Updating associative annotations

Starting to annotate a drawing view might prompt you to update associative annotations.

Prerequisites

  • Associative annotations and their automatic checking have been enabled in the Settings of the document.

  • Associative annotations have been added to the document, either manually or by using automatic labeling.

  • Changes in the 3D model (such as moved or removed model objects) or in the document (such as changed or removed part numbers) have resulted in a need to update the annotations.

Do the following:

  1. Open a document that contains drawing views with associative associations.

  2. On the Drafting tab, in the Settings group, select a view that contains associative annotations. The Update Associative Annotations dialog opens, listing the annotations that can be updated.

  3. In the Visibility of selection section, specify the following options to designate what is shown in the drawing view.

  4. Decide how to handle each listed annotation.

    1. You can select one or several items from the list, or you can use Pick annotation to select an annotation from the drawing view.

    2. You can use the following commands on the selected items, as required.

      • Keep new – Select this to allow the selected annotations to be updated.

      • Keep old – Select this to allow the selected annotations to stay as they are. This will, however, remove its association to the 3D model.

      • Insert note – Select this to add a note next to the selected annotation. The Edit Text dialog opens, and you can type the text, edit the text properties, and move the note to a suitable position.

        Tip: You can also modify the note later, using the tools (edit, move, delete, and so on) described in Modify.

      • Move new – Select this to adjust the position of the selected annotation manually.

        Tip: You can use this to reconnect a reference line when the previously associated target point has been deleted but the target object still exists.

  5. If you are editing a Plant Modeller drawing, select the Remove empty labels option if you want empty labels to be removed.

  6. Click Done. Annotations are either kept or updated, depending on what you specified.

Related Topics

Associative annotations