To work with annotations in orthographic drawings

To add an annotation to an orthographic drawing

  1. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  2. In the Orthos tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder. Double-click an orthographic drawing.
  3. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, right-click in the viewport that contains the component you want to annotate.
  4. In the menu, click Ortho Annotate. Click the annotation you want, for example Bottom of Pipe [BOP].
  5. When prompted, select a component to annotate.
  6. Position the cursor and click to set the annotation where you want it.
    Note: Turning on grid snap (F9) can be helpful as you place an annotation.

To move an annotation in an orthographic drawing

  1. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, click the annotation you want to move.
  2. Drag the annotation to any location on the drawing using the Move grip.
  3. Drag the annotation leader, if any, to an appropriate location as well, using the move grips.

To update an annotation in an orthographic drawing

  1. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, double-click the viewport that contains the Plant object annotation you want to update.
  2. On the ribbon, click Ortho View tab Annotation panel Update Annotation.