08 - Annotating Designs_2022R3-01-01.pdf

Practice Workbook
This workbook is designed for use in Live instructor-led training and for OnDemand self-study. OnDemand
videos for this course are available on the LEARNserver (learn.bentley.com).
This practice workbook is formatted for on-screen viewing using a PDF reader. It is also available as a PDF
document in the dataset for this course.
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE - Printing for student use is permitted
Drawing Essentials for Civil Solutions:
Annotating Drawings
This workbook contains exercises to introduce new users to CAD drawing tools and workflows using Bentley
Civil products: OpenRoads Designer, OpenRail Designer & OpenSite Designer.
All these products are built on top of Bentley’s MicroStation CAD platform. So, all the fundamental CAD
drawing tools available in MicroStation are also available in our OpenX Civil products.
Edition: 01-01 Course Level: Fundamental

Copyright © 2023 Bentley Systems, Incorporated 254
Description and Objectives
Course Description
This workbook contains exercises to embellish a design with a wide variety of annotation tools.
Skills Taught
 Application of Annotation Scale
 Placing Text
 Editing and Changing Text
 Annotating Elements with Civil Labeler
 Placing a Table from an Excel file
 Placing Notes and Callouts
 Creating Element Dimensions, Linear Dimensions, and Radial Dimensions
 Changing Existing Dimensions using Standard Modification Tools
 Applying Patterns and Hatching

Installing the Dataset
1. Download the dataset zip file.
2. Unzip the files to C:.
3. Start the software.
4. Select Workspace > Create Workspace.
5. Name the workspace Training-Drawing Essentials.

6. To the right of the Root Folder field, click the Browse button.
7. Select the C: drive and click Select Folder.
8. Browse to and set the following paths for the WorkSets Folder and Standards Folder:
 WorkSets Folder: C:Training-Drawing EssentialsDrawing EssentialsWorkSets
 Standards Folder: C:Training-Drawing EssentialsDrawing EssentialsWorkSetsStandards
9. Click OK.
10. Close the software.
11. Re-launch the software.
12. Set the Workspace to Training-Drawing Essentials.
13. Set the Workset to Drawing Essentials.

Milestones
The practice workbooks contained in this course guide (and their associated exercises) can be performed in the sequence that they appear, or
completed as individual standalone workbooks. Each workbook has a corresponding subdirectory in the dataset’s root folder whose name is
based upon the title of the individual workbook.

Annotation Scale
Annotation Scale is an optional scale factor that can be applied to elements such as text. Using annotation scale will ensure that when a
scaled print is created, annotation elements are displayed at the correct physical size on the printed output.
For example, if a design is intended to be printed at a scale of 1” = 100’, text in a design model would typically need to be placed 1200x
larger than what it is to measure on the printed output. If the same text is to be printed at a scale factor of 1” = 20’, the text needs to be
placed 240x larger. The Annotation Scale setting can be used to assist in the correct sizing of annotation elements.
The Annotation Scale setting can also be applied to dimensions, annotation cells, the sheet boundary in a sheet model, detailing symbols,
“cosmetic” line styles, etc.
In this lesson you will:
 Set Annotation Scale
 Rotate View

1. Open Proposed Site Plan.dgn (C:Training-Drawing EssentialsDrawing EssentialsWorkSetsdgn08 - Annotating Designs).
At this stage of the project, it is important to consider the annotation that will ultimately be displayed on the project drawing sheets. To
apply Annotation Scale to the annotations in a design, do the following:
 If using OpenX civil products, choose the OpenRoads Modeling workflow or similar and navigate to Drawing Production > Drawing
Scales
 If using MicroStation, choose the Drawing workflow and navigate to Utilities > Drawing Scale.
 The annotation scale can also be set in the model properties via the Models dialog.
 Optionally apply the annotation scale when you place text in the model by turning on the annotation scale lock.
2. In the Drawing Scale ribbon group, verify the Annotation Scale is 1”=40’.
3. From the View Control tools select Rotate View.
It is good practice to orient your view with the same orientation that your sheets will be set at. That way, your text is aligned with your
sheets.

4. Ensure that the Method is set for 2 Points. Utilizing an end point of a parking stall in the horizontal parking bay, snap to a bottom end point
and issue a Data Point to define the first point of the rotated view.
5. Then move your cursor up and snap to the other end point of the parking stall directly above it and issue a Data Point to define the X-Axis
of the view.
The view is now rotated so that the long axis of the proposed site plan is parallel to the screen.
6. Fit View.
7. Save Settings.

