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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Annotation Properties</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">
You can set annotation properties in the Properties pane.
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<div class = "note"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
			</span><span class = "notecontent"> Not all properties apply to all actors.</span></div>
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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Annotation commands let you add labels, callouts, links, and other annotations to your models." href = "cps-t-Actors-AnnotationsWork.htm#cps-t-Actors-AnnotationsWork">Working with Annotations</a></td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Annotation commands let you add labels to your model." href = "pyp-r-ui-Toolbars-Annotation.htm#pyp-r-ui-Toolbars-Annotation">Annotation Toolbar</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div class = "body refbody"><table class = "table frame-none"><caption/><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead class = "thead"><tr class = "row"><th class = "entry" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1">Category</th><th class = "entry" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2">Property / Description</th></tr></thead><tbody class = "tbody"><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "7"><span class = "ph uicontrol">N/A</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Name</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the actor name. This name appears in the Collaboration or Assembly tree and is the default tooltip text.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Tooltip</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the tooltip text that appears when you hover over the actor. The default is the actor name, but you can select a different property or meta-property, or type a text string. To type text, which itself can contain properties, select 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">String</span> and use the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Tooltip string</span> property.
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<div class = "note collapse"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"> By default, labels attached to an actor display the actor's tooltip text. To change this behavior, modify the label's 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Text</span> property.
</span></div>
</dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Opacity</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the opacity, from 0 (transparent) to 255 (solid).
</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Stay on top</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Makes the collaborative actor visible even when a geometry actor covers it.
</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto show</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Displays hidden annotation and measurement actors temporarily when you move the mouse pointer over the associated geometry actor. The annotation or measurement disappears when you hover over a different actor.</p><div class = "note collapse"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent">The Collaboration tree does not reflect this temporary change of visibility.</span></div>
</dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl">
  <dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto alignment</span>
  </dt>
  <dd class = "dd">
	 <p>Specifies positions for collaborative actors with respect to their
		associated geometry actors: 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Perimetric</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Circle</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Rectangle</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bottom</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bottom and left</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bottom and right</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Bottom and top</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Top</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Top and left</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Top and right</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Left</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Left and right</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Right</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 2D</span>, 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 3D</span>. 
	 </p>
	 <div class = "notes collapse"><span class = "run-in.notes">Notes:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent">
		<ul class = "ul">
		  <li class = "li">To align collaborative actors using magnetic lines, 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto alignment</span> must be 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 2D</span> or 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 3D</span>. When dragged onto a magnetic line, an
			 actor's 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto alignment</span> is set to 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 2D</span> automatically.
		  </li>
		  <li class = "li"> To ensure that cutting planes are applied to annotations, you must
			 set 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto alignment</span> to either 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 2D</span> or to 
			 <span class = "ph uicontrol">Free 3D</span>.
		  </li>
		</ul> 
	 </span></div>

  </dd>
</dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Column format</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Lists the x, y, and z coordinates vertically. To list the coordinates horizontally on one line, clear this property.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "7"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Text">Text</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the text color.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Font</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the font family, style, and size of actor text. The default font family is your machine's default font or Arial depending on 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Use default GUI font for text</span> (Application Preferences - Viewport). The default size is specified by 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Font size</span> ([Default] Document Properties - Paper Space). 
</p><div class = "notes collapse"><span class = "run-in.notes">Notes:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"><ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Font</span> (size) and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Size</span> properties are linked.
</li><li class = "li">When a font is not available in a vector image format, it is replaced by a default font. If the vector output is not acceptable, use a different font in Composer.</li></ul></span></div>
</dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Size</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the text size, in points. The default size is specified by 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Font size</span> (in <span class = "keyword wintitle">[Default] Document Properties - Paper Space</span>).
</p><p>
<div class = "notes collapse"><span class = "run-in.notes">Notes:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"><ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Font</span> (size) and 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Size</span> properties are linked.</li><li class = "li">Because 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Size</span> is stored as pixels in Composer files, changing your screen resolution (DPI) changes rendered text sizes.</li></ul></span></div>
</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Size in paper space</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Defines the font size in the paper space. When you resize the viewport or zoom the paper space, the text scales accordingly. To define text size as fixed in the viewport, clear this property.</p><p>
<div class = "note collapse"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
    		</span><span class = "notecontent"> You can specify the default value using 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">AnnotationRelativeComposer</span> (for Composer) or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">AnnotationRelativePlayer</span> (for Composer Player) on the Application Preferences - Advanced Settings page.
</span></div>
</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Parent (level)</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the actor whose 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Text</span> value is used as the annotation text. You can choose the selected actor (level 0) or any parent. For example, you can select a part or its parent assembly.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Text</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies which property or meta-property is displayed as the actor's text.</p><ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">For annotations other than coordinate labels: To type text, which itself can contain properties, select 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">String</span> and use the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Text string</span> property.*</li><li class = "li">For coordinate labels: By default, this property is set to 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">None</span>. In this case, only the coordinates are displayed.</li></ul></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Text string</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the text. To type multiple lines of text or to embed properties, click 
<span class = "ph">[...]</span> to display the 
 
