Objective Preferences

Objective preference values govern the priority of annotation placement with regard to the differing assigned constraints and affect the aesthetic of a drawing. For example, whether the length of a leader line is more important than the angle.

The objective preferences can be modified to control the order of importance assigned for differing annotation scenarios.

Each objective preference is assigned a value between 0 and 100. A value of 100 is the most important option. A value of 0 is the least important option. If a value is set to 100, it is very important to avoid the violation. Having such violations is least preferred.

For example, if A-RS overlap is set it to 100, it is very important to avoid annotations overlapping red space (design graphics).

The Objective Preferences tab displays a list of available objective preferences styles.

Right-click on an objective preferences style and select Rename from the drop-down menu to rename the objective preferences style.

If required, enter a Description for the objective preferences style.

The sliders can be used to modify the preferences. Move the slider to the right to increase the preference value or to the left to decrease the preference value.

The Attribute Hint part of the window displays a visual hint to the preference functionality. Click Replay to play the visual example.