Drawing Annotation Enhancements (What's New in 2027)

Annotation Enhancements for Slots

The Center Mark command now supports slot features in 2D drawings. To apply center marks, simply click on slot geometry to automatically place centerlines along the slot's long axis. Slot center mark formatting is customized through annotation styles, allowing control over line weight, type, and extension properties. This center mark enhancement eliminates the need for manual centerline creation and works with the Automated Centerlines command.

Slot Notes

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For more information see Hole and Thread Notes

Slots in Hole tables

The hole table now supports slot features. When enabled in your hole table style settings, slots will be included in the table with coordinates referencing the slot center and a 'Slot Note' description.

Center marks and Centerlines

Center marks and centerlines are supported, including the option to use Dual-axis Projection in Side View (default) or single centerline axis.

For information about Center Mark formatting see To Specify the Center Mark Style

Automated Centerlines

The Automated centerlines command now supports slot features. When creating automated centerlines in drawing views, you can enable the "Slot Feature" option to automatically generate centerlines for all slot geometries. This feature works with pre-configured slot centermark styles and supports various slot types including seats.

For more information see Automated Centerlines

Recover Model Annotations from Multiple Views

Model annotations (model and 3DA) can now be retrieved multiple times when a view belongs to a family of views. It's not applied when creating a base view with multiple views and the recovery on the view placement is enabled in the Application Options.