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Learn how to create text and dimensions and change their appearance using styles.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:03
In this video, we’ll look at creating annotation on this drawing.
00:08
Annotation can be used to communicate measurements, call out features,
00:13
and provide information about your design.
00:15
Text and dimensions are types of annotation.
00:19
You control the appearance of annotation using styles.
00:22
Expand the annotation panel to select or edit styles.
00:26
This drawing contains three user-defined text styles in addition to the default styles.
00:32
I’ll select the custom style “Title” for the text style.
00:36
Next, I’ll select the custom dimension style “Main” for dimensions.
00:42
After defining which styles to use, I’m ready to annotate my drawing.
00:46
In the Layers panel, I'll click the Layer dropdown and set the Text layer current.
00:54
The MTEXT command is used to create multiline text.
00:57
MTEXT prompts you to specify two points in the drawing
00:60
to determine the width of the multiline text object.
01:04
You can use the Text Editor tab to specify text formatting,
01:08
or accept the defaults and start typing in the editor.
01:15
After adding text, I’ll select the Dimensions layer,
01:18
in the Dimensions Override Layer dropdown, as the default for all new dimensions.
01:23
There are different types of dimensions I can create, such as linear, angular or radial.
01:31
One way to dimension objects is to select the Dimension command,
01:35
and select the objects you want to dimension.
01:38
This is an efficient way to dimension line or polyline segments.
01:42
If I want more control over which points are used to create the dimension,
01:46
I can use object snaps to specify start and end points in the drawing.
01:52
If I want to dimension the angle of this support,
01:55
I select the vertical and angular edge of the support
01:60
and click to place the dimension.
02:03
Adding text and dimensions to your drawing finalizes your design.
Video transcript
00:03
In this video, we’ll look at creating annotation on this drawing.
00:08
Annotation can be used to communicate measurements, call out features,
00:13
and provide information about your design.
00:15
Text and dimensions are types of annotation.
00:19
You control the appearance of annotation using styles.
00:22
Expand the annotation panel to select or edit styles.
00:26
This drawing contains three user-defined text styles in addition to the default styles.
00:32
I’ll select the custom style “Title” for the text style.
00:36
Next, I’ll select the custom dimension style “Main” for dimensions.
00:42
After defining which styles to use, I’m ready to annotate my drawing.
00:46
In the Layers panel, I'll click the Layer dropdown and set the Text layer current.
00:54
The MTEXT command is used to create multiline text.
00:57
MTEXT prompts you to specify two points in the drawing
00:60
to determine the width of the multiline text object.
01:04
You can use the Text Editor tab to specify text formatting,
01:08
or accept the defaults and start typing in the editor.
01:15
After adding text, I’ll select the Dimensions layer,
01:18
in the Dimensions Override Layer dropdown, as the default for all new dimensions.
01:23
There are different types of dimensions I can create, such as linear, angular or radial.
01:31
One way to dimension objects is to select the Dimension command,
01:35
and select the objects you want to dimension.
01:38
This is an efficient way to dimension line or polyline segments.
01:42
If I want more control over which points are used to create the dimension,
01:46
I can use object snaps to specify start and end points in the drawing.
01:52
If I want to dimension the angle of this support,
01:55
I select the vertical and angular edge of the support
01:60
and click to place the dimension.
02:03
Adding text and dimensions to your drawing finalizes your design.
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