Generating Connected Callouts Automatically
You can generate connected callouts automatically for all graphical objects in:
• The illustration.
• An object list in an XML file.
• A BOM (bill of material) in a placed XML file.
Assign object information to elements before you attempt generate connected callouts for them. You can only generate callouts for objects in a placed XML-BOM file that is structurally valid.
1. Open an illustration that contains objects you want to generate connected callouts for.
2. In the Window menu, click Show object window.
3. In the Objects dialog box, click the arrow button to open the menu and then click Generate callouts for objects.
4. In the Create callouts dialog box under Object or group selection in the Create callouts list, click only for objects, for list, or for BOM.
5. If you selected for list or for BOM, click the File button to the right of the Create callouts list to select either:
◦ A callout file in the Select a callout file dialog box
◦ An XML BOM file in the Select a BOM file dialog box
Click OK to select the file and close the dialog box.
6. In the Create callouts dialog box under Object or group selection, select the Link callouts to objects check box.
7. (Optional if you selected only for objects or for list in the Create callouts list): Select the Only visible objects check box to generate connected callouts for visible objects only.
8. Change any other callout or object settings as needed in the
Create callouts dialog box (see
Generate Callouts for Objects) and then click
OK.
Arbortext IsoDraw generates connected callouts for all specified objects.