Creating a Circular Note

  1. Select the Note tool from the Annotation ribbon group in the Detail tab. Mouse over the faces of your design to preview the eligible annotation planes. (In Sketch and Section mode, the sketch grid defines the annotation plane.)
  2. Click a face to create the plane on which to place the note.To create an annotation plane for a cylindrical face, select the cylinder's axis.If you need to change the annotation plane, right-click and click Select New Annotation Plane from the context menu and select a new annotation plane.
  3. Click to place the note on the plane.
  4. Enter the text of the note.
  5. In the Properties panel, select Clockwise or Counterclockwise from the Type drop-down.
  6. Click the fact to update the note.

Once you create the circular note text, you can:

  • Click in the mini-toolbar to insert a symbol into your note at the cursor location.
  • Click in the mini-toolbar to insert a dynamic field. Dynamic fields include current values from a variety of properties.
  • Format the note text, and enter the text by cutting, copying, and pasting the text from other notes or dimension annotations.
  • Position the note text relative to the note's anchor by using the Anchor drop-down in the Properties panel. Adjust the note's diameter by dragging the note's anchor.
  • Adjust the orientation of the note by dragging the rotation handles. Drag the center cross-hair marker to move the text.
  • Use leading spaces (inserted before text or within text) and trailing spaces (inserted after text) to position text around the circle radius as needed.
  • Move the note: Simply drag a red anchor point to snap to an edge, a sketch point, or an axis. The red anchor will snap to the note's anchor location that is closest to the drag point.