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Mechanical Note

Notes

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CAD software Mechanical Note 4       Toolbar: Utilities, Leaders – CAD drawing Mechanical Note 5

CAD drafting Mechanical Note 6 Command line: NOTE

This command opens the Mechanical note dialog box to set the mechanical note options:

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Options:

Use the icons to add/remove text input fields and to add a border:

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Add an additional input field.

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Remove the input field where the cursor is located.

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Toggle the display of the callout - simple callout.

 

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Toggle the display of the callout - multi-line callout.

 

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Frame the text under the shelf.

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Control the output in a multi-line callout of the last line without a shelf

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 icon is enabled when you edit a leader inserted into the drawing.

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

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To create a mechanical note:

 

       

1.      Type the required text into the text fields.

2.      Select the required leader options.

3.      Click OK.

4.      Specify a point on the object to which the leader arrow will be directed.

The following arrow type switching options are available in the command line and context menu:

None               – Creates the extension line without an arrow.

Arrow – Creates the extension line with an arrow.

Point – Creates the extension line with a point.

5.      Select an option and specify the leader position on the drawing.

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