Using The "Annotations Mode"

Engineering manual No.
38
Updated: 6/2020
Using the “Annotations Mode”

Program: Sheeting Check
File: Demo_manual_38.gp2
In this engineering manual, we will describe the work with “Annotations mode”, which is a basic tool
used in all GEO5 programs.
Annotation mode allows us to:
- Better show constructions when modeling

- Have a better graphical output
We will show the work in a Sheeting Check program, however, the process is similar in other GEO5
programs. To avoid unnecessary delays, we will use the data from engineering manual 7 (Verification
of a multi-anchored wall) – this is a part of the sample examples that are preinstalled with the GEO5
program. These are stored in public documents in the FINE folder (for example
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Fine\GEO5 2020 Examples).
When finished with this manual, you should have a lining structure, that looks like this.
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1) The input of the current state
We will draw a position of the current sewer system. This information is important for us because the
anchoring we have designed must not interfere with the sewer. Therefore, we will draw this
construction into the first stage.
After opening the “Demo_manual_07” file. Go to the first construction stage and in the “Geometry”
frame, switch to the “Annotations mode” using the button on the left toolbar
We will name the default layer as “Objects” and draw the desired sewer into it. For this purpose, we
will use the “Circle” and “Line” type objects. We will use the “Link text” for adding a description to
the drawn sewer.
“Annotations“ mode
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Then we switch to the “Drawing Settings” mode – here we see that we have a column with our
annotations displayed, where we can set the individual frames as visible or invisible, as we need. Use
the “Apply everywhere” button to turn on this layer in all modes.
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“Drawing settings” mode
The specified structure is then displayed in all modes and all stages of the construction.
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2) Output image enhancement
Here we want to create a description of the anchoring. We will turn to the last construction stage,
where all the anchors are displayed.
We will add another layer named “Anchors” and fill in the required information
Adding another layer
We will describe the individual anchors. To describe the object, use the “Text” function, which can be
rotated according to the anchor slope.
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For dimensions, we use a function called: dimension aligned that measures the actual distance
between two points.
Note: Another dimension type (linear) measures the distance in the vertical or horizontal direction
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The entered data can also be edited as a group. Select the dimensions and assign them to the color
red in the common properties and add “m” after the “<>“ symbols into the text input.
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Editing of all dimensions – color change and unit adding
Note: the symbols <> in a text input indicate that the actual distance is displayed for the dimension.
Any text can be added after it. If we delete the <> symbols, the text would not react on display size
changes.
We will create another layer called “other descriptions”, where we will add the rest of the
information that we want to display
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Description of the structure
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The overall size of the annotations, texts, and tags can be edited in “Drawing Settings” under
“Global”. In our case, we will reduce all descriptions to 80% of the original size (using a multiplier of
0.8).
Reduction of text and tag size
Now in the “Drawing Settings” mode, we will turn off the visibility of the “Anchors” and “Other
descriptions” layers.
Switching the visibility on and off in “Drawing Setting” mode
These layers are intended only for outputs – in individual stages of the construction, their rendering
would be pointless.
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Wrong description of the non-existent anchors in the third stage of construction
We should only activate the layers when the image is ready to be printed in the “Add picture” dialog
window
Add an image to print or output report
Here we can specify not only which drawing layers and labels are displayed, but also the building
stages for a given print. The image can be printed directly from the window or saved for printing in
the output document
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Creation of an image for printing
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Using the “Annotations Mode”

Annotation mode allows us to:

- Better show constructions when modeling

Adding another layer

Reduction of text and tag size

Switching the visibility on and off in “Drawing Setting” mode

Add an image to print or output report

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