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ANNOTATION CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

▪ Duplicate View: To place the dimensions, tags or legends we need to create copies of the view.
✓ Select the view in project browser >> Right click > Select Duplicate >> Select the required option
Duplicate/Duplicate with detailing or select the view
OR
✓ Go to View tab >> Create panel >> Duplicate view >>Select the required option Duplicate/Duplicate
with detailing or select the view

▪ Duplicate: Copies only the model elements.

▪ Duplicate with detailing: Copies the annotation elements with model elements like dimensions, text,
detail elements, etc.

▪ Duplicate as dependent: Creates a view that is dependent on the original view.

▪ Dimensions:
✓ Annotate tab >> Dimension Panel >> Select the required dimension tool

1. Aligned Dimension(DI):
✓ Click on this command >> specify the references i.e. the reference planes, or faces of the objects
✓ Place the dimensions >> Place continuous dimensions by clicking on the references as needed.

2. Linear Dimension: places horizontal or vertical dimension between the reference points.
✓ Select the tool> specify the reference points > place the dimensions

3. Angular Dimensions: - Places the dimension that measures angles between references.
✓ Click on this command >> specify references to measure the angle >> Place the dimension

4. Radial / Diameter Dimensions: - Places the dimensions for curves, circles, arcs or fillets. -
✓ Click on this command >> specify the references in the option bar as needed >> select the object >> place
the dimension

5. Arc Length: - Places the dimension that measures the length of curved wall or any other element. -
✓ Click on this command >> specify the reference arc >> specify the start point of the arc >> specify the
endpoint of the arc >> place the dimension

6. Spot Elevation (EL): - Displays the elevation of the selected point. -

✓ Select Spot Elevation Tool >> specify the leader/shoulder placement >> change the type to relative and
change relative base in option bar as needed >> select the point to place the elevation.

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7. Spot Coordinate: - Displays the North/South and East/West coordinates of the selected reference
point.

8. Spot Slope: - Displays the slope on the face or an edge of the selected element.
✓ Click on this command >>Specify slope representation in option bar >> Go to properties >> Edit Type>>
Change Unit Format as required >> Ok
✓ Select the reference and place the slope

▪ Editing dimension properties: -

1. Select the dimension >> Edit Type >> Duplicate > Name it
2. Change the properties as per the requirements:
3. Specify the string type - Continuous, Ordinate or Baseline.
4. Specify tick mark i.e. the arrowhead as needed.
5. Specify dimension text properties like color, font, size, text background and Unit format as needed.

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