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Note PropertyManager

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

To open this PropertyManager, do one of the following:

  • Click Note Tool_Note_Annotation.gif (Annotation toolbar), or click Insert > Annotations > Note.
  • Select one or more notes.
  • Right-click one or more notes (hold down Ctrl while you select a group of notes).

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

justify_left.png Button Left Align Aligns the text horizontally.
justify_center.png Button Center Align
justify_right.png Button Right Align
align_vert_top.png Button Top Align Aligns the text vertically.
align_vert_middle.png Button Middle Align
PM_text_justify_bottom.gif Bottom Align
Tool_Fit_Text_Formatting.gif Fit Text Click to compress or expand selected text.
PM_angle.gif Angle A positive angle rotates the note counterclockwise.
note_angle.gif
PM_note_Insert_Hyperlink.gif 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.
note_hyperlink.gif
PM_note_Link_to_Property.gif 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.
PM_note_Add_Symbol.gif 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.
note_w_symbol.gif
fixed.png Button 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.
gtol.png Button 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.
PM_surface_finish.gif Insert Surface Finish Symbol Inserts a surface finish symbol into the note. The Surface Finish PropertyManager opens so you can define the symbol.
PM_datum_feature.gif 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.
Add Zone Inserts zone information into the text. In the Add Zone dialog box, select one:

Zone

Inserts column and row, for example, E2

Zone Column

Inserts only column, for example, E

Zone Row

Inserts only row, for example, 2

  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 layout When cleared, you can add content to the label without the SOLIDWORKS software automatically moving/removing the content the next time you edit Document Properties or there is a rebuild.
  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.
  All uppercase Sets the text of the note to display in uppercase.
The text appears in uppercase but the actual text value is not converted. If you edit the text value in the Edit in Window dialog box or the Custom page of the Properties dialog box, the text appears as you originally entered it.
To toggle the All uppercase setting on or off without opening the PropertyManager, select a note or balloon and click Shift + F3.
  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 add attribute names to notes in blocks. Attributes are similar to properties in a part, drawing, or assembly.

The Block Attribute section is available only when editing a note (below, "FW") in a block.


block_w_attributes.gif
  Attribute name Select a note in the block. Text appears in this box for notes with attributes imported from AutoCAD. You can type or edit the attribute name in the text field provided.

You can choose for an attribute to be Read only, Invisible, or both. Clear Read only to change the Attribute name for each block instance.

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

Leader

PM_Leader.gif Leader Creates a simple leader from the note to the drawing.
leader_jog.png Button Multi-jog Leader Creates a leader from the note to the drawing with one or more bends.
Spline Leader Creates a spline leader from the note to the drawing. To modify the spline leader, select the note and drag the control vertex points.
PM_note_NoLeader.gif No Leader  
pm_leader_auto.gif Auto Leader Automatically inserts a leader if you select an entity such as a model or sketch edge.
leader_left.png Button Leader Left Originates from the left of the note.
leader_right.png Button Leader Right Originates from the right of the note.
leader_auto_lr.png Button Leader Nearest Originates from the left or right of the note, depending on which is closest.
leader_straight.png Button Straight Leader  
pm_leader_bent.gif Bent Leader  
leader_hor_above.png Button Underlined Leader  
PM_attach_leader_top.gif Attach Leader Top In multiline notes, attaches leader to top of note.
PM_attach_leader_center.gif Attach Leader Center In multiline notes, attaches leader to center of note.
PM_attach_leader_bottom.gif Attach Leader Bottom In multiline notes, attaches leader to bottom of note.
PM_attach_leader_nearest.gif Attach Leader Nearest In multiline notes, left leader attaches to the top of note and right leader attaches to the bottom of note.
leader_attach.png Always Attached to Balloon Sets a balloon's leader to always attach to the balloon.
leader_break.png Break Around Sets a balloon's leader to break around quantity.
  To bounding box Select to position leader with bounding box instead of note content. The leaders associated with the note are vertically aligned based on the size of the bounding box instead of the text.
  Arrow Style Select an arrowhead style.

Smart arrowhead PM_Arrow_Smart_Note.gif

Applies the appropriate arrowhead depending on the detailing standard.

  Apply to all Select 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 Select to use the style and thickness configured in Document Properties - Notes. Clear to set leader style tools_options_frameleaderstyle.gif or thickness line_thickness.png.

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.
note_w_border.gif Triangle border style
Size Specifies Tight Fit to the text, a fixed number of characters, or User Defined (where you can set the size below).
If you select Tight Fit, you can add padding to specify an offset between the border and text.

Wordwrap

Wordwrap Select to enable wordwrap, and optionally, enter the width of the note text box in Wordwrap width.

Parameters

PM_X_Coordinate.gif X Coordinate Enter the location for the note center.
PM_Y_Coordinate.gif Y Coordinate Enter the location for the note center.
  Display on the screen 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.
note_display_on_screen.gif

Layer

In drawings with named layers, select a Layer PM_Layer.gif.

Display behind sheet

Available on sheet format. Select to display annotation note on the sheet format behind drawing objects.



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