Annotation Options

Shape text options

Use defaults

If this is set to True, the Shape Text settings will be fetched from the default set up in Diagrams Options > Element Options for the relevant type. If it is set to False, it will be possible to override the default settings with a specific setting for the shape to be imported in this dialog. Other Shape text options can only be changed if Use defaults is set to False.

Shape text

The shape text can be specified using attribute references and dot notation (refer to Attribute Presentation Notation).

Text frame style

The setting is available for 2D shapes except annotating shapes (for example, Labels). It allows adding a frame around the shape's text. Possible values are: None-no text frame, Rectangle-rectangular frame will be added to the shape text, RoundedRectangle-rectangular frame with rounded corners will be wrapped around text.

Rotate text with shape

The setting is available for 2D shapes except annotating shapes (for example, Labels). Its value determines the shape text orientation. When set to False, the text will always be oriented horizontally regardless of the shape's rotation. When it is set to True - the text orientation will be corresponding to the shape's rotation.

Shape text colour

The colour of the shape text can be freely selected from a Windows standard colour palette.

Shape text font

The shape text font can be freely selected from a Windows standard font dialog.

XRef

XRef can be set to CENTRE, RIGHT or LEFT. It represents the reference point in the shape to which the X offset of shape text is related. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

YRef

YRef can be set to CENTRE, TOP or BOTTOM. It represents the reference point in the shape to which the Y offset of shape text is related. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Offset X

Horizontal offset for shape text placement in relation to XRef. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Offset Y

Vertical offset for shape text placement in relation to YRef. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Offset longitudinal reference

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It can be set to CENTRE, RIGHT or LEFT and represents the reference point in the text block. Longitudinal offset of the text will be measured from that point to the centre of the longest part of the line.

Offset longitudinal

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It determines the longitudinal offset of shape text in relation to the centre of the longest part of the line.

Offset perpendicular reference

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It can be set to CENTRE, TOP and BOTTOM and represents the reference point in the text block. Perpendicular offset of text will be measured from that point to the longest part of the line.

Offset perpendicular

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It determines the distance between the label and the longest part of the line.

Text Visible by Default

Its value determines if the shape text should be visible or hidden by default when a shape is dropped from a stencil on to the drawing. When set to True the shape is visible by default. When set to False the shape is hidden by default. The setting can be changed by checking/unchecking Show Text in the Context menu.

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Use

Can be set to the following values:

USE - Means that the annotation will be used for this shape and that the annotation settings can be specified separately.

DON'T_USE - Means that the annotation will not be used for this shape.

USE_DEFAULT - Means that the default settings as specified in Diagrams Options > Element Options will be used.

Other annotation options can only be changed if Use is set to USE.

Attribute

The attribute to be shown in the annotation label can be specified using attribute references and dot notation (refer to Attribute Presentation Notation).

XRef

XRef can be set to CENTRE, RIGHT or LEFT and represents the reference point to in the shape to which the X offset is related. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Offset X

X offset for label placement in relation to XRef. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Yref

YRef can be set to CENTRE, TOP or BOTTOM and represents the reference point to in the shape to which the X offset is related. The setting is available for 2D shapes only.

Offset Y

Y offset for label placement in relation to YRef. The setting is available for 2-D shapes only.

Offset longitudinal

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It determines longitudinal offset of a label in relation to the centre of the longest part of the line.

Offset perpendicular

The setting is available for 1D shapes (connectors) only. It determines the distance between a label and the longest part of the line.

Colour

Annotation colour can be freely selected from a Windows standard color palette.

Font

Font can be freely selected from a Windows standard font selection dialog.

Stencil

Name of the stencil where the label shape should be fetched from.

Label shape

Name of the label shape to be used for the annotation.

Note:
The number of annotations can be changed using the General Options > Annotation Settings > Number of Autolabels setting in Diagrams Options.