<span class = "keyword wintitle">Text</span> pane. See <a class = "xref" href = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Text.htm#cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-Text" title = "The Text pane lets you specify tooltip text for geometry actors and text for collaborative actors such as labels and text 2D panels. You can also embed properties and meta-properties in your text.">Text pane</a>.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1"/><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Font ratio</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the size of the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Quantity exponent</span> text as a percentage of the callout text.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "6"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Attach">Attach</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl">
  <dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Type</span>
  </dt>
  <dd class = "dd">
	 <p>Specifies the attachment line style. You can position the attach line by
		dragging the anchor at either endpoint. 
	 </p>
	 
  </dd>
</dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Width</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>(Available when 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Attach</span> 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Type</span> is 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Line</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Vertex</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Model</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Simple</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">User</span>, or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Arc tooltip</span>.) Specifies the width of the attach line, in millimeters.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>(Available when 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Attach</span> 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Type</span> is 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Line</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Vertex</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Model</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Simple</span>, or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">User</span>.) Specifies the attach color.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Line Type</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>(Available when 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Attach</span> 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Type</span> is 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Line</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Vertex</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Model</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Simple</span>, or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">User</span>.) Specifies the attach line type.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">End</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>(Available when 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Attach Type</span> is 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Line</span>, 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">User</span>, or 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Simple</span>.) Specifies the attach extremity symbol.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Size</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the size of the extremity, in millimeters.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "3"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Shape">Shape</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"> 
  <dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Shape</span> 
  </dt> 
  <dd class = "dd"> 
	 <p>Specifies the annotation or label shape. 
	 </p> 
	  
  </dd> 
  <dd class = "dd ddexpand"> 
	 <div class = "note"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
			</span><span class = "notecontent"> When the label orientation is set to 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">Auto</span>, if a measurement value overlaps the leader
		line and you set its label's shape to 
		<span class = "ph uicontrol">None</span>, some padding will be applied around the
		measurement value to ensure that it remains easy to read. 
	 </span></div>
 
  </dd> 
</dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the shape border color.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Opacity</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the shape border opacity.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "4"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Line">Line</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Width</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the line width, in millimeters.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Opacity</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the actor opacity (between 0 and 255).</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the line color.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Type</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the line style.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "4"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Border">Border</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Show</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Displays the border.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Width</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the border line width, in millimeters.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Opacity</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the border opacity (between 0 and 255).</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the border color.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1"><span class = "ph uicontrol" id = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__Event">Event</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Link</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Defines the action performed when a user clicks an actor or hotspot in the viewport or in vector image output.
</p><p>To create an event link:</p><ol class = "ol"><li class = "li">Click in the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Link</span> field and then click 
<span class = "ph">[...]</span>.</li><li class = "li">In the 
<span class = "keyword wintitle">Select a Link</span> dialog box,  select a link type in the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">URL</span> field, specify an appropriate target for that type, and then click 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">OK</span>.<p>See <a class = "xref" href = "cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-SelectLink.htm#cps-c-ui-DialogBoxes-SelectLink" title = "The Select a Link dialog box lets you define actor and hotspot event links.">Select a Link</a>.</p></li><li class = "li">To test the event in the viewport, disable 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Design Mode</span> 
<img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSEditDesignMode.png"/> (status bar) and then click the actor or hotspot.
</li></ol></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__1" rowspan = "2"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Measurement / GDT
</span></td><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Pre symbol, Middle symbol, Post symbol</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the pre-, middle-, or post-position GD&amp;T symbol.</p></dd></dl></td></tr><tr class = "row"><td class = "entry" headers = "pyp-r-Properties-Annotation__entry__2"><dl class = "dl"><dt class = "dt dlterm"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Pre string, Middle string, Post string</span></dt><dd class = "dd"><p>Specifies the pre-, middle-, or post-position string.


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