Annotations

Annotations can be managed for Rooms through the Inspector tab. Annotations can be managed and created by:

Instance - Can be applied to a specific entity once.
Template Instance - A group of annotations that can be reused throughout the document.

Annotation Types

There are 5 types of Annotations in Higharc:

There are two methods to position Annotations:

Annotation Visibility

Visibility Controls
- Decide which sheets you want them to show up on.
- Assign an Annotation Type to associate it with a background Sheet.

Elevation Annotations can be viewed and managed by:

Elevation Notes are created and managed by Room Edge.

Select the Room and Room Edge in Plan View
View the screen in Split Screen or Open Preview in New tab, with the Elevations view selected.
Create a new Elevation note by Edge in the Inspector.
Relocate the note using the tools in the Inspector viewing the Elevations view in the Preview screen.

Exterior, Foundation and Interior Auto Dimensions can be managed by View Mode Filters.

Auto Dimensions can also be overridden by Edge and Opening by:

Selecting the Edge, then selecting the check box to Disable Auto Dimensions.
Selecting a Window, Door or Opening, then selecting the check box to Disable Auto Dimensions.

To utilize the Annotation Catalog, add the Annotation catalog to Setting Sets. From here:

Annotations can be created in groups and added to the model together.
Individual and repetitive Annotations can be added repeatedly using the Annotations catalog.

To create annotations from the Annotation Catalog:

Create new catalog item and the origin can be set to where the Annotation will be added each time.
Create the annotations off to the side, outside of the print space.
When an Annotation is added, select Template Instance to add the Catalog Item.

The following are keyboard shortcuts that can be used to create openings in Higharc Studio:

(I) - Detail - Inserts a Detail

(D) - Dimension - Create a new dimension

(N) - Leader - Creates a Room-Hosted Leader

Note - Creates a Note