Place Text
In this next section you will label the proposed building along with supporting information about the building.
 Place Text
 Reference File Exchange
 Utilize Text Styles

1. Continue in the design file Proposed Site Plan.dgn.
2. With Element Selection as the active tool, place the cursor over the building footprint and press and hold the right mouse button to open
the right-click context menu.
3. From the right-click contextual menu, pick Exchange.
When utilizing the Exchange operation, this will close the active file and directly open the referenced file. In this case, Proposed Site
Plan.dgn was closed and Proposed Building Design.dgn was opened. From here you will now label the building and related information.

4. Labeling the building:
a. From the Level Picker (Home > Attributes) make the active level Building_Anno.
b. Pick Place Text (Home > Placement).
c. Set the active text style:
 Text Style: Civil-Proposed
d. In the tool settings window, set the following options:
 Method: By Origin
 Annotation Scale: Enabled
 Active Angle: 0.0
e. In the text editor, in all capital letters, type PROPOSED BUILDING.
f. Issue a Data Point inside the building footprint, just above the center point.
g. Press Reset (right-click).

5. Use a text field to label the building area:
a. In the Text Editor, from the Text Styles drop-down menu, select Civil-3/32in.
b. Next, from the Text Editor, click the Insert Field icon.
As you place or edit text, you can insert fields in the text whose content is derived from object properties. Properties of the following
can be used as sources for field content:
 Elements
 Models
 Files
c. The Select Field Type dialog opens. From here, be sure to have Element Properties for the Field Type selected and click OK.
d. In the lower left corner of the screen, you are prompted to select an element. For this, select the “building footprint” shape.
e. Upon doing so, the Fields Editor dialog will now open. Along the left-side, expand the Geometry panel and select the Area field.
f. Then, on the right, expand the General Format panel (if necessary) and then from the Thousands Separator field pick the Comma
option.

g. Click OK.
6. Add the Finished Floor elevation (F.F.) to the text being placed:
a. Back in the Text Editor, press the <Enter> key for the second line of text. Now type in, “67 F.F.”.
b. Ensure that the Justification is set for Middle Center.
c. Bringing your cursor back into the view and place this multi-line text just below the Proposed Building text by issuing a Data Point.

For the moment, you are finished working on the Proposed Building Design.dgn and you now will return back to the Proposed Site
Plan.dgn. In an upcoming exercise, you will come back and place a hatch pattern around the building foot print.
7. In the lower-left of the application, in the View Groups tool bar, click the Previous Model button.
The Proposed Site Plan.dgn file is opened.

Edit Text
Once text is placed into a design, often it is the case that you will need to come back and make some sort of edits to that existing text. This
can range from adding or removing text, fixing misspellings, and changing the properties of text. In this section, you will use the Find/
Replace utility to quickly fix a text error in a detail.
 Edit Text
 Quickly Find and Replace Text

1. Open Site Plan Details.dgn (C:Training-Drawing EssentialsDrawing EssentialsWorkSetsdgn08 - Annotating Designs).
2. In the Models dialog (Home > Primary), make the active model Trench Bedding and Backfill Requirements (double-click to make it
active).
3. Zoom to the location of the detail title text Trench Detail.
4. Change the detail title text to a text field:
a. From the Annotate ribbon tab, in the Text ribbon group, pick Edit Text.
b. Select the text.
The Text Editor opens with the highlighted text string, Trench Detail. There are a couple of things wrong with this. First, the name of
the detail is not correct. Second, this is normal text rather than a Text Field. Changing this text to a Text Field will fix both of these
problems. And last, the wrong text style was applied so this will need to be addressed as well.
c. With the text string highlighted in the Text Editor, choose Insert Field from the icon bank.
d. Select Model Properties from the Field Type drop-down menu of the Select Field Type dialog.
e. Click OK.
f. In the General panel of the Fields Editor, select the Name field.
g. From the right-side of the editor, in String Format, ensure that Case is set for Upper.
h. Verify the Preview (above the OK button) and click OK when finished.

5. Complete editing the detail title text:
a. In the Text Editor select the Text Style: Civil-Proposed.
b. Ensure that the Justification is set for Middle Center.
c. Enable Underline.
d. Anywhere in the view window, place a Data Point (left-click) to update the text in the design.
6. With the Edit Text tool still active, pick the multi-line text Bedding and Fill Notes.
7. Right-click in the Text Editor (over the highlighted text) and from the right-click contextual menu choose Change Case > All Upper.
8. Change the word, FILL, to BACKFILL in the subtitle (first line).
9. Place a Data Point in the view to update the text in the design.
This error of calling it “FILL” rather than “BACKFILL” occurs several more times in this note. Rather than manually searching for every
instance and then correcting it, you can use the Find/Replace Text tool.

