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In one sentence: Places a multi-line text annotation at a picked point in 3-D model space.

Overview

Workbench: Draft
Menu: Draft → Annotation → Text
Command: Draft_Text

Display-only — no solid geometry. For formal engineering drawing annotations, use TechDraw instead.

Step-by-step

  1. Activate Draft → Annotation → Text.
  2. Pick the insertion point in the 3-D view.
  3. Type the text in the input panel. Press Enter to add lines.
  4. Click Create text (or press Enter on the last line) to finish.

Key properties

Property Description
Text List of text lines
Text Size Character height in model units
Font Name Font family name
Justification Left / Right / Centre
Placement Position and orientation in 3-D space

Python API

import Draft

text = Draft.make_text(
    ["First line", "Second line"],
    placement=App.Placement(App.Vector(0, 0, 0), App.Rotation())
)
App.ActiveDocument.recompute()

Common mistakes and pitfalls

Text faces the camera only in Screen mode

Draft Text is placed at a fixed orientation in 3-D space. If you rotate the view, the text may appear sideways or backwards. Set the Display Mode property to Screen to always face the camera.

See also