Auto Balloon PropertyManager

To open the Auto Balloon PropertyManager:

1. Click Auto Balloon on the Annotations toolbar, or click Insert > Annotations > Auto Balloon.
2. Select a drawing view in which you want to insert the balloons.

Edit Balloons

Edit Balloons is available when a drawing view contains a BOM and balloons that have Item Number as their balloon text.

Style

Defines the balloon style. For details, see Styles.

Item Numbers

When the drawing contains a bill of materials, use Item Numbers to set the balloon sequence.

	Start at	Sets initial value.
	Increment	Sets increment value.
	Do not change item numbers	Keeps bill of materials item numbers as is.
	Follow assembly order	Sets balloons and bill of materials to follow the assembly order in the FeatureManager design tree.
	Order sequentially	Orders balloons and bill of materials items sequentially, starting with Start at and incrementing by Increment.
	First item	When Order sequentially is selected, choose an item to be used as the first item.

Balloon Layout

Pattern type

	Square
	Circular
	Top
	Bottom
	Left
	Right
	Reverse direction
	Ignore multiple instances	Applies a balloon to only one instance for components with multiple instances. Selected: Balloon 2 appears once Cleared: Balloon 2 appears twice for the same component
	Insert magnetic line(s)	Inserts one or more magnetic lines when Pattern type is not Circular. For details, see Magnetic Lines.
	Leader attachment	Select one of the following: Faces Edges

Balloon Settings

Sets the properties to apply to all balloons. For details, see Balloon PropertyManager.

Leader/Frame Style

Layer

Layer

Applies document-level layer settings to each type of dimension, annotation, table, or view label detail.