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Balloon PropertyManager

The Balloon PropertyManager opens when you insert Balloons into a drawing or assembly document, or when you select an existing balloon. You can insert multiple balloons without closing the PropertyManager. Change the settings in the PropertyManager as necessary and click in the graphics area to place the balloons.

The PropertyManager controls the following properties:

Style

Balloon Settings

Style. Select a style for the shape and border of the balloon from the list. The style None displays the balloon text with no border.

If you select Circular Split Line, the Lower text box is available for you to insert data for the lower half of the balloons. By using the Circular Split Line style, the component's item number and quantity is displayed in the balloon. You can change the data to text, custom properties, or component references.

Size. Select a size from the list (a specified number of characters), Tight fit (which adjusts automatically to the text), or User Defined (where you can set the balloon size below).

Balloon text. Select the type of text for the balloon.

  • Text (Not available for auto balloons). Allows you to type custom text in the balloon.

 

  • Item Number. Shows the item number from the Bill of Materials.

 

 

  • Quantity. Shows quantity of this item in the assembly.

 

  • Custom Properties. Allows you to select a custom property.

 

  • Component Reference. Shows the text specified for Component Reference in the Component Properties dialog box. To link balloons to component reference values, the drawing must contain a BOM with a COMPONENT REFERENCE column.

Lower text. If you select the Circular Split Line style, this box is available to specify the text for the lower section. You have the same options as in the Balloon text section.

Balloon text source. Specifies where the balloon gets its numbering from:

  • Assembly Structure. Uses the numbering according to the component order in the FeatureManager design tree.

  • Bill of Materials <n>. Uses the order displayed in the selected bill of materials.

Quantity

Lets you set a quantity outside of the balloons in a drawing if there is more than one instance of a component in an assembly. The quantity updates parametrically.

Placement. Displays the quantity to the Left , Right , Top , or Bottom of the balloons

Denotation. Lets you set a label for the quantity. User Defined lets you type a custom label.

Quantity value. Displays the quantity to appear in the balloon (read-only).

Override value. Lets you override a balloon's quantity. For example, you might insert a balloon in a drawing view that shows only two components, but the total number of assembly components is five. In one view a balloon can display a "2", and in the other view it can display a "3."

Layer

Applies the balloons to the specified drawing layer.

More Properties

When you select an existing balloon, you can click More Properties to open the Note PropertyManager.



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