Callout tool streamlining

[Ross Harris]

I was watching a video on Archicad and looking at their detailing methods - it has a very intuitive callout tool in terms of positioning and sizing, much like Revit; three clicks and you’re done. The current VW tool has an RSI inducing number of clicks and menu selections to place the object and its bubble - both the other platforms have the first click to start the rectangle, second to finish the rectangle and the third to place the marker bubble with the leader line following it wherever you place it. Altering the marker bubble location is also easy - click the middle and move it with the leader line following. VW’s tool is overtly complex to do what should be a simple thing. I’ve reverted to copying a few different shapes around - not a good solution as it is easy to miss linking to a viewport. 

I propose the callout tool has a three click functionality plus easier marker placement post object insertion and just for kicks, a pop up dialogue to link the viewport - this could be a preference to allow in case that behaviour gets annoying to some users...

[Ross Harris]

Also to add to this wish while I'm currently using it - can the tool ignore the veiwport scale in annotation view? It is intensely frustrating to set this up for one viewport only to have the head text size and fillet radius go out of whack for another differently scaled viewport.

Edited September 19, 2018 by Aspect_Design

[Ross Harris]

How the competition works... which is also very much like Archicad. 

[Ross Harris]

Vs this...

 

[Andy Broomell]

1 hour ago, Aspect_Design said:

Also to add to this wish while I'm currently using it - can the tool ignore the veiwport scale in annotation view? It is intensely frustrating to set this up for one viewport only to have the head text size and fillet radius go out of whack for another differently scaled viewport.

 

Yesssssssss.

[GeoWH]

Yes, PLEASE.  I will withhold my temptation to record from other programs, however.   Annotating in general could be so much more streamlined. Here is what was posted in another string:

 

And please fix the stand alone leader line so that it is more useful (or maybe one should say actually useful.)   There seem to be two options currently.

a) get the text and leader lines the way you want them, then copy justify the next one.  

 

If you want to change the position or the text box size, you don't get a TEXT PREVIEW of your change. Why? And justifying is a trial and error affair.

 

b) input your text separately from the leader lines.  justify that in one text box (often not practical), or align separately.  Then add your leader lines.  EXCEPT, the leader line is so hard to use as to make this impossible.

 

c) use the keynote tools, which work well.   BUT, for certain types of drawings, you don't want a key note / database solution.