10. Using Find/Replace Text:
a. From the Annotate ribbon tab, in the Text ribbon group, click the Split button down arrow.
Split buttons contain a set of tools in a drop-down list. There is also an icon of the active tool on the left side of the drop-down arrow.
Clicking the icon activates that particular tool. If you select any other tool from the drop-down list, the selected tool replaces the active
tool.
b. From the list, pick Find/Replace Text.

The Find/Replace Text dialog opens. This allows you to edit multiple pieces of text in the model in one action.
c. From here, in the Find field, type FILL.
d. In the Replace field, type BACKFILL.
e. Verify the following settings are enabled:
 Animate
 Zoom
 Rotate
f. Click Find.
The utility will find any instance of text that contains “FILL.” The first instance finds “FILL” in the detail title text. The second click finds
the word you just corrected, “BACKFILL.”
g. Click Find again.
This time it will find an instance of the text, “FILL”.
h. Click the Replace button.
HINT: When replacing the text, verify that the replacement text is set to the correct case.
i. Continue doing this until all instances of “FILL” have been replaced.
When the search is complete a message appears.
j. Enable Restore Original View and click OK.
NOTE: Enabling Restore Original View will return the view window to the original position prior to running the command.

(Completed text edits)

Changing Text
When a text string is selected for editing, it appears in the text editor. In addition to changing the text content, you can also change the
text style and a variety of text attributes. Once the changes have been made, enter a data point in the view to update the text in the
design. In this section, you will fix a note on a detail that was placed incorrectly.
 Match and Change Existing Text

1. Continue in Site Plan Details.dgn.
2. Using the Models dialog, set the active model to Lighting Standard Detail
3. From the Drawing Production ribbon tab, in the Text ribbon group, pick Match Text Attributes.
To change the appearance of text, you can use:
 Match Text Attributes - To set the active text attributes to match those of a selected text element.
 Change Text Attributes - To change the text attributes of existing text elements to the active text attributes.
4. Select the text that reads, “REDUCE HEIGHT TO 6” ABOVE GRADE...”
5. After you identify the text string, following the prompt, accept the text with a Data Point.
HINT: The active text settings in the model have now been set such that they match the text just selected. Any new text placed in the
model contain these text properties.

6. From the Text ribbon group, pick Change Text Attributes.
7. Expand the dialog and set the following options in the tool settings window:
 Font: Enabled, Arial
 Height: Enabled, 0:0.09
 Width: Enabled, 0:0.09
 Line Spacing: Enabled, 0.5000
 Line Space Type: Exact
 Slant: 0.0, Disabled
 Underline: Disable

8. Now select the body of text that reads, “CONCRETE BASE AND REINFORCING...”
The appearance of this text updates to reflect the change in text attributes.

Annotating Civil Geometry Elements with Civil Labeler
Bentley OpenX civil products have an intelligent and dynamic labeling tool called Civil Labeler that should be used to place annotations on
your designs. In this lesson you will:
 Annotate Road Alignments with Civil Labeler
 Label Intersecting Alignments with Civil Labeler
 Label Station/Offsets with Civil Labeler
 Move and Delete Labels

Civil Labeler Tool
The Civil Labeler tool provides extensive labeling capabilities made specifically for labeling civil data. The tool creates dynamic and intelligent
labels that are easy to customize and can handle almost any label you would need. Labels can be placed for plan, profile, and cross sections
objects. Labels such as alignment names, station/offset, intersecting geometry stations, station/offset are some of the example label types
that can be placed.
The panel on the left side of dialog contains folders with various types of Plan, Profile and Cross Section labels. The panel on the right side of
the dialog contains the settings for each label. Label types are created, stored and managed in a user customizable .dgnlib.
The civil labeler .dgnlib’s delivered with the software can be found in the following locations:
 C:ProgramDataBentleyOpenRoads Designer CE 10.12ConfigurationOrganization-Civil_Civil Default Standards -
ImperialDgnlibFeature DefinitionsLabeler Text Favorites Dimension Styles Elem Temp Imperial.dgnlib
 C:ProgramDataBentleyOpenRoads Designer CE 10.12ConfigurationOrganization-Civil_Civil Default Standards -
MetricDgnlibFeature DefinitionsLabeler Text Favorites Dimension Styles Elem Temp Metric.dgnlib
Labels placed with Civil Labeler can only be placed in Design or Drawing models, but not Sheet models.

