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Barcodes

You can place Barcode annotations in your design or drawing sheet. Barcodes are placed on AnnotationInformation you can add to a drawing, such as notes, dimensions, geometric tolerances, center marks, and Bills of Materials. planes and are shown in the Structure Tree. If there are also Notes in the design, Barcodes and Notes each get their own folder in the tree. Barcodes can be patterned in the same manner as Notes.

To add a barcode

1. Select the  Barcode tool in the AnnotationInformation you can add to a drawing, such as notes, dimensions, geometric tolerances, center marks, and Bills of Materials. group of the DetailAspects of a design incorporated to communicate with others or submit the design for review. Use the tools on the Detailing tab to annotate designs, create drawing sheets, and review design changes. You can customize detailing settings to conform to standards or create your own custom style. tab
2. (Optional) Change the Display options
   • Type: Choose one of the many standard types from the dropdown list (default is 'Code 2 of 5')
   • Show Text: Checkbox displaying or hiding  Barcode text
3. Place the Barcode on an annotation plane
4. You can continue to place more Barcodes or exit the tool

To modify a barcode

Select a Barcode and modify any of the following properties

• Type: Choose one of the many standard types from the dropdown list (default is 'Code 2 of 5')
• Data: This is the text that gets displayed (default is '123456')
• Module Width: Enter a value for the module width. This is the smallest width and/or length of a space, bar, or dot in the barcode symbol.
• Width: Enter a value for the width
• Height: Enter a value for the height
• Show Text: True or False

Module Width and Width are coupled. Specifying one will determine the other.

Additional properties are available for the following:

• Data Matrix
  • Size: Choose one of the many standard sizes or Compute size
  • Rectangular: False (default) or True
• PDF417:
  • Error Correction: Choose one of the Levels or retain Default
  • Rows, Columns: Auto (default), or choose an appropriate number
• QR-Code:
  • Redundancy: Default is Medium (15%), choose from the options available
  • Encoding: Choose from the options available
• Aztec Code:
  • Error Correction: Default is 23%, choose from the options available
  • Size: Choose one of the many standard sizes or Compute size
  • Enforce Binary Encoding: False (default) or True
  • Rune: Default None, or choose from the options available

To display a barcode and hide the plane

1. Create a layer, for annotation planes.

2. Place the annotation plane on the layer.

3. Turn off the visibility of the layer that contains the annotation plane.