You can define the alphanumeric labels assigned to datum frames and to view annotations—cutting planes, viewing plane lines, and detail envelopes—using the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box. The labels are displayed automatically:

• In view annotation captions, which are defined as part of the process of creating or modifying a drawing view style.

• When a datum frame is placed.

1. On the Annotation tab (Solid Edge Options dialog box), under Auto-Naming of View Annotations, do the following:

   1. Select Follow defined object sequence.

   2. Click the Specify Annotation Letters button.

2. In the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box, define the labeling scheme for assigning view annotation names automatically:

   1. List 1

      In the List 1 box, verify that the letters that are displayed there by default are the ones you want to use to label view annotations. You can type other letters and numbers, but special characters, spaces, punctuation, and duplicate letters are not allowed.

      Example:

      In the default Solid Edge ANSI and ISO templates, the letters in the List 1 box are the English alphabet, ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

   2. When list ends continue list appended with

      Select one of the following labeling options to append to the view annotation label when all of the letters in the List 1 box have been used:

      • Sequenced Letter (AA, AB, AC, ...)

      • Number (1, 2, 3, ...)

      • Duplicate Letter (AA, BB, CC, ...)

   3. (Optional) To display the appended letters using the subscript format shown below, click the Append as subscript check box.

      

      Tip:

      The dash and the spacing on either side of it are defined on the Caption tab in the drawing view style or modified in the properties dialog box. You can add space around the dash in the Suffix (%AS) box, under Properties, so that it looks like this: %VA - %VA.

   4. List 2, List 3, List 4

      Repeat the above steps to define letters or numbers in the List 2, List 3, and List 4 boxes, as needed, but change the sequence of letters or numbers appended to the annotation letters to distinguish between them.

      You cannot duplicate the characters within a list box, but you can use the same character sets in List 2, List 3, and List 4.

      Note:

      You do not have to use the List 2, List 3, List 4 boxes unless you want to create different labels to apply to different types of annotation objects.

   5. Assign Lists

      Under Annotation sequence, select the labeling scheme you want to apply to each type of annotation object.

      You can use the user-defined lists specified in the List 1, List 2, List 3, and List 4 boxes, or you can select one of the system-defined alternatives:

      • Plain numbers (1, 2, 3, ...)

      • Lowercase Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, ...)

      • Uppercase Roman numerals (I, II, III, ...)

      • None

      Example:

      You can:

      • Assign List 1 to viewing plane names and cutting plane names, and then select 1, 2, 3, ... as the Annotation sequence for detail envelopes.

      • Assign List 1 to viewing planes, List 2 to detail envelopes, List 3 to cutting planes, and List 4 to datum frames.

      • Select None if you want to leave an annotation object unnamed when it is created. The object still may be edited and named using the Caption tab (Viewing Plane, Detail Envelope, Cutting Plane Properties dialog box), or the Datum Frame command bar.

3. Click OK to continue.

4. On the Annotation tab (Solid Edge Options dialog box), under Auto-Naming of View Annotations, click the Define Sequence button.

5. In the Define Object Sequence dialog box, specify the order that you want to assign name to view annotation objects by selecting a name and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change its location in the list.