Define a view annotation caption

You define drawing view captions and view annotation captions within a drawing view style. Using a detail envelope as an example, this procedure shows how you can create a view annotation caption that displays the sheet number of the derived view automatically whenever the drawing view and the view annotation reside on different sheets.

Create a detail envelope caption

To create this caption—DETAIL ENVELOPE “E” REF. DETAIL ON (2)—do all of the following:

  1. On the Caption tab (Drawing View Style dialog box), in the View Annotation section:

    1. From the Type list, select Detail Envelope.

    2. Delete any existing content in the Caption box.

    3. Type DETAIL ENVELOPE, and then click to insert the %VA property text code into the caption text box.

      The %VA property text code automatically displays the view annotation name (its label) when the detail envelope is created on the source view.

      Note:

      The alphanumeric label is defined in the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box, which you can open from the Annotation tab (Solid Edge Options dialog box). See the Help topic, Define annotation labels.

    4. Type REF. DETAIL ON, and then click to insert the %VN property text code into the caption text box.

    5. Select the Show check box to the right of the Caption text box.

    6. In the Properties section, select the Show check box to the right of this Properties box:

      • View Sheet Number (%VN)

  2. Click OK to close the Drawing View Style dialog box.

  3. Click Apply to close the Style dialog box.

  4. On the Annotation tab (Solid Edge Options dialog box):

    1. In the Caption section, select the following check box:

      • Show sheet number if parent annotation (e.g. cutting plane) and derived view (e.g. section view) do not reside on the same sheet.

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