Dot

The Dot command draws an annotation dot that stays parallel to and sizes with the view.

Note

• The background color for dots is determined either by the layer or object properties colors.
• Double-click the dot to edit the text.
• Use Dot Properties to change the text, font, or height.
• Dots can be more than one line.

Dot Properties

Manages object properties for the selected dots.

ConvertDots

Toolbar	Menu
Annotate Drafting	Not on menus.

The ConvertDots command converts Dot objects to either point or text objects.

Steps

• Select text dots to convert.

Command-line options
DeleteInput	Yes Deletes the original geometry. No Retains the original geometry.
Output	The output is at the location of the original dot object. Point Converts the dot to a point object. Original dot (left) and dot converted to a point object (right). Text Converts the dot to annotation text. Original dot (left) and dot converted to text (right). Text options Sets the properties for the resulting text. TextHeight The text height in model units. HorizontalAlign The Left/Center/Right justification. VerticalAlign The Bottom/Middle/Top justification.

See also

Use text and dimensions for annotation