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Create freehand markup on a 2D image

Procedure

  1. Display a captured image in the viewer.

  2. Open the markup panel by clicking .

  3. Click Freehand .The image background is displayed in gray to indicate markup is expecting your freehand drawing.

  4. In the 2D image in the left panel, create a freehand drawing.

The software guesses the shape you are attempting to draw. It recognizes ellipses, rectangles, polygons, and polylines. Tip The software also helps you draw arrows . Create a barb on the end of a line, and an arrow is displayed. You can also create a two headed arrow in the same manner. However, arrows are limited to lines and cannot be created with arcs.

  1. Click one of the following.

to accept the shape. Note You can draw more than one shape before clicking . Once the shape is accepted, you can enter markup text in the comment window.

    to delete the shape.

to undo the recognized shape.

to redo the recognized shape.

Tip If you clicked Freehand but wish to cancel, click it again.

  1. If you are finished creating markups, click Done .

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.xid2214895/xid909823 · retrieved 2026-07-11