Creating a Non-Rectangular Callout View

  1. In a project, click View tabCreate panelCallout drop-down (Sketch).
  2. In the GUID-A764EA7A-FE26-469B-857C-F3A70812FC34.htm#WS1A9193826455F5FF219F8B8B1249CF2CB82-5A0A, select the type of callout to create: a detail callout or a view callout (a callout view that has the same view type as the parent view).

    See http://beehive.autodesk.com/community/service/rest/cloudhelp/resource/cloudhelpchannel/guidcrossbook/jsonp?v=B3&p=VASARI&l=ENU&guid=GUID-0B2E5E33-7410-47AB-91E4-B76B0D9D7E87.

  3. Use the tools on the Modify and Draw panels to sketch the callout view.

    See http://beehive.autodesk.com/community/service/rest/cloudhelp/resource/cloudhelpchannel/guidcrossbook/jsonp?v=B3&p=VASARI&l=ENU&guid=GUID-83EAC46D-EF41-484A-8EBC-ADB8C41DECF3.

  4. When you are finished, click Finish Edit Mode.
    Note: If you want to reset an edited callout to a rectangular shape, select it, and click Edit Modify | <view type> tab Mode panel Reset Crop.
  5. To see the callout view, double-click the callout head .

    The callout view displays in the drawing area.

Parent topic: Use and Manage Views