Placing Database General Notes

General notes can take advantage of a notes database.

To place a database general notes object:

1. Click the General Notes tool from the Dims/Notes tool set.

2. Click to place the general notes object in the drawing.

The Notes Manager: General Notes dialog box opens.

3. Click Show Database Controls to access the general notes database parameters.

The dialog box is divided into two sections, with the database information on the left and the general notes information on the right. The buttons in the center of the dialog box move information from the database to the general notes and vice versa.

A sample database is located in the Vectorworks application folder: [Vectorworks]\Libraries\Defaults\Notes\GeneralNotes.txt

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Active Database, Sections in Database, Notes in Database, Note Text, Database Filter, and Prefs	Edits the database sections, notes, note text, search filters, and saving preferences as described in Placing Database Callouts
Notes in the Selected General Notes Object	Edits the general notes and description as described in Placing General Notes; the Relative Path column indicates whether the associated database is referenced by a relative path (check mark) or absolute path (no check mark)
Add >	Adds one or more selected database notes to the general notes
Update >	Overwrites the selected general note(s) with the selected database note
< Update	Overwrites the selected database note with the selected general note
< Add	Adds the selected general note(s) to the database, placing the note(s) in the current database section
Auto-Locate	Automatically locates the database, section, and description of a selected general note, if the note originated from a database
< Locate	If the selected general note originated from a database, locates the note’s database, section, and description
Hide Database Controls >>	Hides the database portion of the general notes dialog box; edits made with the database hidden are not reflected in the database

4. The note in the Notes in the Selected General Notes Object list will be placed as a general note. Click OK to place the general note.

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Adding Text to a Database

Notes Management with Databases

Placing General Notes

Editing General Notes

Notes Management

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