Alibre Design

Chapter 12 - Drawings6. From the Sketch menu select Activate Sketch.7. From the Sketch menu select Insert Custom Symbol. The Select Custom Symbol dialogbox appears.8. Browse the Repository Explorer and select the custom symbol you created to use as atemplate.9. Click OK.10. In the work area, select a location corresponding to the anchor point defined in the customtemplate. If your anchor point was defined at (0, 0), pick the sketch node representing the originof the sheet. The custom template appears in the work area.11. If any fields were created with the custom template, a dialog box appears containing the fieldproperties. Enter the text associated with the fields.12. Click OK.12.7 AnnotationsYou can insert various annotation types into a part, assembly, or drawing workspace to describe andclarify design and manufacturing information. You can insert notes, datums and datum targets,feature control frames, surface finishes, weld symbols, and balloon callouts.To insert annotations in any workspace, from the Insert menu select Annotations and then selectfrom the available annotation types. In a drawing workspace, the annotation tools are also displayedon the Detailing toolbar.NoteDatumDatum TargetFeature Control FrameSurface FinishWeldCalloutinsert a note annotationinsert a datum annotationinsert a datum target annotationinsert a feature control frame notationinsert a surface finish annotationinsert a weld symbol annotationinsert a balloon callout annotation370