IvBalloon creates a balloon on a drawing or view.
IvDrawingAnnotation
IvBalloonModifier
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| view | part | Specifies the drawing view whose model contains the entity/entities identified by the balloon. |
| part1 | part | The part containing the entity to make the balloon relative to. It might be a Part occurrence. The entity name is specified in the 'entity1' parameter. Extra information is might contain in the 'intent1' parameter. |
| entity1 | string | The entity to attach balloon to, within part1. Should be a name of the face, or edge. |
| intent1 | any | Type of point , possible keywords: :startPoint, :endPoint, :midPoint, :centerPoint, :circularLeftPoint, :circularRightPoint, :circularTopPoint, :circularBottomPoint. |
| ClosestPoint1 | point | Specifies a point , in view coordinates, used to select the correct drawing curve in cases where there are several curves representing the entity. The drawing curve closest to the given point is selected. The distance is measured from the point to the center of the curve's bounding box. |
| PlacementPoint | point | Position of the balloon on the sheet. |
| LeaderPoints | list | List of Points that specify intermediate leader points. Default: {} |
| Style | string | Name of the Balloon style to use |
| BalloonType | name | Overrides the shape of the balloon: :None, :Circular, :Circular2Entries, :Hexagon, :Linear |
| Layer | string | Name of the layer to use |
| BalloonTextOverride | string | Text displayed in the Balloon. Supply the empty string or NoValue to reset the override |
| AttachedBalloons | list | List of the Parts to use for attached balloons. If you need to override the text on particular attached balloon, specify a sublist in format { part , string } |
| PlacementDirection | name | For attached balloons, specifies the layout direction: :Top, :bottom, :left, :right |
| VirtualComponent | part | Specifies the virtual component Part to set the balloon from |