EN: Flag Notes in SOLIDWORKS Drawing
When you have a number of notes added to your drawing and need to specify which note belongs to which portion of the drawing, you can flag each note with a number and assign its number to a particular location using the Balloon command.
Some drawing documents have multiple pages and users need to continue numbering from the numbering of the previous pages. One other question we get in support is that if we can start the numbering from a number bigger than one? The answer is YES. The numbering in the notes could start from any number.
How to Flag the Notes in Drawings
The following screenshot demonstrates how notes can be flagged. First the notes have to be numbered. Then, each number is selected by double-clicking on the notes and then left-click on each number. Now, from the command manager on the left the border shape, border size could be selected. By clicking on the check box, that flag note would be added to the flag note bank.
Assign Flag Notes to Balloons
Now that notes are flagged, they can be assigned to balloons. Add balloons in the same way a manual balloon is added in a SOLIDWORKS Drawing. Select a balloon and then check “Flag Note Bank” from the property manager on the left. Next, from the list in the SOLIDWORKS flag note bank select the associated flag note. At this stage, the balloon’s border shape and number changes to the shape and number of that specific flag note.
Upper Case & Lower Case Flag Notes.
Now you can add Upper Case and Lower Case Flag Notes. Write the Notes in Upper Case and select the Paragraph Properties. In the Type Dropdown menu select Lower Case a,b,c,… and again write the Notes in Lower Case. Then follow the above steps for adding Flag Notes and Balloons.
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