Annotations
You can insert annotations on your drawings by using the “Annotate” function.
Click on the “Annotate” tool in the toolbar (or press the 6 on your keyboard)
There are two part in an annotation:The pin allows you to point the place where you want the annotation to appear, it can be moved independantly to the text area and the number in the pin allows you to easily find the text zone to which it belong
The text zone in which you can write your annotation can also be moved independently from the pin
Click on the trash can icon to delete an annotation
Click on delete in the confirmation window that will appear to confirm your choice to delete the annotation
The annotation won’t completely disappear, it will still be visible but it will turn gray and the number of the pin will be scratched. When you pass your mouse over the pin you will see the text zone that belong to it appear
You can also restore an annotation that has been deleted by making a right click with your mouse on the pin of the deleted annotation
The “Eye” icon allows you to make the text zone part of your annotation disappear on your plan, to make it appear again, you just need to click on the corresponding pin
Use the right inferior corner of the text zone to change the dimension of your annotation’s text zone
Highlights
You can highlight certain areas of a page with the highlight function.
Click on the highlight button in the top toolbar (or press 5), and click on the two opposite corners of the area you want to highlight.
Click on the "Stop" button or press Escape when you are done.
Legends
You can show two different legends on the same takeoff page.
The first is the takeoff legend, which will show a list of all takeoff names and quantities for that page. To make it appear, click on the takeoff legend button in the top toolbar (it's the second to last button).
The second is the annotation legend, which shows a list of all notes taken on that page using the annotation function. To make it appear, click on the annotation legend button in the top toolbar (it's the very last button).