Placing Database General NotesPlacing Database General Notes|
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Tool set |
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General Notes
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Dims/Notes |
The General Notes tool places a list of notes with no associated callout. When placing general notes, you can select standard notes from a database rather then entering notes by hand each time.
To place a database general notes object:
Click the tool and then click Preferences.
The General Notes Tool Settings dialog box opens. Specify the default settings for placing General Notes during this session as described in Placing General Notes. Select Show Databases.
Click OK.
Click to place the general notes object in the drawing.
Once the general note is placed, the Notes Manager: General Notes dialog box opens automatically, displaying the information from the selected database.
Select the notes to display in the general notes object, as described in Managing Database Notes.
A sample database is located in the Vectorworks application folder: [Vectorworks]\Libraries\Defaults\Notes\GeneralNotes.txt
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