Text Creation
What is it?
A new, streamlined Annotation Editor allows you to create notes, labels, and GD&T symbols with emphasis on direct manipulation and less obtrusive user interface components. The interface is faster and easier to use and provides reduced eye and mouse movement.
The new user interface provides:
A simple multi-line text input field that follows the cursor so that you can create or edit the note more directly on the graphics window.
A set of on-screen icon options to access lettering style settings and drafting or GD&T symbols, and to provide seamless access to the full Annotation Editor dialog.
Inferred origin capabilities that allow you to align a note, and to create labels or GD&T symbols with simple leaders through direct manipulation and inferencing without the need for a dialog.
Use object-action or action-object methods to create or edit streamlined text as follows:
Choose the Annotation Editor toolbar icon and immediately begin typing note text and click to place the note. Passing the cursor over another annotation with no additional clicks before placement provides a simple, rapid means of aligning a note to annotation. You can place the same note again by clicking on a new placement location.
Double click on a note, label, or GD&T symbol to edit it. The streamlined note text field is automatically sized to the contents of the selected note. As you edit the note text, the graphics window display updates continuously. The changes are implicitly accepted, no Apply step is required. If you make a mistake you can simply correct it, or use Undo to revert to the original note text.
To create a label with a simple leader, simply press mouse button 1 and drag to initiate leader creation, then click to place the note with the leader. If you initiate the leader creation over another object, the leader type will be inferred.
To edit a series of annotations, Choose Edit-> Text. You can then select a note, edit the text, select the next note, and edit. Each time you select a note, the text input field resizes to the selected note.
Why should I use it?
Use the Annotation Editor streamlined create / text methods to quickly and easily edit annotation, keep attention and work focused on the drawing with less intrusion from the user interface.
Where do I find it?
The access methods for the Annotation Editor in the new streamlined create and edit modes are:
Insert-> Annotation or the Insert Annotation icon on the Drafting Annotation toolbar
Edit-> Text ( action-object or object-action)
Edit-> Drafting Object (object-action for notes, labels, and GD&T Symbols only)
MB3-> Edit Text (object-action editing for many annotations (not dimensions)
MB3-> Edit Appended Text (object-action for dimensions only)
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发表于 2003-3-9 11:31:22
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