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Construction Note

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CAD drawing Construction Note 2        Menu: Draw – Notes > CAD drafting Construction Note 3 Construction notes…

CAD software Construction Note 4        Toolbar: Utilities, Notes – CAD drawing Construction Note 5

CAD drafting Construction Note 6 Command line: NOTEP

This command opens the Construction note dialog box to set the note options:

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Options:

Buttons to add borders:

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Managing multiline text output above the leader. The transition to another line is performed by the CTRL+ENTER key combination.

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Framing the text under the leader.

Use the icons to select the style of the extension line:

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None.

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Arrow.

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Point.

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Open arrow.

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Half-arrow.

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Oblique.

Use the icons to select the text alignment method:

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By left edge.

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By center.

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By right edge.

Other icons and options:

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The Insert special symbol icon opens the panel with the table of special symbols, to select and insert them at the current cursor position in the text input field.

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The Notepad icon opens the Notepad dialog box.

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The Match properties icon temporarily closes the dialog box to specify the inserted leader whose properties should be copied and applied to the newly-created leader.

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The Add extension line icon is used to insert additional extension lines. The button works and is active if at least one leader line is set.

Angle step of extension line

Drop-down list to select inclination.

In the list the following inclinations are available:

·         Custom - the extension line is placed arbitrarily (by default);

·         15 - the extension line is placed in step multiples of 15°;

·         30 - the extension line is placed in step multiples of 30°;

·         45 - the extension line is placed in step multiples of 45°;

·         90 - the extension line is placed in step multiples of 90°.

 

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Note

If the Inclination step of extension line option is set to Custom, it is possible to place the extension line landing orthogonally in the ORTHO (F8) mode. When enabling the ORTHO mode via the SHIFT key, the Object Snap (F3) must be enabled.

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The Options button opens the nanoCAD Design Settings dialog box – Symbols tab.

The default positional leader contains two input lines. The first line is for the caption above the leader landing, the second line is for the caption below the landing.

Right-click in the text field and choose the required menu item:

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 When you open the context menu on a leader arrow (without selecting the leader), a dialog box for selecting the arrow type will appear:

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To create a construction note:

The Show dialog before inserting the object option is enabled

1.      Run the command.

2.      In the Construction note dialog box, selectthe required note options.

3.      Enter the required text into the text fields.

4.      Click OK.

5.      Specify a point on the object to which the leader arrow will be directed. To select an object, select the sElection command in the command line or the context menu. To freely specify a point on the drawing, select the frEe command.

6.      Place a leader landing on the drawing.

The Show dialog before inserting the object option is disabled

1.      Run the command.

Specify the point on the object to which the leader arrow will be directed. To select an object, select the sElection command in the command line or the context menu. To freely specify a point on the drawing, select the frEe command.

2.      Place the leader landing on the drawing.

3.      In the Construction note dialog box, select the required leader parameters.

4.      Enter the required text into the text fields.

5.      Click OK.

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