Chapter 22: Using Annotations and Symbols
- Activate the Centerline tool to add two centerlines to the right view, in the lower-
left area. Change the view display style to Hidden Lines Visible. Select the cylindrical
faces for each feature to place the centerlines. Click the vertical centerline and drag the
ends past the edges of the part.
- Select the edge that is indicated in Figure 22.17, and initiate a note from the
Annotations toolbar. Type the text shown, all in one line. You can place the degree and
diameter symbols from the symbol library, which you can access using the indicated but-
ton in the PropertyManager. Both symbols are in the Modifying Symbols library, also
shown in Figure 22.17. Drag the lower-right corner of the text box to make the text wrap
as shown.
FIGURE 22.17
Placing symbols in an annotation
Access the symbol library
- Draw an arrow with a text note inside it, as shown in Figure 22.18. Make the sketch
and text into a block by window-selecting all of it and clicking Make Block from the
Blocks toolbar, or by choosing Tools ➪ Block ➪ Make. Make sure that the end of the
arrow is its insertion point. You have to expand the Insertion Point panel in the
PropertyManager to access this option. When the block is set up, accept it by clicking the
green check mark icon. When the block is created, delete it from the drawing.
