Hide/show all annotations and annotation plane borders
In the Workspace, click the Annotations browser icon to open the Annotations pane.
To show/hide all planes, select/clear the Annotation Planes checkbox near the top of the listing. To show/hide an individual annotation plane, expand the Annotation Planes list, then select/clear the associated checkbox.
In a similar manner, select/clear checkboxes associated with PMI entries.
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Highlight a surface or part associated with a PMI annotation
In the Annotations pane, click the annotation listing. The selected annotation and associated surface, part, or annotation appear highlighted.
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You may also select an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene.
No surface or part is associated with a Text PMI note.
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Position the view to better read an annotation plane
Right-click an annotation to see the flyout menu. This can be done in either the Annotations pane or the 3D scene.
Click View by Plane to re-positioned the view to better read other annotations on the plane.
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Turn on/off Auto-Fading
Open the Windows Registry EditorGo to Start > Run and type regedit
Select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Actify/InstallApps/SpinFire Reader/General Options
To change fading for annotations, right-click the PMI Annotations AngleFading value and click Modify.
To turn OFF Angle-Fading, change the value data to 0; to turn ON Angle-Fading change the value data to 1.
To change fading for annotation planes, right-click the PMI AnnotationPlanes AngleFading value and clickModify.
To turn OFF Angle-Fading, change the value data to 0; to turn ON Angle-Fading change the value data to 1.
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Be careful when changing the Registry. Modifying the wrong Registry key may seriously harm your computer's performance. Only perform this operation if you are comfortable using the Registry Editor.
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Turn on/off Forward-Facing for PMI annotations
By default this setting is turned on, but it may be turned off by changing a setting in the Windows Registry.
Open the Windows Registry EditorGo to Start > Run and type regedit
To change forward facing for annotation planes, right-click the PMI Annotations AutoRotate value and click Modify.
To turn OFF Angle-Fading, change the value data to 0; to turn ON Angle-Fading change the value data to 1.
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Be careful when changing the Registry. Modifying the wrong Registry key may seriously harm your computer's performance. Only perform this operation if you are comfortable using the Registry Editor.
