To Create an Annotation Views in Model Space (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

  1. Click Structure tabBuild panelNew. Find The New dialog box is displayed.
  2. Click the Annotation View tab.
  3. In the Component section, select the Create annotation view of option and from adjacent the drop-down list, select the component you wish to create an annotation view for.
  4. In the Annotation view name box, change the name for the annotation view, if required.
  5. In the Placement section, select the Model space option
  6. In the View scale list, select an appropriate scale.
    Note: We recommend that you use 1:1 at the time the annotation view is created and perform scaling using a drawing border (AMTITLE command).
    To set a base point for the annotation view:
    1. Click . The dialog box hides.
    2. In the drawing area, select a base point for the annotation view.
  7. To label each view of the component being annotated, select the Create label for all subviews check box.
  8. Click OK. The dialog box closes and the command line prompts you to place views in the drawing area and a preview of the view to be inserted is shown at the cursor.

    To insert the displayed view, click in the drawing area to indicate the insertion point.If the displayed view is incorrect, type V until the appropriate view is displayed, and then click to indicate the insertion point. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all views are placed in model space correctly.

  9. Press Enter to accept the default rotation or enter the new rotation angle.
  10. Repeat the 2 preceding steps until all views are placed in the drawing area.
  11. Type D and press Enter. A new annotation view is created and displayed in the browser.