Pointer Add ( Drawing Editor > F4 )

Tool summary :

• Draws a pointer or series of pointers. First locate the pointer's head, then its butt end. Right-click ( Return ) when done.
• The line type (dash pattern) for a pointer is always Type # 1 (a continuous, non-dashed line). The last-edited pointer sets the " Pointer curve " and " Face indicator " and " Pen color " for newly added pointers. The default color (pen number) for Pointer Add can be also be set using the Edit Palette .
• See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

• Pointers (topic)
• Pointer pen color (sets default pointer thickness)
• Use curved pointers ( Fabricator > Detailing > General Presentation )
• Edit Palette (lets you change the default color on the fly)
• Layer selection tool (selects layer to add the pointer to)
• Weld Combo (another way to add pointers)

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   Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse, that User and Site Options > General > " Point location target " is set to ' Fancy ' ( ), and that you use mouse bindings similar to those shown in these illustrations.

Before using this tool:

• On the layer selection tool , select the layer that you want to add the pointer to.
• (if applicable) : You should Unshorten a member detail before adding a pointer if you want Detail Members to later be able to correctly preserve ' User-created ' annotations. For best accuracy in any type of Drawing Editor drawing, you can count on measurement tools such as Dimension Add or Ruler or Construction Line Add using BSCL to reliably produce precise and consistent results in an unshortened drawing.
• (optional) : Set the printing pen number (on-screen display color) for the to-be-added pointer using the Edit Palette . Otherwise, the pointer will be the same thickness as the last-added or last-edited pointer.
• (optional) : To set the to-be-added pointer(s) to have the settings of an existing pointer (for example, to get a curved pointer), double-click the existing pointer then press " OK " on its edit window.

	1 . Invoke Pointer Add .
	2 . Place the mouse pointer ( ) so the target ( ) is where you want the pointer's head, then left-click ( Locate ). INCL is used in this example.
	3 . The status line prompts, " Locate second point ." Left-click ( Locate ) where you want the butt end of the pointer. FRPT is used in this example.
	4 . Either repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more pointers. Or, if you are done adding pointers, right-click ( Return ).

Note 1: To invoke Pointer Add :

Method 1 : Click the Pointer Add icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Pointers ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Pointers > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Pointer Add can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : Middle-click ( Add ) with Pointer Mode mouse bindings active.

Note 2: Right-click ( Return ) in steps 2, 3 or 4 ends this operation. To Pan during any of these steps, hold down the middle mouse button ( Pan ) and drag the display across your computer screen.

bindings , steps 2, 3, 4

Note 3: Any pointers added using this procedure can be instantly removed (one at a time, in reverse-order of their addition) by using Undo .

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