Ben, Depending on when you want the description property to be placed as annotation there are two methods of getting the annotation you desire. Method 1: At component placement. Load the Class Editor and the OpenPlant_PID schema. Supplement this with the OpenPlant_PID_Supplemental_Imperial.xx.xx schema. (Or the ISO workspace equivalent.). Locate the class and property you want to annotate. For this example locate the DESCRIPTION property on the EQUIPMENT class. If not already overridden the override the property. Pick Custom Attributes>Add/Remove and select the Annotation Custom Attribute (Display Label) custom attribute and add it to the property. In the custom attribute fill in the Origin Offset X, Y values, Direction X, Y values (usually only 1 in the X direction). Then to turn on the annotation set the Visibility variable to True, type in the name of the Text Style and then set the Placement Count as needed. Placement count is set as follows - 0 = place automatically after the tag is placed and based on the settings in the custom attribute. If set to 1 or more then this is the number of times the user will be prompted to manually place the annotation at a location of choice. Method 2: Using the separate Annotation component. From the Task Manager - Pick the Annotation task, then the Custom Annotation Category and then Equipment Annotations . From the dialog select the desired annotation. In this example pick Equipment Annotation. Note that this is comprised of three fields - Name, Description and Model. Drag this over the equipment you want to annotate, Once you cross over the component the properties will be gathered and displayed in the annotation. Place this on drawing. To edit this you need to modify the schema as follows: Browse to the EQUIPMENT_ANNOTATION_ALT3 class. (Classes>Plant Base Object>Annotation Item>Base Equipment Annotation) Locate the TEXT property. Modify the Calculated ECProperty Specification custom attribute - ECExpression to suit your needs. A few notes about the expression. The property names used must be present on the equipment class being annotated AND on the Equipment Annotation class you are editing. The "\n" will wrap the text to the next line. I hope this helps, Tony DeRosa Bentley Plant
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