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Can you make annotations parallel to, normal to, or coincident with the surface to which they apply in a drawing?

bboman
8-Gravel

Can you make annotations parallel to, normal to, or coincident with the surface to which they apply in a drawing?

I have enabled the allow_3d_dimensions within the dtl file, but am still unable to make notes and/or tolerances show up in any configuration other than flat to screen. Does anyone know if these can be shown in the same manner as "3D Dimensions"?


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Dale_Rosema
23-Emerald III
(To:bboman)

See if this thread helps:

Re: Editiable annotations/dimensions

Thanks, Dale

I appreciate you sharing that thread, but I am trying to figure out how to transfer the orientation of my annotation elements onto a drawing graphic sheet. No matter what plane or surface I reference when placing the annotation element in the model, the annotation element will not show up in that configuration on a drawing. Essentially, I would like to create drawing views like the one seen below.

MDB-1-ASME.jpg

mender
6-Contributor
(To:bboman)

That looks like Model-Based Design, governed by the standard ASME Y14.41, where drawings are governed by ASME Y14.5 (dimensioning+tolerancing), Y14.3 (views), etc., and call out different behaviors, specifically not having text on a plane angled relative to the paper.  We might support having an image being placed in a drawing which is a MBD combination state presentation from 3D, but having it 'as a view' would be contrary to 2D detailing standards, so seems less likely.

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