1. Open the design file Civil Annotations.dgn (C:Training-Drawing EssentialsDrawing EssentialsWorkSetsdgn08 - Annotating Designs)
2. You may be presented with a Mismatch Alert. Leave it on the default option and click Open.
3. Window into the intersection of Subdivision Rd. and N. Moody Rd.
4. With the Element Selection tool active, hover over the centerline of Subdivision Rd.
Note that the software knows this is the centerline of Subdivision Rd. That is because this is a piece of civil geometry--a horizontal
alignment created by OpenRoads Designer.

5. Annotate the Subdivision Road stationing:
a. Select the OpenRoads Modeling workflow, or similar.
b. Select the Drawing Production tab.
c. In the Annotations ribbon group, click the Element Annotation button.
d. Select the Subdivision Road centerline.
e. Click a Reset. The centerline is annotated with stationing annotations.
6. Label the centerline alignment names for N. Moody and Subdivision Rd.
a. Select the Civil Labeler tool.

b. In the Civil Labeler dialog, expand Plan -
Linear
c. Select Name
d. Set Leader Location to None
e. Set Rotation to Tangent
f. Select Place, follow the prompts in the
lower left area of the screen and select
N. Moody Rd. alignment
g. Position the text where it looks good and
Place it with a Data Point and then issue
a Reset.
7. Using the same steps, label Subdivision Rd.

8. Label the intersection of N. Moody Rd. and Subdivision Rd:
a. Select the Civil Labeler tool.
b. In the Civil Labeler dialog, expand Plan - Intersections.
c. Select Intersecting Geometry - Station (Name).
d. Set the Leader Location to Right Center.
e. Set the Rotation to View Horizontal.
f. Click Place.
g. Select the N. Moody Rd. centerline followed by the Subdivision Rd. centerline.
h. Position the text where it looks good. Place it with a Data Point and then issue a Reset.

9. Now annotate the station and offset of a point on the right-of-way line:
a. In Civil Labeler, expand Plan-Points and select Station-Offset.
b. Set the Leader Location to Right Center and the Rotation to View Horizontal.
c. Click Place.
d. Identify the N. Moody Rd. centerline with a Data Point.
e. Snap to a point on the right-of-way line and issue a Data Point.
f. Place the note, followed by a Reset.
Experiment with placing other Station-Offset labels along the right of way.
These brief examples show you some of the intelligence that is built into the Civil Labeler tool and it’s labels. As you become more familiar
with the design applications, you will see many more examples of this kind of intelligent annotation.

Additional Information about the Civil Labeler Tool
A label is made up of 5 parts:
 Anchor Point - Origin point of the label used for
computing text.
 Leader (optional) - Optional line and arrow
connecting between the Text and the Anchor Point.
 Text - The label content which is made up of text,
text fields, and graphics.
 Frame (optional) - Shape that can be placed around
the civil label.
 Divider (optional) - Divider that can be used to split
text within a civil label.
The five icons at the bottom right of the dialog define how the label behaves when the drawing scale is changed or when the referenced
element changes.
 Annotation Scale - Labels created with this option enabled will scale when the Annotation Scale is adjusted.
 Element Association - Labels created with this option enabled AND the Relative Association option disabled will remain at their
placement location when the reference element changes, only the leader line moves.
 Annotation Association - Labels created with this option enabled AND Element Association enabled will make the annotation
associated to the element when the reference element changes. For example, if the reference element moves the label text will
update.
 Relative Association - Labels created with this option enabled will remain at their relative location to the reference element when that
reference element changes.
 Rotational Association - Labels created with this option enabled will ensure that if a reference element changes the label will maintain
its relative rotation.
 The icon on the inner lower left activates Collapse Mode. When enabled the Civil Labeler Tool will collapse automatically after
selecting the Place button.

Moving and Deleting Labels
Because the labels placed with civil labeler are associative, dynamic and made up of many parts, care must be taken if you need to move or
delete a label. A lot of times, after you place a label you may have to move the text portion of the label or delete a label. In this section, you
will learn how to properly move and delete a civil label.
1. Move the intersecting station label for N. Moody Rd. and Subdivision Rd.
a. Using the Element Selection tool, select the text portion of the N. Moody Rd. and Subdivision Rd. intersection label. Drag handles
and manipulators will appear once selected.
b. Right click and hold on the text and move it to a new location.
Because the civil label is made up of many parts and has civil intelligence built into it you cannot just simply use the move command to
move the text portion of the label.
2. Using the steps described above, practice moving other civil labels you have placed.
3. Delete one of the station-offset labels you placed.
a. To delete a civil label, select the Delete tool and select the leader line that is associated to the label.

