensions is a very important skill.
00:16
You can create dimensions for a variety of object types in many orientations.
00:22
The basic types of dimensions are:
00:24
Linear
00:25
Radial (including radius, diameter, and jogged)
00:30
Angular
00:31
Ordinate
00:33
Arc length
00:35
Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned, rotated, baseline, or continued, sometimes referred to as chained dimensions.
00:46
You can also create baseline or continued angular dimensions.
00:52
Although adding dimensions to a drawing can be time consuming,
00:55
the DIM command helps speed the process because it automatically recognizes objects and defaults to the appropriate dimension type.
01:03
By hovering the cursor over objects, lines, or points, you can place linear, angular, radial, diameter, baseline, and continued dimensions.
01:16
You can also use command options to place arc length and ordinate dimensions,
01:22
add center marks or center lines, adjust dimension text, align dimensions, change the spacing between dimensions,
01:32
and control the layer on which dimensions are created.
01:35
On the Home ribbon, in the Annotation panel, click the Dimension tool.
01:41
The program prompts you to select objects or specify the first extension line origin,
01:46
and you can see that there are also a number of options.
01:50
But in many situations, you do not need to choose an option.
01:54
For example, in the exercise file, when you hover the cursor over the horizontal line at the bottom of the object,
02:01
you see a preview of a linear dimension, and the prompt tells you to select the line to specify the extension line origin.
02:09
Click to select the line, and then click to place the dimension.
02:14
The command remains active so that you can dimension another object.
02:18
When you move the cursor over the angled line, you see a preview of a linear dimension aligned with that line.
02:25
Click to select the line, and then click to place the dimension.
02:29
The command is still active.
02:32
Hover the cursor over the circle, click to select it, and then click to place a diameter dimension.
02:39
Then, hover the cursor over the arc.
02:42
The program sees the arc and correctly assumes that you want to place a radius dimension.
02:48
Click to select the arc, and then click to place the dimension.
02:52
When you are finished creating dimensions, press Enter to end the command.
02:57
Although you may sometimes need to tell the program the type of dimension you want to create,
03:02
in many situations the DIM command enables you to create multiple dimensions with minimal input,
03:08
resulting in instant groups of appropriately spaced, ordinate, parallel, or symmetrical dimensions.
03:16
The resulting dimensions appear on the appropriate layer, as specified when you use the command.
03:22
There are more than 70 dimensioning specific settings you can use to control nearly every aspect of the appearance of dimensions.
03:29
You can access those settings using the Dimension Style Manager
03:33
and save collections of settings as dimension styles that can then be reused so that dimensions have a consistent appearance.
03:41
You can also save those dimension styles in a drawing template (a file with a .dwt file extension)
03:48
so that they are available each time you start a new drawing.
03:51
In most situations, when you add a dimension, it is created using the current dimension style and placed on the current layer,
03:59
or on any other layer that you specify.
04:02
When you create a baseline or continued dimension however,
04:06
by default, the new dimension inherits both the layer and dimension style of the dimension that is being continued or used as a baseline.
04:15
Dimensions have several distinct elements, including the dimension line, extension lines, arrowheads, and the dimension text.
04:24
Dimension text is a text string that usually indicates the measured value.
04:29
The text can also include prefixes, suffixes, and tolerances.
04:35
A dimension line indicates the direction and extent of a dimension.
04:40
For angular dimensions, the dimension line is an arc.
04:44
Arrowheads, also called symbols of termination, are displayed at each end of the dimension line.
04:51
You can specify different sizes and shapes for arrowheads or tick marks by selecting from among those that come with the program,
04:58
or create your own custom arrowheads.
05:01
Extension lines, also called projection lines or witness lines, extend from the feature to the dimension line.
05:08
Typically, when you create a dimension, the program automatically creates extension lines
05:14
and leaves a gap between the object and the extension lines.
05:18
When you use Object Snap to place dimensions, by default,
05:22
existing extension lines are ignored so that you do not inadvertently snap to an extension line while attempting to pick nearby geometry.
05:30
You can control this Object Snap behavior for extension lines by changing an option on the Drafting tab of the Options dialog box.
05:39
Right-click and choose Options... from the shortcut menu to open the Options dialog,
05:44
and then switch to the Drafting tab.
05:47
In the Object Snap Options group box, when Ignore dimension extension Lines is selected,
05:52
the program ignores extension lines when you use Object Snap to place dimensions.
05:58
Click Cancel to close the options dialog.
06:02
You can also create a center mark, a small cross that marks the center of a circle or arc;
06:08
or a center line, a pair of broken lines that mark the center of an arc or circle.
06:13
Center marks and center lines can be created automatically when adding a diameter or radius dimension.
06:21
On the Home ribbon, in the Annotation panel, you will find some commonly used tools for adding dimensions.
06:28
You will find these same tools on the Annotate ribbon in the Dimensions panel, as well as many additional dimensioning tools.
06:36
Note that older commands for placing single specific types of dimensions still exist and appear in the ribbon,
06:44
but if you use these commands, the program ignores the dimension layer setting and places dimensions on the current layer.
06:51
You should therefore click the Dimension tool so that you use the DIM command rather than the older dimensioning commands.
06:59
Also note that while you can place dimensions in either model space or paper space
07:04
to simplify drawing, organization, and dimension scaling,
07:08
many people choose to create dimensions on layouts rather than in model space.
Video transcript
00:03
Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing.
00:07
Dimensions indicate the size of the objects in the drawing.
