Use this dialog to define or change the text and graphic elements, default properties, and insertion options of annotation templates.
Annotation Template
- Template Name
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Select an annotation template.
- New
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Create a new annotation template.
- Copy
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Copy the selected annotation template with a new name.
- Rename
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Rename the selected annotation template.
- Delete
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Delete the selected annotation template. You can delete an annotation template only if you first delete all references to that template from the drawing.
Default Properties
- Layer
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Select a layer for the annotation. Click
to specify an expression.
- Linetype
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Select a linetype. Click
to specify an expression.
- Lineweight
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Select a lineweight for the annotation. Click
to specify an expression.
- Color
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Select a color for the annotation. Click
to specify an expression.
Default Insertion Options
- Insertion Point
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Specify the annotation insertion location based on the selected template. Click
to pick a point in the drawing, or click
to specify an expression.
- Scale
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Specify the scale to use when inserting annotation based on the selected template. Click
to pick points in the drawing, or click
to specify an expression.
- Rotation
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Specify the rotation angle to use. 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)).
- Edit Template Contents
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Display the Block Editor, where you can specify the contents of the selected annotation template.