Place Table
You can place tables using the Place Table tool. Once placed, you can perform formatting operations on a table. If you have ever worked with
Microsoft Excel, then your experience will be very similar with tables. In this section, you will bring in an existing table from Excel.
 Place a Table
 Set Text Alignment
 Set Table Symbology

1. Open Site Plan Details.dgn and open the Models dialog (Home > Primary).
2. From here, double-click the Concrete Thrust Blocking model to make it active.
3. Via the Level Picker (Home > Attributes), ensure that the TextLabel level is active.
4. From the Drawing Production ribbon tab, in the Tables ribbon group, pick Place Table.
5. Set the following options in the tool settings window:
 Method (icon): From File
 Seed: Table Seed - Detail
NOTE: If no table seed is available, set the Seed option to
None and set the Text Style to Civil-Proposed.
 Table Style: None
 Active Angle: 0
 Contains Title Row: Enabled
 Contains Header Row: Enabled
 Retain Association: Enabled
6. Select the input file:
a. In the Place Table tool settings, click the Browse icon next to File Name.
b. Navigate to the data folder (...Drawing EssentialsWorkSetsdata)

c. Select the file: Minimum Concrete Blocking Table.xlsx
d. Click Open.
The Select Cell window opens.
e. Set the following:
 Range: Manual
 From: A1
 To: F6
f. Click OK.
7. Bring your cursor into the view. You will see a brief progress bar as the table is brought in. Once the table is displayed at your cursor,
place the table in the open area of the detail as shown:

Once placed, you can perform the following formatting table operations:
 Add and remove rows
 Add title row, header row, first column, last column, and footer row, which can contain different formatting then the body rows
 Break a table
 Change height and width of rows and columns
 Merge and split cells
 Change cell margins
 Set cell fill color
 Add and remove borders
 Set border color, linestyle, and line weight
You can also perform the following operations on the text in the table cells:
 Set text alignment
 Set text direction
8. Next, you will set the text alignment for the Header and Body cells.
a. Using the Element Selection tool, select the table element with a Data Point.
Once a table element is selected, you will notice that along the ribbon a new contextual tab will appear. It is here that you can select
operations that are specific to working with a table.

b. Press-and-hold your cursor on cell A2. Next, drag down and to the right to cell F6 and then release your mouse button.
c. From the Alignment group of the Layout tab, select Center Justify (both directions) from the Text Direction settings.
9. Next, you will set the line weight for the table to make it consistent with the original table found in the detail.
a. Outside the table, in the gray space, select Column A and drag the selection through to Column F.
b. In the Table Symbology group, set the Weight = 1.
c. With Element Selection as the active tool, place a Data Point anywhere within the view (in a blank area) to deselect the table.
This completes the table placement.

(Completed table edits)

Place Note
Sometimes there’s elements in your design where Civil Labeler is not applicable to use. If that is the case, there are other ‘generic’ labeling
tools to use such as the Place Note tool. When using the Place Note tool you can place lines of text with a leader line and arrow, or a callout
without a leader. In this section you will use the place note command to label the concrete pad.
 Place Notes
 Create Text Favorites
1. Open Proposed Site Plan.dgn (...dgn08 - Annotating Designs).

2. Ensure that the active level is TextLabel_pr.
3. Labeling the concrete pad:
a. Zoom into the area in the upper-left corner of the site where the concrete pad is located.
b. From the Drawing Production ribbon tab, in the Notes ribbon group, pick Place Note.
c. In the tool settings window set the following:
 Method (icon): Place Note
 Dimension Style: Civil Site Labels
 Text Rotation: Horizontal
 Location: Automatic
 Start At: Terminator
 Horizontal Attachment: Auto
 Annotation Scale (icon): Enabled
d. In the Text Editor, confirm the Text Style is set to Civil-Site Labels.

e. In the Text Editor type in CONCRETE PAD (16’x16’).
f. Define the start point by issuing a Data Point on the concrete pad.
g. Next, bring your cursor down and to the right and issue another Data Point to place the note.
h. Press Reset (right-click) when complete.

