Leader text vs. screen text

[danbig]

Is it possible to use the .add_text method to create screen text that is not tied to a specific 3d point?

If you use the leader text tool, but don't click on any line or face when creating the text, the text appears where you click, but then as you navigate away or rotate the view, the text appears in the same place on the view window (kind of like a watermark).

[thomthom]

Yea, it's hidden away in the Model class: Model.add_note
http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/model.html#add_note

[danbig]

Thanks, Tom.

I'm I the only one who has finicky problems with screen text(notes)?

For example, the text doesn't show up at all (it's there, and I can select it), until I draw at least one line.

Other times, the text isn't visible until I have the text tool selected, even if I have many drawn lines and faces.

[Chris Fullmer]

Onscreen notes have problems where they do not display until there is other geometry in the model. I think Jean posted about that bug a while ago. That is just something to keep in mind while working unfortunately.

[danbig]

Hmmm.

Ok, at least I know that I'm not the only one.

Luckily, almost all of my models have geometry in them.

Thanks, Chris.