Note Box Alignment on Drawings

S_Regula

Is there an easy way to align 2 or more Note Boxes (either horizontally or vertically) on a drawing?

PeteYodis

We have planned improvements for note snapping behavior.  There are more scenarios to solve for and provide snapping for when you consider multi-line notes and also justification options.

john_mcclary

Draw a line then you can snap the blue grip to the line (or edge of a part)
this will move the text when the line moves.

you can then delete the line when you're done.

this works with balloons too

S_Regula

@john_mcclary Does this work for vertical alignment as well?

john_mcclary

yes, any angle automatically

S_Regula

@john_mcclary I'm trying to align two boxes vertically, so their left hand edges are aligned. When I drag the beige filled square to the vertical line as you suggest, it changes the size of the box. I want to maintain the box width, and "move" the entire box. Am I doing something wrong?

john_mcclary

oh, you want the text horizontal, but vertically aligned.

hmm.. after playing with it for a bit, I can't find a way.

Time to write up an improvement request

patrick_farley

You can align them manually, but there is no self align method that i know

for moving the complete box just click in the middle of the text box, not on the beige fill square.

patrick_farley

By Clicking in the middle of the text Box and dragging it

PeteYodis

We have planned improvements for note snapping behavior.  There are more scenarios to solve for and provide snapping for when you consider multi-line notes and also justification options.

patrick_farley

Sorry i just read the post again, and you probably did not need my advice on how to move text box.

my bad