Annotation Text dialog box

Use this dialog box to specify each text element in an annotation template, and set its entity properties and text options.

Attribute

Tag

Enter a name for the annotation text object.

Value

Enter the content of the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.

Object Properties

Layer

Select the layer for the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.

Color

Select the color for the annotation text. If you select ByBlock, the settings in the Define Annotation Template dialog box will be used. Click to specify an expression.

Lineweight

Select the lineweight. If you select ByBlock, the settings in the Define Annotation Template dialog box will be used. Click to specify an expression.

Text Options

Style

Select the style for the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.

Height

Specify the default height of the annotation text. Click to pick points in the drawing, or click to specify an expression.

Rotation

Specify the rotation angle to use when inserting annotation. Click to pick points in the drawing. These use the AUNITS system variable. Click to specify an expression. The resulting values use radians. Your expression can include a conversion from degrees to radians (divide the degree value by 360/(2*pi)).

Justification

Specify the justification for the annotation text. Click to specify an expression.