Place Callout
When using the Place Note tool you can place lines of text with a leader line and arrow, or a callout without a leader. In
this section you will use the callout method to label the amount of parking stalls per parking bay.
 Place Callouts

1. Continue in Proposed Site Plan.dgn.
2. Verify the active level is TextLabel_pr.
3. Make Place Note the active tool (Drawing Production > Notes).
4. In the tool settings window, set the following options:
 Method: Place Callout
 Dimension Style: Parking Bay Total
5. In the Text Editor, set the Text Style: Civil-1/16in
6. Type in 26.
7. Bringing the cursor into the view, you will notice that attached to your cursor is the number with a circular text frame around it. This
number represents the number of parking stalls along the top, horizontal parking bay.
8. Place your cursor towards the center of the parking bay and issue a Data Point to place the note.
9. Returning to the Text Editor, backspace and then type in 18.
This represents the number of parking stalls along the same horizontal parking bay that is closer to the proposed building.

10. Continue to use the Place Note tool to callout the number of parkings stalls for all of the parking bays, as shown.
(Completed parking stall count callouts)

Place Linear Dimensions
The software has many dimensioning tools. Additionally, a variety of dimension attributes defines the appearance of
dimensions. The easiest way to set these dimension attributes is by using predefined dimension styles. Dimension
elements placed with a dimension style are automatically updated if the dimension style is changed.
 Place Linear Dimensions

2. Ensure that TextLabel_pr is the active level.
3. Make Dimension Linear the active tool (Annotate > Dimensioning).
 Alignment: View
 Linear Size (icon): Enabled
 Association: Disabled
5. Dimension a parking stall:
a. Zoom to the area to the left of the proposed building.
b. Along the parking bay with 14 stalls, snap to the
intersection of the seventh stall and the curbing.
c. Issue a Data Point here to select the start of the dimension.
d. Move the cursor to the right, snap to the end of the stall.
e. Issue a Data Point to select the endpoint of the dimension.

f. Bring the cursor slightly down and issue another Data Point to define the length of the extension lines.
HINT: Do not reset the tool!
As you can see, the tool remains active allowing you to string together additional dimensions creating a “dimension string”.
6. Continue the dimension string:
a. Continuing with the Dimension Linear tool, snap to the end of the parking stall along the parking bay that has 8 stalls.
b. Issue a Data Point.
c. Next, snap to the opposite end point of the same stall where it intersects with the curbing at the building pad.
d. Issue a Data Point.
e. Continuing to the right, snap to the furtherest building corner to the left and issue another Data Point.
f. Snap to the far right side of the building and issue a Data Point there.

g. Continue the string by placing points at the curb of the parking bay that has 8 parking stalls, across the bay to curb by the
landscaping, and then finally to the property line, as shown.
h. Reset to complete the dimension string.
7. Place two additional linear dimensions in the parking bay with 18 parking stalls, directly above the proposed building. One dimensioning
the length of the stall and another dimensioning the width.

Radial Dimensioning
Which options the Dimension Element tool offers depends on the type of element you select. As you saw, if you select
a linear element, the tool presents itself with linear options. However, if you select a radial element such as an arc or
circle, the tool will present itself with radial options within the tool settings window. In this section, you will dimension the
curb radii.
 Use radial dimensioning

2. Make the active level TextLabel_pr.
3. Make Dimension Element the active tool (Annotate > Dimensioning).
 Alignment: True
 Mode (icon): Dimension Element
5. Zoom into the lower left corner of the site.
6. Identify the large curb radius with a Data Point.
7. Issue a second Data Point to place the radial dimension.

Multi-Leader Notes
When placing notes, it is possible to draw multiple leaders from the same text by holding the <Ctrl> key while placing
data points. In this section, you will callout the radii for the concrete dumpster pad.
 Edit Text
 Place a Note with Multiple Leaders

2. Ensure that TextLabel_pr is the active level (Home > Attributes).
3. Pan to the area where the concrete dumpster pad is located.
4. Modify the Concrete Pad annotation:
a. With the Element Selection tool active, double-click the CONCRETE PAD (16’x16’) note.
b. The Text Editor dialog opens. From here, change the word “CONCRETE” to “CONC.”.
c. Next, right-click on the ruler just below the icon bank. Select the option Enable Word-Wrapping.

