Balloon Tab

This tab lets you specify component properties, formulas, and default style for balloons for the BOM.

Option Description
Category Displays categories of references or functions that you can use in the formulas for the balloon text. This option is not available for custom balloons. The available categories are:

Component Properties

Groups references to component properties that are visible in the Part Reference dialog box and Properties dialog box.

Drawing Properties

Groups references to drawing properties that you can use in formulas in the BOM. Drawing properties are specified in the Drawing Properties dialog box. For example, TITLE refers to the title of the drawing.

Functions

Groups built-in functions that you can use in formulas in the BOM.

Select Displays the list of references corresponding to the selected category or list of functions.
Add Inserts the item specified in the Select list into the expression.
Expression Specifies the formula to use for the balloon text.

Formulas must start with = and can contain numbers, functions, references, and mathematical operators.

Default Style Specifies how to display BOM items by default.

Standard

Displays the standard used by default.

Custom

Switches the appearance of the balloon to a custom style defined using a block.

Displays the Balloon Settings dialog box that lets you customize the balloon appearance.

Structured

Specifies the BOM representation in a structured view, where the software collects the parts of the assembly and sums them up within the assembly.