Creating Callouts for Section/Auxiliary Views   

This task shows you how to create callouts for section views, section cuts or auxiliary views.

Open a .CATPart document. Double-click Sheet.1 in the specification tree to open the layout in the 2D window.
Create a section view, section cut or auxiliary view.
 

Create Callouts in a Reference View
  You can create callouts for section views, section cuts (including multi-plane section views/cuts) or auxiliary views, in other reference views using the Create Callout in Reference View command. This command is available if at least a single layout view supports callout addition.

  1. Right-click the section/auxiliary view and select Section/Auxiliary object.xxx > Create Callout in Reference View.

  2. Select a suitable parent view to create the callouts.

    The callout is created.

    • The callout is automatically relimited on the 3D background of the view in which it is placed.
    • To locate the resulting view, right-click the callout and select Locate Resulting View.

 

Edit Callouts
You can edit a callout by double-clicking on the callout representation or using the Definition command from its context menu.
 
  • You can only edit the projection or section callouts by modifying the location of callout extremities. However, you cannot edit the multi-plane section callouts. Because, such callouts are created from a 2D profile and their extent is explicitly specified through this 2D profile.
  • You cannot edit a callout text's string, as its purpose is to reflect the resulting view identifier.

  1. Double-click the callout to change it to edition mode.

  2. Perform any one of the following operations:
      • Drag the handles to the required position.
      • Click in the layout to validate.



      • Double-click the handles or right-click a handle and select Definition.
      • In the Point Definition panel, specify the required values and click OK.
    When you edit an existing profile, you can now precisely manipulate the control points of the following by using SmartPick or defining the exact location of points: a profile of callout, a clipping, a clipping frame, or an isolated area fill.

 

Reset Callouts

  1. Right-click the callout which you want to reset.

  2. Select Reset Size and Position.
    The callout is reset to the standard size and position.
 

Position Callout Texts Manually

 

 This task shows you how to position the callout texts freely anywhere using the Position Texts Manually command. This command is available on the contextual menu of callout texts and callout representation.
The contextual menu is accessible when the pointer is over callout representation or callout texts.

  1. Right-click the callout text and select Position Texts Manually.
    An outlined box with a solid line type is displayed on the selected callout texts. This indicates that the callout text is in manual positioning mode. It is now possible to move the callout text anywhere by dragging it.

  2. Drag the selected callout text to the required position.

  • You can multi-select the callout texts. However, in this case, only the callout text which is directly picked and dragged is moved; other callout texts (or annotations) involved in the selection are not considered.
  • If you clear the Position Texts Manually contextual command, then the callout texts' position is restored to the previously set standard position.
  • When the callout is in edition mode and the Position Texts Manually contextual command is selected, you can position the callout texts freely.
  • When the callout is in edition mode and the Position Texts Manually contextual command is not selected, the pointer representation changes to .