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Callouts

Callouts

Select CAD> Text> Callout, then
click at the location where you want a
callout to be placed in floor plan view, a
cross section/elevation view, a CAD Detail,
or on a layout page. The Callout
Specification dialog displays. Make any
needed changes and click OK to place a
callout. See “Callout Specification Dialog”
on page 513. • Change the arrow’s direction by selecting
the callout and dragging the edit handle
Cross Section Lines appearing just beyond the arrow.
Check the Cross Section Line box in the • Remove an arrow by clicking and drag-
Callout Specification dialog to add a cross ging the edit handle at the point of the
section line perpendicular to the nearest wall. arrow towards the center of the callout.
See “Callout Panel” on page 514.
You can also add as many lines with arrows
as you like to callouts. To add a line with
arrow to a callout, select CAD> Text> Text

Line with Arrow , then click and drag to
create a line with arrow, which can be moved
or resized as needed.

Cross section lines can be added to any
callout shape. Resize or rotate the cross Double Callouts
section line by dragging the triangular edit Any callout can be specified as a Double
handle near the end of the cross section line. Callout in the Callout Specification dialog.
See “Attributes Panel” on page 515.
Pointers and Arrows

To add an arrow or “hat” to a callout, select
the callout and drag the diamond-shaped
handle away from the center of the callout.
An arrow is created, pointing in the direction
you dragged. Arrows can also be specified in To resize the line between the two callout
the Callout Specification dialog. See shapes, select the callout and then click and
“Attributes Panel” on page 515. drag the edit handle at the center of either
callout shape. The arrows on a double callout
are always the same on both callouts.

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