About Non-Annotative Objects Workflow

This workflow provides an overview of the processes needed to create annotation objects that do not automatically resize based on the current drawing or viewport scale.

  1. Create or modify an annotation style.

    Use one of the annotation style managers to create or edit an annotation style.

  2. Set an annotation style current.

    Set the annotation style current that you want to use for the new objects.

  3. Create an annotation object.

    Use one of the annotation commands from the user interface or Command prompt.

  4. Create or set a layout current.

    Create or set one of the layouts current in the drawing.

  5. Create a viewport and set its scale.

    Create a new viewport or select an existing viewport to set its scale to display the objects in model space at the appropriate size.