Auto Balloon Reference

Creates one or more item balloons used to identify components in drawing views.

Access:

Ribbon: Annotate tab Table panel Auto Balloon

Selection

Selects views and components for balloon attachment.

Select View Set

Sets the source for balloon item numbers.

Add/Remove Components

Adds or removes components to the selection set for balloon attachment. You can use Window select and Shift to remove components.

Ignore Multiple Instances

Select the check box to place the balloon on the first selected instance only. Clear the check box to place balloons all instances.

BOM Settings

BOM View

The choice of BOM View determines available settings and properties.

Structured

Note: The Structured Properties are only available if the BOM view has not been defined in the assembly Bill of Materials.

Level: First Level assigns a simple integer value to direct children.

Minimum Digits provides control to set the minimum number of digits displayed for item numbering. The range is fixed from 1 to 6 digits

All Levels provides full expanded numbering. This option provides a delimiter that works in conjunction with expanded items. Child items receive indented concatenated numbering.

Delimiter Sets a delimiter for structured item numbering. This option restarts numbering for each level.

Parts Only

Numbering: Numeric numeric text.

Minimum Digits provides control to set the minimum number of digits displayed for item numbering. The range is fixed from 1 to 6 digits.

Alpha provides full expanded numbering. This option provides a delimiter that works in conjunction with expanded items. Child items receive indented concatenated numbering based on the same rules as in parts lists today.

Case Select upper or lower

Structured (legacy)

Inheritance Determines if nested levels in a parts list inherit changes made to the item value of the parent assembly (for example, if the assembly item value changes from 1 to A, the nested parts change from 1.1, 1.2, to A.1, A.2).

Delimiter Sets a delimiter for structured item numbering.

Parts only (legacy) View properties are not applicable for Parts only (legacy)

Placement

Specifies placement of the balloons in views.

Select placement

Specify Around, Horizontal, or Vertical.

Offset spacing

Sets the distance between balloon edges. The original value is specified in the balloon style.

Style overrides

Provides style overrides for balloon shapes during creation. Sketch symbols are available when sketch symbols exist in the active documents drawing resources. Select the check box to replace the style-defined balloon shape with a different shape. Click the appropriate balloon shape. Clear the check box to use the default balloon style shape.