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Originally published February 2013

Adding Text to a 3D View

Last month we covered adding dimensions to 3D objects, this time let's add some text to the drawing while it's in a 3D view. It's easier than you might imagine.

How To Add Text to a 3D View

1. Set the desired 3D view.

2. On the View tabCoordinates panel, click UCS, World. This will retain your view position, but simply puts the UCS back to the World Coordinate System position; the default. For those of you who are typers, that would be UCS, then V for the View option.

3. Now — and this is the key to the activity — on the View tabCoordinates panel, click View. This sets the UCS to be parallel to the surface of your screen.

4. Set the desired layer and text style, then launch either Mtext or Single Line text and add your notes!

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