Editing Detail CalloutsEditing Detail CalloutsAfter creation, the detail callout can be edited, either to change the appearance of the callout itself, or to change the view in the detail viewport that is linked to the detail callout. The edit method depends on where the detail callout was created. If the callout object was created on a design layer, select the callout and edit it directly. If the callout object was created within a viewport’s annotation space, select the viewport and edit its annotations (see Editing a Detail Callout in a Viewport).
If Use Automatic Drawing Coordination is selected in document preferences, a change to the Drawing Number field for the detail viewport automatically changes the field for the viewport’s drawing label, and vice versa. Additionally, if Text Auto-Fill is selected for the detail callout, a change to the Drawing Number field for the viewport automatically changes the field for the detail callout.
There are several ways to change the appearance of a detail callout.
● Use the Attributes palette to change the callout object’s line color, thickness, or type.
● Use the Object Info palette to change the object properties (see Detail Callouts and Detail-Callout Markers).
● Use the Text menu to change the attributes of the marker text (or apply a text style to it).
● Use the Selection tool to adjust the marker position, or to move the entire callout.
You can also adjust the shape or location of the callout object, which will change the contents of the detail viewport associated with the callout. If there are multiple instances of the detail callout, all instances are updated.
● Use the Reshape tool to reshape the callout object.
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If the callout was created from a viewport, the callout object cannot be edited directly because it is in the viewport’s annotation space.
To edit a detail callout in a viewport:
Select the original viewport and then select the command. The Edit Viewport dialog box opens.
Click Annotations to enter Edit Annotation mode.
Alternatively, right-click on a viewport and select Edit Annotations from the context menu.
A colored border around the drawing window indicates that you are in an editing mode. The Exit Viewport command becomes available from the Modify menu, and the Exit Viewport Annotation button is visible in the top right corner of the drawing window.
Select the detail callout and edit it. The parameters in the Object Info palette are described in Properties of Detail Callouts and Detail-Callout Markers.
Click Exit Viewport Annotation to exit Edit Annotation mode and return to the sheet layer.
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