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Editing Annotation Styles in Model

acomeau7PUNL — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:15:00 GMT

How do you edit the annotation style while in Model Space? I know how to do it in a drawing, but it doesn't work in a model. How to I do things like include the leading zero? Per ASME for metric dimensions a leading zero should be included, but it doesn't give me the option. Even if I enter the dimension with a leading zero, it doesn't include it.

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

kacper.suchomski — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:04:37 GMT

This can be changed in the Style and Standard Editor.
But S&SE gives access to annotation and dimension styles only in the drawing file.
You need to open (create) the drawing file and change and save the settings in S&SE.
Remember to change the ability of the settings to read-write in the project settings.

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

acomeau7PUNL — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:58:16 GMT

Unfortunately, this is not correct. There is no "annotation" style to edit, even in a drawing file, that corresponds with the annotations in a model.

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

kacper.suchomski — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 20:12:20 GMT

MBD are dimensional standards.

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

swalton — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:24:33 GMT

Look for the 3DA style in the drawing environment.

See: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/3d-leader-text-style/td-p/12364431

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

johnsonshiue — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:45:58 GMT

Hi! Kacper is right. To change the 3D Annotation style, you will need to do it in a drawing. It is because there isn't a tool in the Part or Assembly environment to edit the 3D Annotation style (though the styles are indeed in an ipt or iam file).

The process of changing it could be a bit tedious but it is doable. Here is an article describing how to do it.

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-change-the-3D-Annotations-Styles-for-a-part-template-in-Inventor.html

Videos: There are quite a few instructive videos showing the workflow on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djGO6SWMpFw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35-ziZTnYGw

Many thanks!

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

acomeau7PUNL — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:18:44 GMT

Marking this as the solution since you actually provided links and a solution.

Re: Editing Annotation Styles in Model

acomeau7PUNL — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 18:57:11 GMT

Is this something that is coming to a future version of Inventor as MBD becomes more normalized?