00:11
Being able to place accurate, legible dimensions is a very important skill.
00:16
You can create dimensions for a variety of object types in many orientations.
00:22
The basic types of dimensions are:
00:24
Linear
00:25
Radial (including radius, diameter, and jogged)
00:30
Angular
00:31
Ordinate
00:33
Arc length
00:35
Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned, rotated, baseline, or continued, sometimes referred to as chained dimensions.
00:46
You can also create baseline or continued angular dimensions.
00:52
Although adding dimensions to a drawing can be time consuming,
00:55
the DIM command helps speed the process because it automatically recognizes objects and defaults to the appropriate dimension type.
01:03
By hovering the cursor over objects, lines, or points, you can place linear, angular, radial, diameter, baseline, and continued dimensions.
01:16
You can also use command options to place arc length and ordinate dimensions,
01:22
add center marks or center lines, adjust dimension text, align dimensions, change the spacing between dimensions,
01:32
and control the layer on which dimensions are created.
01:35
On the Home ribbon, in the Annotation panel, click the Dimension tool.
01:41
The program prompts you to select objects or specify the first extension line origin,
01:46
and you can see that there are also a number of options.
01:50
But in many situations, you do not need to choose an option.
01:54
For example, in the exercise file, when you hover the cursor over the horizontal line at the bottom of the object,
02:01
you see a preview of a linear dimension, and the prompt tells you to select the line to specify the extension line origin.
02:09
Click to select the line, and then click to place the dimension.
02:14
The command remains active so that you can dimension another object.
02:18
When you move the cursor over the angled line, you see a preview of a linear dimension aligned with that line.
02:25
Click to select the line, and then click to place the dimension.
02:29
The command is still active.
02:32
Hover the cursor over the circle, click to select it, and then click to place a diameter dimension.
02:39
Then, hover the cursor over the arc.
02:42
The program sees the arc and correctly assumes that you want to place a radius dimension.
02:48
Click to select the arc, and then click to place the dimension.
02:52
When you are finished creating dimensions, press Enter to end the command.
02:57
Although you may sometimes need to tell the program the type of dimension you want to create,
03:02
in many situations the DIM command enables you to create multiple dimensions with minimal input,
03:08
resulting in instant groups of appropriately spaced, ordinate, parallel, or symmetrical dimensions.
03:16
The resulting dimensions appear on the appropriate layer, as specified when you use the command.
03:22
There are more than 70 dimensioning specific settings you can use to control nearly every aspect of the appearance of dimensions.
03:29
You can access those settings using the Dimension Style Manager
03:33
and save collections of settings as dimension styles that can then be reused so that dimensions have a consistent appearance.
03:41
You can also save those dimension styles in a drawing template (a file with a .dwt file extension)
03:48
so that they are available each time you start a new drawing.
03:51
In most situations, when you add a dimension, it is created using the current dimension style and placed on the current layer,
03:59
or on any other layer that you specify.
04:02
When you create a baseline or continued dimension however,
04:06
by default, the new dimension inherits both the layer and dimension style of the dimension that is being continued or used as a baseline.
04:15
Dimensions have several distinct elements, including the dimension line, extension lines, arrowheads, and the dimension text.
04:24
Dimension text is a text string that usually indicates the measured value.
04:29
The text can also include prefixes, suffixes, and tolerances.
04:35
A dimension line indicates the direction and extent of a dimension.
04:40
For angular dimensions, the dimension line is an arc.
04:44
Arrowheads, also called symbols of termination, are displayed at each end of the dimension line.
04:51
You can specify different sizes and shapes for arrowheads or tick marks by selecting from among those that come with the program,
04:58
or create your own custom arrowheads.
05:01
Extension lines, also called projection lines or witness lines, extend from the feature to the dimension line.
05:08
Typically, when you create a dimension, the program automatically creates extension lines
05:14
and leaves a gap between the object and the extension lines.
05:18
When you use Object Snap to place dimensions, by default,
05:22
existing extension lines are ignored so that you do not inadvertently snap to an extension line while attempting to pick nearby geometry.
05:30
You can control this Object Snap behavior for extension lines by changing an option on the Drafting tab of the Options dialog box.
05:39
Right-click and choose Options... from the shortcut menu to open the Options dialog,
05:44
and then switch to the Drafting tab.
05:47
In the Object Snap Options group box, when Ignore dimension extension Lines is selected,
05:52
the program ignores extension lines when you use Object Snap to place dimensions.
05:58
Click Cancel to close the options dialog.
06:02
You can also create a center mark, a small cross that marks the center of a circle or arc;
06:08
or a center line, a pair of broken lines that mark the center of an arc or circle.
06:13
Center marks and center lines can be created automatically when adding a diameter or radius dimension.
06:21
On the Home ribbon, in the Annotation panel, you will find some commonly used tools for adding dimensions.
06:28
You will find these same tools on the Annotate ribbon in the Dimensions panel, as well as many additional dimensioning tools.
06:36
Note that older commands for placing single specific types of dimensions still exist and appear in the ribbon,
06:44
but if you use these commands, the program ignores the dimension layer setting and places dimensions on the current layer.
06:51
You should therefore click the Dimension tool so that you use the DIM command rather than the older dimensioning commands.
06:59
Also note that while you can place dimensions in either model space or paper space
07:04
to simplify drawing, organization, and dimension scaling,
07:08
many people choose to create dimensions on layouts rather than in model space.
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