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titleThe PMI context menu
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titleHide/show all annotations and annotation plane borders
  1. In the Workspace, click the Annotations browser icon to open the Annotations pane.
  2. 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.
  3. In a similar manner, select/clear checkboxes associated with PMI entries.
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titleHighlight a surface or part associated with a PMI annotation
  1. In the Annotations pane, click the annotation listing. The selected annotation and associated surface, part, or annotation appear highlighted.
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titleNote

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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titlePosition the view to better read an annotation plane
  1. Right-click an annotation to see the flyout menu. This can be done in either the Annotations pane or the 3D scene.
  2. Click View by Plane to re-positioned the view to better read other annotations on the plane.
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titleTurn on/off Auto-Fading
  1. Open the Windows Registry EditorGo to Start > Run and type regedit
  2. Select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Actify/InstallApps/SpinFire Reader/General Options
  3. To change fading for annotations, right-click the PMI Annotations AngleFading value and click Modify.
  4. To turn OFF Angle-Fading, change the value data to 0; to turn ON Angle-Fading change the value data to 1.
  5. To change fading for annotation planes, right-click the PMI AnnotationPlanes AngleFading value and clickModify.
  6. 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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titleWarning

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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titleTurn 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.

  1. Open the Windows Registry EditorGo to Start > Run and type regedit
  2. Select theHKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Actify/InstallApps/SpinFire Reader/General Options
  3. To change forward facing for annotation planes, right-click the PMI Annotations AutoRotate value and click Modify.
  4. To turn OFF Angle-Fading, change the value data to 0; to turn ON Angle-Fading change the value data to 1.
Warning
titleWarning

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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