Places PC-DMIS into a mode that lets you manipulate feature IDs, feature control frames, scan points, and CAD GD&T callouts. You can also use this mode to quickly create and modify Dimension Info and Point Info text boxes.
Sample Dimension Info box
Sample Point Info box
To create these text boxes, use the shortcut menus that appear when you right-click or box-select feature IDs or features. For more information, see the "Inserting Dimension Info Boxes" and "Inserting Point Info Boxes" topics in the "Inserting Report Commands" chapter.
The following shortcut menus are available inside Text Box mode:
Right-click on the feature, feature's ID label, or text box, to display a shortcut menu for that feature. For more information, see "Feature Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" appendix.
Right-click on a Dimension info or Point Info box, to display a shortcut menu for that text box. For more information, see "Feature Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" appendix.
Right-click on a CAD GD&T callout to display a shortcut menu for that callout. For more information, see "Feature Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" appendix.
Box-select one or more features to display a shortcut menu. For more information, see "Box-Select Shortcut Menu" in the "Using Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Menus" appendix.
Right-click on a scan point and use the Move Cursor To menu to jump to that point. For more information, see "Locating Points in a Scan" in the "Scanning your Part" chapter.
When your pointer isn't over a feature or text box, you can perform the normal Translate Mode operations to zoom and rotate the part with the right mouse button. For additional information, see "Translate Mode".
Tips
You can create a DIMINFO or a POINTINFO box, regardless of the current mode with the mouse. Double-click on a feature or feature ID label. PC-DMIS automatically creates an info box based on current Edit Dimension Info or Edit Point Info dialog box settings. For example, suppose you created a Dimension Info box for a feature. If you double-click subsequent feature labels, the software creates additional Dimension Info boxes for those features. It uses the same settings selected the last time the Edit Dimension Info dialog box was used.
You can use your pointer to identify the feature associated with a particular label. From the Graphic Display window, move your pointer over either a feature or a feature's ID label. PC-DMIS highlights the feature on the CAD drawing.