Annotations and Layers

[dgschaefer]

Creo2, M120

We are not big users of annotations except for the occasional 3D note to bring dimensional or parameter info on screen in a model.  in the past, we used the old 3D note feature and we had a rule based layer in our start part that found those notes and turned them on and off as needed.  The rule on that layer was this:

Look for: Note

Look by: note

Name == *

That worked great and gathered up the notes ad let us hide them.

in Creo 2, we now have to create an anotation feature wiht a note inside.  the note still ends up on the layer, but nothing will make the note go away.  I've tried other rules with the same results:

Look for: Feature

Look by: Annotation

Name == *

Look for: Feature

Look by: Feature

Type == Annotation Feature

All get the annotation feature on the layer, but hiding the layer does nothing to make the note go away.

What am I missing?  How can control the visibility of a 3D note with layers?

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[James62]

hi Doug,

I see this behaviour alot. Some items just cannot be hidden, some items can be hidden using layers and some just reapear whatever the method to hide them was used. It's not always just a matter of a mirrored component, this strange behaviour happens to be with regular components as well.

It even happens the other way around. For instance I have a layer with a rule that gathers all sketched items and when this layer is not hidden, the sketched curves sometimes dissapear anyway.

It all seems really odd, and from my experience the behaviour of hiding/showing items is pretty inconsistent since the release of Creo 1.0.

If you think you can reproduce anything like that, then please report it to PTC Support.

[John.Pryal]

Hi Doug, i too have experienced strange layer behavior. With regards your problem, can't you just turn them off with the 'Annotation Display' icon?

Regards

John

[dgschaefer]

I can, but using layers gives more control over what I see and what I don't.  That icon is all or nothing.

[dgschaefer · Accepted solution]

Well, according to this document, the ability to control the visibility of annotations by layer was removed in Creo 1.  They recommend using "Combined View States", which is fine if you're doing model based definitions, but it's a cumbersome substitute if you just need to see a note on screen occasionally.

I've created a Product Idea to restore the functionality, please vote for it.