To Work With Annotations in Orthographic Drawings

Add an Annotation to an Orthographic Drawing

  1. In the Project Manager, click the Orthographic DWG tab.
  2. In the tree view, expand the project and the Orthographic Drawings folder.
  3. Double-click to open an orthographic drawing.
  4. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, right-click in the viewport that contains the component you want to annotate and choose Ortho Annotate.
  5. Select the annotation you want, for example, Bottom of Pipe [BOP].
  6. When prompted, select a component to annotate.
  7. Position the cursor and click to set the annotation where you want it.
    Tip: Turning on grid snap (F9) can be helpful as you place an annotation.

Move an Annotation in an Orthographic Drawing

  1. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, select the annotation you want to move.
  2. Use the move grip to drag the annotation to any location on the drawing.
  3. Drag the annotation leader, if any, to an appropriate location as well.

Update an Annotation in an Orthographic Drawing

  1. In the orthographic paper space, in an orthographic drawing, double-click the viewport that contains the Plant object annotation you want to update.
  2. Click Ortho View ribbon contextual tabAnnotation panelUpdate Annotation.