Configuring balloons

You can configure the balloons on electrode setup sheets using the electode_balloons.con file that is stored in:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\PowerShapexxxxx\file\electrode

where xxxxx is the version number of PowerShape and C is the disk on which PowerShape is installed.

show_name — Set to true to display the name of the electrode in the balloon. If set to false, the electrode name is not shown in the balloon.

show_abc — Set to yes to show A, B, C angles in the balloon. If set to no, the angles are not shown. If set to auto, the values are shown only for vector-burn electrodes.

abc_before_xyz — Set to true to display values in the following order: A,B,C,X,Y,Z. Set to false to display values in the following order: X,Y,Z,A,B,C.

show_rotation — Set to true to display the rotation value. If set to false the rotation value is not displayed. rotation_as_c — Set to true to display the rotation as a C-angle with label 'C:'. (The positioning of C angle respects value of abc_before_xyz.) Set to false to display the rotation with the label 'Rotation:' (This is always displayed before X,Y,Z values.)

extra_balloon_text: <extra text><extra text> may include substitution strings and embedded newlines as \n\. For example:

extra_balloon_text: Burn Area: %[burn_area] \n\

Taper Angle: %[taper_angle]