d. Position your cursor over the right edge of the ruler until it becomes a double arrow. Then, slide this to the left so that CONC. PAD
appears on one line and (16’x16’) appears on the second line.
e. Data Point in the view to update the text in the design.
NOTE: You may need to adjust the location of the text and/or the word wrap of the note text more than once as modifications are being
made.
5. With the Element Selection tool still active, left-click-and-hold on the text and drag it up and to the left. Place it into the open area inside
the property.
NOTE: It may be necessary to adjust the word wrap after the note has been relocated.
6. Adding radial dimensions:
a. Activate the Place Note tool (Annotate > Notes).
b. In the tool settings window, set the following:
 Start At: Text
c. In the Text Editor, type R3.
d. Place the text in the desired location with a Data Point.
e. While holding down the <Ctrl> key, snap to the mid-point of the arc and issue a Data Point to place a terminator.
This action will place the note and first leader, however, you will now be able to place an additional leader.

f. Next, snap to the mid-point of the lower arc at the concrete dumpster pad and issue a Data Point (without holding down the <CTRL>
key).
g. Reset when complete.

Change Dimensions
When placing dimensions, you may need to come back and modify or edit the dimension in one way or another to
further embellish the design. It is possible to edit the dimension text of existing dimensions, or to change its appearance
by applying another dimension style. You can even modify the geometry of a dimension element by moving the
dimension line or text, or by adding, moving, or removing extension lines.
 Add and Remove Extension Lines with the Insert/Delete Vertex tools
 Relocate Dimension Text with the Modify Element tool
 Edit Dimension Text with the Edit Text tool

2. Pan to the parking bay directly to the left of the proposed building.
3. Adding an extension line:
a. From the Home ribbon tab, in the Modify ribbon group, pick Insert Vertex.
b. On the dimension string that traverses the proposed site, issue a Data Point on the leftmost extension line that reads 18’.
You will be now be adding to the existing dimension string. This can be quite useful if you forgot to dimension a certain point. It can
be easily added afterwards, avoiding the time consuming task of deleting and recreating the dimension string again.
c. Move the cursor to the left and use the Nearest snap mode to select the property line.
d. Issue a Data Point to accept the placement.
An extension line is added. If you snapped to the wrong point, you can move the extension line to the correct location using the
Modify Element tool. You can also use this tool to adjust the dimension line positioning in relation to the element being dimensioned
as well as the location of the dimension text.
4. Relocating dimension text:
a. Make Modify Element the active tool (Home > Modify).

b. Next, pick the dimension text.
You can now relocate the text.
c. Reposition this just outside the property line so that it is easier to read.
As you saw, the Insert Vertex tool can be used to add to an existing dimension string. The Delete Vertex tool can do just the opposite. It
will remove extension lines.
5. Remove an extension line:
a. From the Home ribbon tab, in the Modify ribbon group, click the More icon (down-arrow).
b. From the drop-down menu, pick the Delete Vertex tool.
c. Pick the two extension lines that make up the 24’ dimension for the drive isle to the left of the proposed building to remove them.
NOTE: The dimension text automatically updates to reflect the new distance.

6. Zoom to the parking bay directly above the proposed building.
Previously two dimensions were added for the parking stall’s width and length. You now need to edit the dimension text to add in the
“TYP.” notation.
7. Modifying dimension text:
a. Make Edit Text the active tool (Annotate > Text).
b. Next, identify the 9’ dimension.
In the text editor, the automatically generated dimension text is represented by an asterisk *. You can replace the asterisk or add text
before or after it.
c. Click after the * and then add a <space>.
d. Next, click the Insert Favorite icon and select, (TYP.).
e. In the view, issue a Data Point to accept the changes to the dimension text.
f. Repeat these steps by editing the dimension text for the 18’ dimension, adding the (TYP.) notation.
HINT: You can always return to the automatically generated dimension text by retyping the asterisk.
8. Use the Modify Element tool (Home > Modify) to reposition the dimension text so that it doesn’t overlay other graphics.

.
(Completed dimension edits)

Pattern Area
Patterning can be a great way to embellish a design. There are three tools you can use to pattern areas:
 Hatch Area - Pattern an area with parallel lines in one direction
 Crosshatch Area - Pattern an area with parallel lines in two directions
 Pattern Area - Pattern an area with a symbol, usually from a cell
The Pattern Area tool will be used to create a concrete “stippling” pattern for the concrete dumpster pad as well as the
sidewalk encompassing the proposed building.
 Pattern Area

