> Add Auto Balloons to Drawing Example (VB.NET)

Add Auto Balloons to Drawing Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to automatically add BOM balloons to a drawing view.

	'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	' Preconditions: Open a drawing with a bill of materials (BOM) table.

	'

	' Postconditions: BOM balloons are added to the view.

	'------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	Imports 
	SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks

	Imports 
	SolidWorks.Interop.swconst

	Imports 
	System.Runtime.InteropServices

	Imports 
	System

	Partial
	Class 
	SolidWorksMacro

	    Dim 
	Part As 
	ModelDoc2

	    Dim 
	vNotes As
	Object

	    Dim 
	autoballoonParams As 
	AutoBalloonOptions

	    Dim 
	boolstatus As
	Boolean

	    Sub 
	main()

	        Part = swApp.ActiveDoc

	        boolstatus = Part.ActivateView("Drawing 
	View1")

	        boolstatus = Part.Extension.SelectByID2("Drawing 
	View1", 
	"DRAWINGVIEW", 0, 0, 0, 
	False, 0, 
	Nothing, 0)

	        autoballoonParams = Part.CreateAutoBalloonOptions()

	        autoballoonParams.Layout = 
	swBalloonLayoutType_e.swDetailingBalloonLayout_Square

	        autoballoonParams.ReverseDirection = 
	False

	        autoballoonParams.IgnoreMultiple 
	= True

	        autoballoonParams.InsertMagneticLine 
	= True

	        autoballoonParams.LeaderAttachmentToFaces 
	= True

	        autoballoonParams.Style = 
	swBalloonStyle_e.swBS_Circular

	        autoballoonParams.Size = swBalloonFit_e.swBF_5Chars

	        autoballoonParams.UpperTextContent = 
	swBalloonTextContent_e.swBalloonTextItemNumber

	        autoballoonParams.Layername 
	= "-None-"

	        autoballoonParams.ItemNumberStart 
	= 1

	        autoballoonParams.ItemNumberIncrement = 1

	        autoballoonParams.ItemOrder = 
	swBalloonItemNumbersOrder_e.swBalloonItemNumbers_DoNotChangeItemNumbers

        autoballoonParams.EditBalloons 
	= True

        autoballoonParams.EditBalloonOption 
	= swEditBalloonOption_Resequence

	        vNotes = Part.AutoBalloon5(autoballoonParams)

	    End
	Sub

	    Public 
	swApp As 
	SldWorks

	End 
	Class

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