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Module 1 — progeCAD Basics for Beginners · Video 1.9

Text and Annotation Basics

Text, MText, multileaders, and annotation styles in progeCAD.

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About this lesson

Notes, labels and callouts carry the information that geometry can't. This lesson covers the main annotation tools and how to keep them consistent.

What you'll learn in Text and Annotation Basics

Single-line text versus multiline text
Formatting text and paragraphs
Adding multileaders to call out parts of a drawing
Setting up text styles for consistent annotation

Key commands & tools

TEXTMTEXTMLEADERSTYLE

Coming from AutoCAD? Text styles and SHX fonts from AutoCAD drawings are supported, so existing annotation displays correctly.

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Useful for: Civil engineering · Civil survey · 2D CAD software

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