Creating a Callout Head Family

The callout head is the symbol that displays to identify a callout bubble in a parent view. You can create a callout head family to specify a desired format or to include specific information.

Callout tags that use different callout heads

To create a callout head family

1. Click NewAnnotation Symbol.
2. In the Open dialog, select Callout Head.rft or M_Callout Head.rft.
3. Click Create tabDetail panel (Line), and sketch the shape of the callout head.

   See Sketching Elements.

4. If desired, click (Text) to add text to the callout head.

   This text remains constant for each callout that uses this family.

5. Add labels to the callout head.

   A label represents a variable field value that displays in the callout head. For example, the default callout head includes a detail number and sheet number. When you place the callout view on a sheet, the callout head in the parent view updates to show the detail number and the sheet number for the callout.

   To add a label to the callout head, do the following:

   1. Click Create tabText panel (Label).
   2. Move the cursor to the drawing area, and click where you want the information to display in the callout head.
   3. In the Edit Label dialog, under Category Parameters, select the field to place in the callout head.
   4. Click (Add parameters to label).
   5. Click OK.
6. If desired, add filled regions, masking regions, or other details to the callout head.
7. On the Quick Access toolbar, click (Save), and specify a name and location for the new callout head family.
8. To load the callout head family into open projects, click (Load into Project).