To Annotate Drawings With Callouts

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1 Open a drawing Open the drawing in which you want to add a callout.

If you are working in a structured AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset project, open a view drawing from the Project Navigator.

2 Identify the type of callout to add Select a callout tool, and add the callout to the drawing.
3 Decide if you want a new model space view Determine if the callout is connected to a model space view or not, and name the model space view if necessary.
4 Specify the scale and placement of the model space view Generate a model space view for a detail, section, or elevation callout by specifying its scale and where it is to be created.

If you are working in a structured AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset project, you have options of where to place the image generated by the callout.

5 Add the model space view to the drawing Add the model space view by specifying the insertion point in the current drawing.

If you are working in a structured AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset project, fields contain placeholder information in the callout.

6 Update the view number and sheet number Resolve the field placeholder information, like the view number or the sheet number, in the callout by placing the model space view on a sheet if you are working in a structured AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset project.