Click Annotation icon.
Click 3D Annotation Arrow tab in the Create/edit Annotation dialog.
Create a new 3D annotation arrow in the Graphics Window (and in the Arrows Annotations list) by clicking the Create button.
Select this Arrow in the list, then Pick the arrow tip location option in the Pick pulldown.
Position the mouse and press the ‘p’ key.
To manipulate 3D annotation, first select the item(s) of interest in the list panel (or pick them in the graphics window), then:
To Change Viewport Visibility
Click on the viewport region to toggle the visibility in the viewport. Green means visibility is on.
Under Lighting Tab, Change Surface Characteristics
Shininess is surface smoothness, intensity is how much white light in reflected color, and diffusivity is amount of ambient light reflected.
Under Size Tab, Change Size
Arrow size is in global coordinates. Arrow radius, tip length and tip radius are all in percent of arrow size.
Note: Scaling of the arrows can also be controlled below and above given value ranges.
Under the Location Tab, Change Location
The origin can be set by interactive query probe locations, xyz coordinate, or external force or moment vector glyphs. For example, for xyz location - either type appropriate coordinates in the X, Y, and Z fields or enter a node ID or an element ID. Offset value moves the arrow backwards.
Orientation
The X, Y, Z orient the arrow parallel to the axis, Flip reverses 180 degrees, and Normal is normal to a surface (active only if a surface).
Sliders
Also you can rotate the normal about the X, Y, or Z here.
For the other “Origin by” options appropriate are presented.
Under the Label Tab, Change Label Characteristics
Type in the arrow label, size it, and color it here.
If the 3D arrow Location was defined as the location for an interactive query you can append the interactive query value.
The arrow label can also be defined as an existing text annotation id. Specify the ID here and set the text size and color.
