Annotating Objects with Text
Sometimes, you might want to annotate objects you’re drawing with text, as shown in Figure 4.11, where we’ve drawn a cube and labeled it.In contrast to the previous task, where we just added text to the drawing, this time we’ve annotated an object in the drawing—the cube. Now when you pan and orbit, the annotation text follows the object, as you can see in Figure 4.12.
FIGURE 4.11 Annotation text for a model.
FIGURE 4.12 Annotation text follows a model.
So how do you annotate an object and connect text with an arrow pointing to an object? Just follow these steps:
1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button and click the human figure that appears in the Engineering–Feet template to select it; press the Del key to delete it.
2. Select the View, Toolbars, Large Tool Set menu item. This will open the large toolset toolbar.
3. Click the Text tool in the large toolbar (as shown previously in Figure 4.9).
4. Press the mouse button on the surface or edge you want to annotate.
5. Drag the mouse to the location where you want the text to appear and release the mouse button. A text box appears at the location at which you released the mouse button.
By default, the area of a surface will appear as the text in the text box if you’re annotating a surface, and the length of an edge if you’re annotating an edge.
6. Enter your text.
7. Click outside the box to make the box’s outline disappear.
Now you’re able to annotate objects in your drawings.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
SamsTeachYourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes
