Add Labels and Notes to Layout/Truss

Purpose

To add labels, add notes, and leader lines on a layout or truss. add notes to truss drawing notes You can also save notes and re-open them later for editing. The Repeat button also lets you repeat a label anywhere on the layout.

Prerequisites

An existing layout or truss

Steps

 
  1. From the CAD Markup menu, select Text, click , or right-click to select.
  2. At the location near the layout where you want to add a note/label, click and drag to draw a box.

A text box displays on the layout, along with the Label / Dimensions dialog. A sample is shown below.

  1. Enter text in the window.

You can also format notes on this window:

  • Select a font and text size for the note
  • Select the text color for the note by clicking the colored square; a color picker window displays.
  • Format text using bullets, bold, italics, underscore
  • Select a text angle and position
  • Repeat labels anywhere on the layout. After you edit a note, click Repeat to repeatedly place the note anywhere on the layout.
  • The Label/Dimension dialog can be resized to accommodate larger fonts. When the dialog is enlarged, the text size increases. The dialog size is retained between sessions in Truss Studio.
  1. To save the notes you entered, click .
  2. Name the file. You can open it later for editing, if needed.
  3. Click OK when you finish with writing and formatting notes.

The note/label displays on the layout or truss.

To access a saved note for editing:

1. Click the note.

2. Select the Label Properties view in the Properties panel.

3. Click Edit Text.

The Label / Dimension window displays and you can edit the text.

Note: To define the default font and text size of Dimensions, Truss Labels, and Notes, see the Env Data settings for Layout > Dimensions.