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The Location Marker

The Location Marker is an annotion tool in the form of a small labelled pin that can be used to indicate the location of particular points of interests on a plan.

location marker in use

The location marker tool is found in Annotation category of the Tools Palette. location marker Once it's selected, simply click on the Canvas Area where you would like a marker to be located. If a Location Marker is moved, by default the coordinates displayed will adjust in kind.

If you would like to place a marker at a known coordinate rather than placing it on a landmark seen on the plan, the Dimension Input Panel can be used: Simply select the Location Marker tool, click the letter C on your keyboard, and then type or paste your coordinates into the dialog box and click Enter.

dimensions input panel - location marker

Properties of the Location Marker​

Icon

  • Style: Change the icon type of a pin on the plan (flag, pin, marker icon etc.).
  • Size: Size of pin.
  • Stroke: Adjust the outline of the pin.
  • Fill: Color of the pin.

Text

  • Mode: Default will display the coordinates of the pin in text depending on where you place the pin, Custom Text allows you to write whatever details you prefer.
  • Font: Adjust the font.
  • Centered: Toggle whether text is centered or offset.
  • Coords format: Toggle whether coordinates displayed are in Decimal Degress (DD), or Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS).

Box

Adjust appearance of the background box behind the text of the pin.

Connector

Adjust appearance of the line connecting the text box to the pin.