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Multimedia and 3D models
Last updated 4/7/2015
Add a 3D Comment to an object
Comments created by using the 3D Comment Tool are like measurements in that they are associated with a specific
part of the 3D geometry. When you add 3D comments to the default view of a model, a new view, called
3DCommentView is created. 3D comments added to other views are listed as components of that view in the Model
Tree. You can edit and remove 3D comments the same way to edit and remove measurements.
1 Click the Add 3D Comment tool on the 3D toolbar.
Note: The 3D toolbar appears when you hover the cursor over the 3D model. If the Add 3D Comment tool is not visible
in the toolbar, then right-click the 3D model and choose Tools > Add 3D Comments. You can also expand the default
3D toolbar by right clicking the 3D model and choosing Tools > Expand 3D Tools.
2 Select a part of the model you want to add a 3D comment to.
3 In the Enter Comment String dialog box, type your comment.
Add comments from the Comment toolset
When you add comments by using the tools on the Comment toolset, a new view is created in the Model Tree called
CommentView.
Note: Adobe Reader DC users can add comments to a PDF if the document author enables commenting for that PDF.
1 Choose To o ls > Comment.
The Comment toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.
2 In the secondary toolbar, select a commenting tool, and then click inside the 3D object area.
3 Click inside the 3D object area to create a comment. A new view definition is also created in the Model Tree with a
default name such as “CommentView1.”
4 To add more comments, do one of the following:
• To create an additional comment in a view, make sure that the commenting view you want is selected in the
Model Tree. Then click inside the 3D object area.
• To create an additional comment in a new commenting view, make sure that no commenting view is selected in
the Model Tree. Then click inside the 3D object area.
Note: If you delete one of these automatically generated commenting views, the associated comments are still available. You
can view and select them in the Comments panel or in the Model Tree, where they are listed under the views. Selecting a
comment switches the 3D model to the same viewing configuration it had when the comment was added.
Convert 3D measurements to comments
Individual measurements can be converted to comments, so that they can be reviewed and annotated like other types
of comments.
1 In the View pane of the Model Tree, right-click the plus sign next to the measurement view to display the list of
individual measurements.
Note: The measurement view is available only when you have added measurements by using the 3D Measurement Tool
.
2 Right-click a measurement name and click Convert To Comment.