Application options for editing follow feature annotation include settings for feature-linked annotation, annotation alignment, and placement constraints.
Feature-linked annotation
Enable automatic following when you want feature-linked annotation to follow its linked line or polygon feature by default. These settings do not change the relationship to which the annotation is linked.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab and click the Options dialog box launcher in the Manage Edits group.
The Options dialog box appears.
- Click the Editing side tab and expand Annotation.
- In the Feature Linked Annotation section, check or uncheck the following settings:
- Automatically follow linked line features—Feature-linked annotation automatically follows the contours of its related line features. This is turned on by default.
- Automatically follow linked polygon features— Feature-linked annotation automatically follows the contours of its related polygon features.
- Use placement properties defined in the annotation class
- Click OK.
Your settings are saved and the dialog box closes.
Tip:
To see which relationship class is associated with an annotation feature class, right-click the feature class in the Catalog pane, click Properties , and click Relationships.
Annotation alignment
Choose how new annotation aligns to the line or boundary feature it is following.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab and click the Options dialog box launcher in the Manage Edits group.
The Options dialog box appears.
- Click the Editing side tab and expand Annotation.
- Click and expand the Annotation group.
- In the Make Annotation section, choose a default alignment for new annotation.
- Parallel —Creates straight annotation that is aligned parallel to the feature. As you create new annotation, you can switch this to perpendicular on the toolbar.
- Perpendicular —Creates straight annotation that is aligned perpendicular to the feature.
- Curved —Creates curved annotation that follows the contours of the feature. This setting disables Parallel/Perpendicular , which appears on the toolbar.
- Click OK.
Your settings are saved and the dialog box closes.
Placement constraints
Choose a default placement constraint for new annotation relative to the direction of the line or boundary feature it is following.
- On the ribbon, click the Edit tab and click the Options dialog box launcher in the Manage Edits group.
The Options dialog box appears.
- Click the Editing side tab and expand Annotation.
- Click and expand the Annotation group.
- In the Constraint Placement section, choose a default placement constraint for new annotation.
- Side cursor is on —Dynamically constrains annotation to follow the pointer as you hover to either side of a segment. This setting disables Left/Right , which appears on the toolbar.
- Left —Constrains annotation to the left side of the feature based on the direction of the segment.
- Right —Constrains annotation to the right side of the feature based on the direction of the segment.
- On Line —Constrains annotation centered on the feature segment. This setting disables Left/Right , which appears on the toolbar.
- Click OK.
Your settings are saved and the dialog box closes.