Linear Note Pattern

You can display notes in a linear pattern in drawings.

1. Create the note that you want to display in a linear pattern.
2. Select the note.
3. In a drawing view, click Linear Note Pattern (Annotations toolbar) or Insert > Annotations > Linear Note Pattern.
4. In the PropertyManager, under Direction 1:
   • Set Spacing between the notes. You can also set the spacing in the graphics area .
   • Set Number of Instances to the total number of notes to create. You can also set the number of instances in the graphics area .
   • Set Angle to the angular direction from the horizontal (X axis). For example, to create the pattern along a 45º line starting at the note, set Angle to 45.
   • Click Reverse Direction to create the pattern along the extension of the line. For example, if you set Angle to 45, clicking Reverse Direction creates the pattern along a 225º line starting at the note. When you click Reverse Direction, the value of Angle updates. You can also reverse direction in the graphics area by clicking the handle .
     You can change the spacing and angle of the pattern in the graphics area by dragging the selection point .
5. Repeat Step 4 for Direction 2.
   Direction 2 activates when Number of Instances is greater than 1.

6. Click .

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   Initial note	Creating linear note pattern
   Linear note pattern	Edited linear note pattern

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7. After you create the pattern, you can edit the notes individually.

• Linear Note Pattern PropertyManager
  You can display notes in a linear pattern in drawings.