CAD tip # 6776:

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How to add a comment to a drawing object?

You can use the HYPERLINK command (Ctrl+K) and fill only the "Displayed text" portion of the Hyperlink dialog (no hyperlink is neccessary). This text is then displayed (as a tooltip) when you hoover your mouse over the drawing object.

To make the procedure quicker, you can use the following LISP code to add just the text (the comment):

(defun C:COMMENT ( / ss)
 (prompt "Select objects to comment: ")
 (setq ss (ssget))
 (command "_-HYPERLINK" "_Ins" "_Obj" ss "" "" "")
 (princ)
)

Save this code to a comment.lsp file, load it with APPLOAD and start the Comment command. You can also create a toolbar button for it.

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