In drawings, you can tag inspection points according to VDA requirements. VDA balloons are frequently used in the German automotive industry.
You use circular balloons with a VDA leader type to create VDA balloons.
Before you begin, specify options for the VDA leader:
- Open the drawing.
- Click Options (Standard toolbar), select the Document Properties tab, and then select .
- On the Balloons page, under Leader display, for Single/Stacked Balloons, select VDA.
- On the Notes page, under Leader display, for Single/Stacked Balloons, select VDA.
- Click OK.
To add VDA balloons:
- Click Balloon (Annotation toolbar), or click .
- Under Settings, for Balloon text, select Text.
- Click a location for the balloon.
A circular balloon appears.
- In the PropertyManager, click OK .
- Click the balloon, and then in the PropertyManager, click More Properties.
- In the Note PropertyManager, under Leader, click VDA Leader .
The balloon changes to a VDA balloon.