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Auto Balloon PropertyManager

Set the properties when inserting auto balloons in a drawing.

To open the Auto Balloon PropertyManager:

  1. Click Auto Balloon Tool_auto_balloon_annotations.gif on the Annotations toolbar, or click Insert > Annotations > Auto Balloon.
  2. Select a drawing view in which you want to insert the balloons.

Edit Balloons

Edit Balloons is available when a drawing view contains a BOM and balloons that have Item Number as their balloon text.

Replace balloons Deletes all balloons that have Item Number as their balloon text and inserts balloons as specified by the Auto Balloon PropertyManager.
Resequence existing balloons Modifies the ordering of the existing balloons as specified by the Auto Balloon PropertyManager.

Style

Defines the balloon style.

Item Numbers

When the drawing contains a bill of materials, use Item Numbers to set the balloon sequence.

  Start at Sets initial value.
  Increment Sets increment value.
lock.png Button Do not change item numbers Keeps bill of materials item numbers as is.
PM_Auto_Balloon_Follow_Assembly_Order.gif Follow assembly order Sets balloons and bill of materials to follow the assembly order in the FeatureManager design tree.
PM_Auto_Balloon_Order_Sequentially.gif Order sequentially Orders balloons and bill of materials items sequentially, starting with Start at and incrementing by Increment.
  First item When Order sequentially is selected, choose an item to be used as the first item.

Balloon Layout

Pattern type

PM_Auto_Balloon_Square.gif Square  
PM_Auto_Balloon_Circular.gif Circular  
PM_Auto_Balloon_Top.gif Top  
PM_Auto_Balloon_Bottom.gif Bottom  
PM_Auto_Balloon_Left.gif Left  
PM_Auto_Balloon_Right.gif Right  
  Reverse direction  
  Ignore multiple instances
Applies a balloon to only one instance for components with multiple instances.
auto_balloons_ign_mult_inst_selected.gif
Selected: Balloon 2 appears once
auto_balloons_ign_mult_inst_cleared.gif
Cleared: Balloon 2 appears twice for the same component
  Insert magnetic line(s) Inserts one or more magnetic lines when Pattern type is not Circular.
  Leader attachment Select one of the following:

Faces

Edges

Balloon Settings

Sets the properties to apply to all balloons.

Leader/Frame Style

Use document display

Layer

PM_Layer.gif Layer

Applies document-level layer settings to each type of dimension, annotation, table, or view label detail.


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