Working with 2D Markups

Markup context menus enable you to change the attributes of selected markups; for example, you can change the background color of all linear dimension labels to differentiate them from the radial dimension labels in a particular drawing.

While each type of measurement will have a unique menu, the context menus contain the same basic commands, such as Copy, Delete, and Properties.

A context menu can be accessed by either clicking on the markup name in the Markups pane or right-clicking the markup itself.

Hide...

Show or hide selected markup.

Units

Change default measurement units.

Decimal Places

Change default number of decimal places in a measurement.

Stay on Top

When this option is selected, the markup will stay at the front of the view, even if the model is rotated and the site of the measurement becomes obscured.

Lock Position

When this option is selected, the markup will remain in a fixed location.

Copy

Delete

Properties

Change the color and font, add or change a link to another file, and add or change a description and/or comment. A notch on the markup label indicates that a description exists.

2D Markups

Move a 2D markup

Right-click the markup to open the context menu. You can do this by clicking either the measurement label in the drawing or its listing in the Markups browser pane.
Click+drag the markup into position. Be sure not to drag one of the handles, which will resize the markup.

Change the transparency of a 2D markup

You can change the transparency of the line, fill, and text of line, shape, and text box markups.

Right-click the markup to open the markup context menu. You can do this by clicking either the measurement label in the drawing or its listing in the Markups browser pane.
1. A selected markup will be surrounded by handles.
Open the Line Color, Fill Color, or Text Color menu from the 2D Document Toolbar.
Click Transparency.This opens the Set Transparency dialog box.
Use the slider to set the transparency.