Note PropertyManager

Use the Note PropertyManager to insert a Note, or to edit an existing note, balloon note, or revision symbol.

Style

In addition to the functionality described in Style, notes have two types of favorite styles:

• With text. If you type text in a note and save it as a style, the text is saved with the note properties. When you create a new note, select the favorite, and place the note in the graphics area, the note appears with the text. If you select text in the document and then select a style, the properties of the style are applied without changing the selected text.

• Without text. If you create a note without text and save it as a style, only the note properties are saved.

Text Format

Align the text horizontally using Left Align , Center Align , or Right Align .

Align the text vertically by selecting Top Align ,  Middle Align , Bottom Align .

Fit Text   Click to compress or expand selected text.

Angle . A positive angle rotates the note counterclockwise.

Insert Hyperlink . Adds a hyperlink to the note. The entire note becomes a hyperlink. Underlining is not automatic, but you can add it by clearing Use document font and clicking Font.

Link to Property . Lets you access drawing properties and component properties so you can add them to the text string. Only properties added to parts, assemblies, and drawings are available.

Add Symbol . Lets you access the symbol libraries so you can add symbols to text. Place the pointer in the note text box where you want the symbol to appear, then click Add Symbol :

Lock/Unlock note (Available in drawings only.) Fixes the note in place. When you edit the note, you can adjust the bounding box, but you cannot move the note itself.

Insert Geometric Tolerance . Inserts a geometric tolerance symbol into the note. The Geometric Tolerance PropertyManager and the Properties dialog box open so you can define the symbol.

Insert Surface Finish Symbol . Inserts a surface finish symbol into the note. The Surface Finish PropertyManager opens so you can define the symbol.

Insert Datum Feature . Inserts a datum feature symbol into the note. The Datum Feature PropertyManager opens so you can define the symbol.

If there is an existing geometric tolerance, surface finish, or datum feature symbol in the drawing, you can click the symbol while you edit the note to insert the symbol in the note. To edit the symbol, you must edit the existing symbol in the drawing sheet. When you edit the existing symbol, all instances of the symbol are updated in the sheet.

Manual view label (for projected, detail, section, aligned section, and auxiliary view labels only). Overrides the options in Document Properties - View Labels . When selected, you can edit the label text. If you later clear the check box, the label updates according to the corresponding View Label options.

Use document font. Uses the font specified in Document Properties - Notes .

Font. When Use document font is cleared, click Font to open the Choose Font dialog box. Select a new font style, size, and other text effects.

Include prefix, suffix and tolerance of dimensions. When selected, if you insert a dimension into a note, any symbols or tolerances included with the dimension appear in the note. When cleared, the dimension appears in the note, but any symbols or tolerances are omitted.

Block Attribute

You can edit this attribute/value pair from the Block PropertyManager.

Leader

Choose a note leader:

• Leader , to create a simple leader from the note to the drawing

• Multi-jog leader , to create a leader from the note to the drawing with one or more bends

• No Leader

• Auto Leader automatically inserts a leader if you select an entity such as a model or sketch edge.

Choose leader origin:

• Leader Left originates from the left of the note

• Leader Right originates from the right of the note

• Leader Nearest originates from the left or right of the note, depending on which is closest

Choose whether the leader is straight, bent, or underlined:

• Straight Leader

• Bent Leader

• Underlined Leader

Select an arrowhead style from Arrow Style. Smart arrowhead  applies the appropriate arrowhead depending on the detailing standard.

Select Apply to all to apply a change to all of the arrowheads of the selected note. If the selected note has multiple leaders , and Auto Leader is not selected, you can use a different arrowhead style for each individual leader.

Leader/Frame Style

Use document display

Border

Style. Specifies a geometric shape (or None) to enclose the text. You can apply borders to entire notes and portions of notes. For portions of notes, select any portion of the note and select a border. See Balloon Styles and Sizes for more examples.

Size. Specifies Tight Fit to the text, a fixed number of characters, or User Defined (where you can set the size below).

Parameters

Enter the location for the note center in   X Coordinate and Y Coordinate , or select Display on the screen to enter the note position in the graphics area. With Display on the screen, the X and Y coordinates are shown in the graphics area where you can type coordinates. The (0,0) position is the lower left corner of the drawing sheet.

Layer

In drawings with named layers, select a Layer .