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titleThe PMI context menu
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titleHide/show
all annotations and annotation plane
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  1. In the
WorkSpace components
  1. Workspace,
click Annotations.This opens
  1. click the Annotations browser icon to open the Annotations pane.
  2. To
control the visibility of all the
  1. show/hide all planes,
click the check box beside Annotation Planes.To control the visibility of
  1. select/clear the Annotation Planes checkbox near the top of the listing. To show/hide an individual annotation plane,
try clicking the check box next to an Annotation Planeentry until the desired plane is found.

 

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Viewing PMI Annotations

Hide or Show PMI Annotations

 

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titleTo Hide/show all PMI
  1. In the 3D Document Toolbar, open the Display menu
  2. Click PMI Annotations.
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titleHide/show individual PMI annotations
  1. In the WorkSpace component, select the Annotations or Assembly pane.If you don't see an annotation in the pane you may need to expand the part or surface object associated with the annotation.
  2. Select or clear the check box next to the annotation listing.
Info
titleNote
You can also hide an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene and clicking Hide.

 

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Viewing PMI Annotations

Hide or Show an Annotation Plane Border

 

 

  1. expand the Annotation Planes list, then select/clear the associated checkbox.
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  2. 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
Click
  1. In the Annotations pane, click the annotation
's
  1. listing
in the Annotations or Assembly pane.This highlights the
  1. . The selected annotation
, the
  1. and associated surface
or
  1. , part,
as well as any associated annotationshighlight a surface or part
  1. or annotation appear highlighted.
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Info
titleNote

You may also select an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene.

If the PMI is a "scene" annotation, then no surface or part will be highlighted.

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Viewing PMI Annotations

Highlight Related Datums and Feature Control Frames

Hide or Show PMI Annotations

 

No surface or part is associated with a

PMI annotation

 

Selecting a PMI annotation in a 3D document will highlight any datums or feature control frames associated with that annotation.

To Highlight related datums and feature control frames:

Note

• You may also select an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene.

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titleHighlight related datums and feature control frames

Click the annotation's listing in the Annotations or Assembly pane.This highlights the selected annotation, the associated surface or part, as well as any associated annotations.

Info
titleNote

You may also select an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene.

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Viewing PMI Annotations

Highlight a Surface or Part Associated with a PMI Annotation

Hide or Show PMI Annotations

 

 

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Text PMI note.

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titlePosition the view to better read an annotation plane
  1. Right-click an
annotationThis may
  1. annotation to see the flyout menu. This can be done in either
in
  1. the Annotations pane
, the Assembly pane,
  1. or the 3D scene.
  2. Click View by Plane
.The view is
  1. to re-positioned the view to better read
the annotation plane associated with that annotation.
Info
titleNote

You may also right-click an Annotation Plane listing in the Annotations pane and click View by Plane.

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Viewing PMI Annotations

Turn On-Off Auto-Fading for PMI Annotations

Turn On-Off Forward Facing for PMI Annotations

 

Turn on/off Auto-Fading for PMI annotations

The Angle-Fading feature fades the annotations on a plane as the plane gets close to being perpendicular to the screen.

By default this setting is turned on, but it may be turned off by changing a setting in the Windows Registry. Angle-fading for annotation and for annotation plane can be set separately.

Warning: 

 

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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.
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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Viewing PMI Annotations

Turn On-Off Forward Facing for PMI Annotations

Hide or Show PMI Annotations

 

By default this setting is turned on, but it may be turned off by changing a setting in the Windows Registry.

Warning: 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.

To turn on/off Auto-Fading:

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titleTurn on/off Forward-Facing for PMI annotations
  1.  Open the Windows Registry EditorGo to Start > Run and typeregedit
  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.

Related topics

Viewing PMI Annotations

Turn On-Off Auto-Fading for PMI Annotations

Hide or Show PMI Annotations

 
  1. other annotations on the plane.

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