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Cross Section View Tools: Cross Section Annotations Configuration

The Cross Section Annotations Configuration dialog box is used to create and manage cross section annotations and images. To open the Cross Section Annotations Configuration dialog box, click on the Buttons toolbar, or from theEdit menu select Annotations.

Annotations can be lines, shapes, polygons, text, and measurements. The dialog box contains a list of existing annotations, which can be ordered to determine the how they will be drawn in the display. There are a series of tabs representing the various annotation types, where you can select and edit the annotation properties. A series of buttons at the bottom of the dialog box are used to create new annotations, edit existing annotations, and delete annotations. Annotations are associated with the cross section for which they are created. Annotations created in the Map View window are stored separately and can't be used in the Cross Section View window.

Annotation List

At the to of the dialog box is a list of annotations that can be added to your display.

Move Selected Layer Up: Move the selected layer higher in the annotations list. The order that annotations appear in this list is the order in which they are drawn.

Move Selected Layer Down: Move the selected layer lower in the annotations list. The order that annotations appear in this list is the order in which they are drawn.

Delete Selected Rows: Permanently delete selected annotations.

Column Headings

Display: Place a check mark next to the annotations you want to display on your cross section.

Name: The name of the annotation. To change the name, select the layer, click , select the annotation on the display, and then change the name on the appropriate tab.

Item: A sequential number to indicate the order in which the annotations were created.

Type: The annotation type. When you are editing annotations, use this to help you select the appropriate tab.

Layer: The layer type associated with the annotation. You can create new layer types from the Layers tab in the 2D Controls dialog box, and then group a number of annotations in that layer, allowing you to turn them on and off quickly in one operation.

Nodes: Then number of nodes in the item.

Cross Section: The name of the cross section associated with the annotation.

Annotation Tabs

There are eight tabs representing the different annotations types that you can create. Use these to set and edit annotation properties.

Action Buttons

The buttons at the bottom of the Cross Section Annotations Configuration dialog box are used to create, edit, and delete annotations.

Create New Annotation: Click and then use the instructions above to create a new annotation of the type specified on the active tab.

Edit Annotation: Click and then on the cross section display, select the annotation you want to edit. Use the editing node on the object to change the shape or size of the object, or change the properties setting on the applicable tab.

Delete Selected Annotation: Permanently delete selected annotations.

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