Annotation properties

Available from
Program version 3.5.0

In the function window Annotation properties you can view and change the properties of annotations.

Unlock annotation function
The annotation function is disabled by default because annotations can be used to visually modify the content of drawings. In administrator mode, the annotation function can be enabled under Edit (menu bar) > Settings > Administration > Annotations.
See Settings > Settings > Administration > “Annotations” group

Content

• Structure
• Properties

Structure

In addition to the element name (1), properties that determine content and appearance are displayed and editable: Text (2), Outline (3), Filling (4), Size (5) and Position and Orientation (6).

Properties

Property		Brief description
	Annotation name	Name for the element, which facilitates identification, but does not have to be unique
Text
	Text	Text content of the annotation, also multiline
	Text color	Annotation text color
	Text size	Font size¹
	Text alignment	Horizontal alignment of the text: Left-aligned (), Centered (), Right-aligned ()
	Vertical text alignment	Vertical alignment of the text: Align top (), Vertical centered (), Align bottom ()
	Line spacing	Spacing between text lines
	Font	Font. Available are fonts installed on the computer
Outline
	Outline color	Color of the outline. An outline can be removed by clicking Do not use outline. () entfernt werden
	Form	Select the shape of the frame or element: Circle/Ellipse, Triangle, Square/Rectangle, Pentagon, …
	Outline thickness	Width¹ of the frame line
	Corner radius	Radius¹ of the four corners of a rectangle
	Distance of the text from the outline	Distance¹ of the text content to the frame. Applied only when text is combined with an outline or a color or image fill
Filling
	Filling color	Fill color of the image or text annotation. A fill can be removed by clicking Do not use fill color ()
	Image	Add, change (…) or delete image ()
Geometry
	Auto	Automatically determine the size of the element depending on the content
	Manual	Manually specify the size of the element with width and height
	Width	Width¹ of the element
	Lock aspect ratio	Preserve the proportions of the element when resizing it () or make height and width independent ()
	Height	Element height¹
Position and orientation
	Position horizontal	Horizontal position of the annotation on the drawing, specified as distance¹ from the sheet origin to the center of the annotation.
	Position vertical	Vertical position of the annotation on the drawing, specified as distance¹ from the sheet origin to the center of the annotation.
	Inclination	Rotation angle of the annotation in degrees
¹ in drawing units, i.e. usually millimeters or inches