2. Zoom to the area where the concrete dumpster pad is located.
3. Make the active level Concrete_Patt.
4. From the Annotate ribbon tab, in the Pattern ribbon, pick Pattern Area.
5. Set the active cell for patterning:
a. In the tool settings window, click the Browse Cells button.
The Cell Library dialog opens.
b. From the cell library dialog, pick File followed by Attach File....
c. Navigate to the folder ...Drawing EssentialsStandardsCell.
d. Select the Roadway.cel.
e. Click Open.
f. In the list of available cells, scroll down and select CONCRT.

g. Along the icon bank of the Cell Library dialog, click Set Active Pattern Cell.
HINT: To view the size of the cell, you may also want to double-click it to temporarily activate the Place Active Cell tool. The cell is
attached to the pointer and you can change the active scale in the tool settings to find the right scale. Then reset and reactivate
the Pattern Area tool.
 Method (icon): Flood
 Pattern: CONCRT
 Scale: 0.0100
 Annotation Scale (icon): Enabled
 Angle: 0.0
 True Scale: Enabled
 Locate Interior Shapes (icon): Enabled
7. Issue a Data Point inside the area of the dumpster pad to preview the boundary (tan-filled shape).

8. Then issue another Data Point to place the pattern.
Next, you will pattern the sidewalk adjacent to the proposed building.
NOTE: It is possible that an Alert dialog may be displayed. This can occur because of the current zoom or the Annotation Scale. If this
happens, click OK.
9. Pan and/or zoom to bring the entire proposed building into view, including the curb lines.
10. With Pattern Area as the active tool, issue a Data Point inside the area between the curbing and the edge of sidewalk.

11. Confirm the preview boundary (tan-filled shape) with a Data Point to place the pattern.
(Completed pattern placement)

Hatching
In this section, you will embellish the proposed building by creating a hatch pattern. Since the proposed building is a
reference, you will need to place the pattern in that file. There are a variety of ways to place the pattern there; open the
DGN file the traditional way, perform a file exchange on the reference like you did in an earlier exercise or, in this case,
perform an in-place edit. You do this by “Activating” the reference so that you can work directly within that file while
never really leaving the current DGN.
 Activate a Reference
 Copy Parallel Building Footprint
 Use Hatching to Embellish the Building

2. Navigate the view so that the building is completely within the view.
3. With Element Selection as the active tool, right-click over the blue footprint of the proposed building.
4. From the right-click contextual menu, pick Activate.
By doing so, the active file and any other references now appear in a gray-scale, while the Proposed Building Design.dgn is displayed
using its proper colors. Any changes that are made are now written to this file and not to the Proposed Site Plan.dgn file. Also note that
the camera position (view window) did not change.
5. From here, make Building_patt the active level (Home > Attributes).
6. Offset the building outlines:
a. Make the Move Parallel tool active (Home > Manipulate).
b. In the tool settings window, set the following options:
 Method (icon): Element
 Mode: Miter
 Distance: 5
 Use Active Attributes: Enabled
 Make Copy: Enabled
c. Select the proposed building footprint, offsetting it inwards (towards the center of the building outline).

d. Repeat this step for the storage building (smaller building to the right).
e. Reset when complete.
7. Pattern the buildings:
a. From the Annotate ribbon tab, in the Patterns ribbon group, make Hatch Area the active tool.
b. In the tool settings window, set the following options:
 Method (icon): Difference
 Spacing: 2.0
 Annotation Scale: Disabled
 Angle: 45.0
 Drop Pattern: Enabled
c. Begin by selecting the outside shape of the building.
d. Pick the inside shape of the building.
The previewed boundary (tan-filled shape) displays what is to be patterned.
e. Accept the hatching placement with a Data Point.
HINT: The point where you accept also defines the pattern intersection point: the point through which a hatch line goes or where a
pattern cell starts. So you can easily align different hatchings by snapping to the same point.
f. Repeat these steps for the storage building.
8. Using the Delete tool (Home > Modify), delete the inside shapes that were offset to assist in the hatching.

The hatching was added to the Proposed Building Design.dgn file. You are now finished with the hatching and need to return to the
Proposed Site Plan dgn.file
9. With your cursor within the view, right-click and then from the contextual menu select Deactivate Proposed Building.
The proposed building design.dgn file is closed and the Proposed Site Plan.dgn file is re-opened for editing. The gray-scale display goes
away, while maintaining the same camera position.

08 - Annotating Designs_2022R3-01-01.pdf

More Related Content

Similar to 08 - Annotating Designs_2022R3-01-01.pdf (20)

Recently uploaded (20)

08 - Annotating Designs_2022R3-01-01.pdf