Attach Annotation

This task produces Annotations attached to Drawing Views. - Annotation can be composed of Text - Can use placeholders like Current Date, Custom Property Value, SolidWorks Active Configuration Name, Referenced Model Configuration Name, SW Model Title, Referenced Model Title, Referenced Model Path - Which View: User can Select Specific Views to attach Annotation - Choose a reference location to place the note related to the Drawing View - Specify X and Y Offset distance with respect to Drawing View box. - Choose the Leader Style to use - Leader Side: user can choose to align the Leader Side towards Right / Left or Smart"

A comparative view of the model processed using Attach Annotation task is shown below.

File Types

Supported	Description
SLDDRW	Supports SolidWorks Drawing Files only

Download & Task Setup

User can download this task from online library performing search using keywords.

Select the task in Tasks list and setup arguments as required.

Argument	Details
Note Text	Specify the Text content for Annotation. Following prefix can be used $PRP, $PRPSHEET,$PRPVIEW and $PRPMODEL to link custom properties.
Which Views	User can select one or more view types from drop down pick list. This will filter the views to which the annotations are to be attached.
Note Location	Choose a location from drop down list to locate the origin relative to the drawing view
OX Distance	Specify X-axis distance value in Document Units
OY Distance	Specify Y-axis distance value in Document Units
Leader Style	Choose a Style for leader from drop down list. Choose from No Leader, Straight, Multi Jogged, Underlined, Spline
Leader Side	Choose to align leader to Left, Right, or Smart (use nearest side)

Below table shows the options present to filter the views to which the annotations should be applied during a job run

Which Views	Description
All Views	Applies to all views in drawing file
Is Sheet Metal	Applies to views containing Sheet Metal components
With Referenced Assembly	Applies to views containing SolidWorks Assembly
With Reference Part	Applies to views containing SolidWorks Part
First View in Tree	Applies to First View in SolidWorks Feature Manager Design Tree in drawing environment
Alternate Position Views	Applies to Views of type Alternate Position
Auxiliary Views	Applies to Views of type Auxiliary Position only
Detached Views	Applies to Detached Views only
Detailed Views	Applies to Views of type Detailed
Named Views	Applies to Views of type Named
Standard Views	Applies to Views of type Standard
Projected Views	Applies to Projected views only
Relative Views	Applies to Relative views only
Section Views	Applies to Section views only

Click on "Run Job" to initiate.

Once Job is completed, annotations should be present in SolidWorks Files with text content as setup in arguments.