In the Workspace components, click Annotations.This opens the Annotations pane.
To control the visibility of all the planes, click the check box beside Annotation Planes.
To control the visibility of an individual annotation plane, try clicking the check box next to an Annotation Planeentry until the desired plane is found.
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.
Select or clear the check box next to the annotation listing.
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You can also hide an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene and clicking Hide.
Highlight a surface or part associated with a PMI annotation
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.
Note
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.
Highlight 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.
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You may also select an annotation by right-clicking it in the 3D scene.
Position the view to better read an annotation plane
Right-click an annotation. This may be done either in the Annotations pane, the Assembly pane, or the 3D scene.
Click View by Plane.The view is re-positioned to better read the annotation plane associated with that annotation.
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You may also right-click an Annotation Plane listing in the Annotations pane and click View by Plane.
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.
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.
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.
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.
