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host family generic annotations always horizontal

alix-hs — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:19:08 GMT

Hello,

Does anyone have an idea to always display generic annotations nested in host family horizontally ?

I mean by this automatically, not by using an angle paramater contraining the annotation, or by using multiple annotations with differents angles linked to visibility parameters.

Thanks

Re: host family generic annotations always horizontal

barthbradley — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:28:18 GMT

Spacebar rotate on placement

Re: host family generic annotations always horizontal

alix-hs — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:39:48 GMT

Thank for your quick answer. These annotations are embedded in a host family, so space bar rotation on placement only affect the family itself and not the integrate annotation.

Re: host family generic annotations always horizontal

barthbradley — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:43:17 GMT

why not tag in project rather than anno in family, or are these anno's symbols? But, in answer to your question; there is no "automatic" solution.

Re: host family generic annotations always horizontal

alix-hs — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:49:01 GMT

Tags are indeed a more flexible solution, but even using the tag all tool, it take much more time to place in each different family than having the text already in the family itself. But if an automatic alway horizontal display for embedded annotation is not possible, tags may be the solution.

Re: host family generic annotations always horizontal

barthbradley — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:52:43 GMT

The two alternatives you mentioned at the onset are good ones, albeit not automatic.