Insertion on side - Circular flag greater than 99 = How to do it?

Hello

At the design office, we are stuck on an enigma in the Solidworks drawings.

We want to add a " Circular Flag" linked to a dimension. We found the option to add a symbol on odds but this is between 1 and 99. We need to put higher values...
Do you have the technique?

We do not wish to add a note, write " 500 " in circular form for information :slight_smile:

Thank you in advance for your feedback,

Have a nice day

Kind regards

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Hello

To complete this list of symbols, you need to edit the symbol library file (or preferably edit a copy of it).
This file is called gtol.sym. and can be edited/completed via the text editor. Its location is listed here:

Search for " Circle Flag Notes Numbers " to get to the right game:
;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;
;; Circle Flag Notes Numbers
;;
#C#,Circular Flag 1-99
*1,Circle 1
A,CIRCLE .8,.5,.8
A,TEXT .8,.5,1
*2,Circle 2
A,CIRCLE .8,.5,.8
A,TEXT .8,.5,2

Just copy and paste and then edit the text part.
In your case:
*500,Circle 500
A,CIRCLE .8,.5,.8
A,TEXT .8,.5,500

WARNING: since there are 3 characters, you may have to review either the size of the circle or the size of the characters.

Here's the help that covers the topic: Creating Custom Symbols - 2022 - SOLIDWORKS Help

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An alternative is to use a circled note, attached to the view.
I don't think the " groupper " function is available with one side.

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No better than the 1st solution of @Silver_Surfer .

On the other hand, to bounce back on the 2nd solution, why not a speech bubble in " text " instead of " article number"? It seems to me to be a bit easier than grouping a text and a circled note :slight_smile:

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Thank you @Silver_Surfer !
The technique is great.
FYI, for the correct bubble dimensions for 3 values is:
*500,Circle 500
A,CIRCLE .9,.6,.9
A,TEXT .9,.6,500

Thank you again and have a good day to all

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