Adding text to a sketch

You can add text to a sketch using the Sketch Text tool; text cannot be typed directly into the sketch or pasted into the sketch from the clipboard.

To add a Sketch Text object to a sketch:

Select the Sketch Text tool from the Sketch view toolbar or from the Draw menu.
Select a geometric object to attach the text to, or click in an empty area in the sketch. The Sketch Text dialog appears.
- If you clicked on geometry to place the text, you can toggle options to show/hide the text frame, show/hide the leader line, and move the text with the object, as shown below.
- If the sketch object is not attached to geometry, you only have the option to show a frame around the text.
Toggle the text display options as desired (you can change these options later using the Properties Explorer):

If you want a frame around the text, click the Show Frame checkbox.
For text attached to geometry only, you may toggle off leader line display and toggle off moving the text with the object to which it is attached.

Type the desired text in the edit box. To create line breaks, press Enter.
Click OK to place the text. The text appears in the sketch at the insertion point, and the text properties display in the Properties Explorer.