1. An annotation method for a three-dimensional model, the method comprising: storing in a computer memory a first set of data representative of the three-dimensional model; storing in the computer memory a second set of data representative of an annotation associated with a first spatial location on the three-dimensional model and a first display view; displaying the three-dimensional model and a first graphical representation of the annotation in a display window according to the first display view, the first graphical representation of the annotation being positioned as specified by the first spatial location associated with the annotation; modifying the displaying of the three-dimensional model in the display window to a second display view different from the first display view; removing, in response to modifying the displaying to the second display view, the first graphical representation of the annotation from the display window; and displaying, in the display window in response to modifying the displaying to the second display view and as a substitute for the removed first graphical representation of the annotation, an annotation indicator representative of the annotation, the annotation indicator being visible on the display window independent of any display view of the three-dimensional model.
1. An annotation method for a three-dimensional model, the method comprising: storing in a computer memory a first set of data representative of the three-dimensional model; storing in the computer memory a second set of data representative of an annotation associated with a first spatial location on the three-dimensional model and a first display view; displaying the three-dimensional model and a first graphical representation of the annotation in a display window according to the first display view, the first graphical representation of the annotation being positioned as specified by the first spatial location associated with the annotation; modifying the displaying of the three-dimensional model in the display window to a second display view different from the first display view; removing, in response to modifying the displaying to the second display view, the first graphical representation of the annotation from the display window; and displaying, in the display window in response to modifying the displaying to the second display view and as a substitute for the removed first graphical representation of the annotation, an annotation indicator representative of the annotation, the annotation indicator being visible on the display window independent of any display view of the three-dimensional model. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the first display view is defined by a first projection of the three-dimensional model onto a first view plane; and the second display view is defined by a second projection of the three-dimensional model onto a second view plane different from the first view plane.