Callouts Tutorial

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Callouts allow you to create a zoomed and cropped portion of a view. They can also include dimensions and notations for a greater level of detail and can be used per drawing.

There are 3 main types of Callouts :

Elevation callout

Dimensions etc cannot be added to an elevation directly on the plan view but you can add these for display on the plan by using the Breadcrumbs Bar to go into the Elevation View of the wall/cabinets placed on plan (see Annotating the Elevation Tutorial) or Edit Callout (discussed below).

Plan callout

3D callout

See Camera View Items Tutorial as creating a 3D callout is done differently i.e. uses a camera view which allows for the placement of a specified portion of a 3D view item to be cropped and any changes on the plan are immediately reflected in the camera view (3D callout) e.g. open doors or move cabinets etc.

Use the Callouts Property Sheet by using right click menu, for example, to Format callout.

Source and Destination

There are two steps to defining a callout i.e. create a source and destination.

For this tutorial, you first need to create an Elevation. To illustrate we are going to add a callout to the Elevation view of a Floor 4 Drawer cabinet.

Step 1 - Create Source

Click on the Callout command button on the Annotate menu tab, then...
Create the Source rectangle which defines the area of the view to be cropped.
- A magnifying glass will be presented.
- Click and drag to define the source rectangle over the elevation/plan view.
  - NB: The status bar provides details on required action, as shown.
- Release mouse button.

Step 2 - Create Destination

Create the Destination clicking on another area of the drawing page, another magnifying glass will be presented.
- Click and drag where you want the callout to be placed.
  - NB: The status bar provides details on required action, as shown.
- Notice the callout destination shows the zoom and scale factor of the callout.

Callouts can be selected after placement for removal, formatting and/or editing using the Breadcrumbs Bar or by turning on the Select command.

Callout1a

Style and Appearance

The style and appearance of callouts can be customised either before or after placement by selecting the 'Format Callout' option.

To add annotations such as text and extra dimensions, select the 'Edit Callout' option.

Click to view selected callout and Clear/Delete option

To remove/delete a callout, simply select and either use the keyboard delete key or the Clear option on the right click menu. (Click image to view)

Format Callout

The colours of lines, style (outline shape) and fill style/colour and visibility of lines can all be customised...

before placement by using the right click menu of the Callouts Tool
- settings will be applied to the current and future drawings until changed.
or
after placement by using the right click menu of the selected callout.

At the beginning of this tutorial the appearance/style is a simple black/rectangle format for Source, Destination and connecting Line. The options allow you to...

define the style and colour of the Source and Destination rectangles drawn.

The Style page for both Destination and Source have the same controls as the Rectangle Tool.

Source

Here we have changed the Line the colour to red and a thicker width but left the Style unchanged.

Destination

Here we have changed the Line the colour to pink and a thicker width.

The Style of the rectangle has also been changed to a chamfered corner and the X:Y of this has been changed to 20%.

For more on the relevant Line page options see Line Page Properties.

Line Appearance

Here we have changed the Line the colour to green and a thicker width.

We have also added Arrows at end of lines.
designate which parts of the callout item are displayed and how.

For more on the relevant Visibilities page options see Tool Properties.

Visibilities

Editing Callout

Callouts can be annotated, using the commands on the Current Item Editor. Simply Edit Callout to add any of the following...

To exit the callout and return to page view, simply click on the page name.

Dimensions etc cannot be added to an elevation directly on the plan view but you can add these for display on the plan by...

going into the elevation view of the wall/cabinets placed on plan using either the right click menu 'Edit Elevation...' option;
or
placing a callout item and then entering the callout edit view and using the right click menu 'Edit Callout...' option.