Modifying a Callout Graphism

This task will show you how to modify the graphical attributes of one or more callout used when generating auxiliary, section or detail views.

Before You Begin, make sure you customized the following settings:

Grid:
De-activate the Grid icon from the Tools toolbar (bottom right).

Open the GenDrafting_part_Callout.CATDrawing document.

1. Multi-select the callout to be modified.
In this example, we select both a section view callout and a detail callout.

2. Right-click these callout and select the Properties option from the contextual menu.

3. Select the Callout tab.

The preview displays both selected callout with attributes corresponding to the generated views.

The options you select in the Graphic Properties toolbar also influence the graphical attributes you apply to the selected callout (line color, line type, line weight, Copy Object Format icon, Pattern Chooser option).

Parameters you can set in this dialog box:

Auxiliary/Section Views:

Switches for pre-defined types:
continuous lines, mixed lines, elbows and extremities only or one arrow only.

Line thickness

Line type

Extremity thickness

Length

Anchor point (head or tail)

Detail Views:

Thickness

Type

Extremity thickness

Length

Anchor point

Arrows on Auxiliary/Section Views and Detail Views:

Arrow length

Head type

Head length

Head angle

You can choose the callout elements size not to be dependant on the view scale. For this:

After callout creation, check Size not dependant on view scale in the previous dialog box

Before callout creation, in the Tools->Options->Mechanical Design->Drafting->Callout, check the Size not dependant on view scale option:

4. Modify the callout graphical attributes as shown above.

5. Press OK.