Create Annotation Link

CARIS HPD : Command Reference : C : Create Annotation Link

Create Annotation Link

CARIS HPD Paper Chart Editor

CARIS HPD Source Editor

CARIS Paper Chart Composer

Menu	Create > Annotations > Link

Create an annotation by associating a cartographic feature to a superselected feature.

The feature that is used as an annotation must contain the User Defined Annotation Indicator ($usrdef) attribute.

Cartographic features can be edited dynamically using the Edit Cartography command. See also Dynamic Cartography in Portrayal.

Related commands:

• Create Annotations

• Select Annotations

• Edit Cartography

Procedure

1. Select the feature to be annotated.

Make sure this is the superselected feature.

2. Select the feature to be used as the annotation.

This is usually a text feature.

3. Select the Create Annotation Link command.

The selected feature is applied as an annotation to the superselected feature. The result is shown in the Output window. The $usrdef attribute is automatically set to 1 (Manually Created Annotation) when this command is applied.