Open the Options menu by clicking on the guide bar.
Figure 2. Note Preferences
Reset the settings by clicking the Refresh icon .
Set the fields to be added to every note by clicking
for note Text.
Select the arrangement method for new notes.
Place at entity will create the new notes at the
location of their attached entity. It can also be manually
dragged.
Place off the model will place the new note
automatically outside the model in the modeling window, in the nearest
location possible without overlapping the other notes.
Explode off model center will place the new note
automatically outside the model, in the direction from the center of the
model to the location of the entity in a 2D projection plane.
Explode with offset will place the new note in
the direction from the center of the model to the location of the entity
in a 2D projection plane, using the offset value specified under this
field.
Check the Screen Anchor option to anchor the note in the
modeling window to stop it from moving during animation, zoom, pan, and
rotation.
Check the Auto-Hide option to hide the note even when
the attached entity is hidden.
Set note Colors upfront for new notes by choosing
coloring modes for the note Text,
Border, and Fill.
Select the User color mode to set a color of
your choice for the note Text, Border, or Fill. This is the default
setting for note Text and Border.
Select the Maintain Contrast note text color
mode to make sure that the note text color always maintains contrast
with respect to its fill color by using the text color black or
white.
Select the Component color mode for Text,
Border, or Fill to set the respective color the same as the parent
component color of the entity attached to the note.
Select the Contour color mode for Text, Border,
or Fill to set the respective color the same as the contour color
assigned to the entity attached to the new note.
Select the None color mode for Fill to maintain
the note fill as transparent. This is the default setting for note Fill
color.
Create notes in the modeling window by selecting the
appropriate entity.
Figure 3. Note arrangement and coloring preferences
on the guide bar.
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for note Text.
