Hi,
I'm using balloons for a specific purpose to indicate something on a drawing. They are not connected to any table, BOM or cutting list.
So I am using the "Text" in Balloon Text and inputting my own letter into the balloon. Works great until I rebuild the drawing, the text I entered reverts to a question mark.
Any ideas? I thought the Text choice from the drop down menu was exactly for manually altering balloons...
You are right ot should work. Are you able to post your files here to have a look at?
Hi Benedict
I don't know why this would happen, maybe because a balloon needs a BoM table to refer too but why not try using a note instead and change the border type to circle. Looks the same as a balloon. Make sure the text is highlighted before applying the border.
I use this for revision traingles when doing a change
Hope this helps
Stevie
I use "text" in my balloons, too and I'm working out ok. I'm in SW2015 and just upgraded from SW2010 so I would have seen any problems if they existed during that leap.
Make sure the leader of each arrow is actually selecting a component, it might have switched to a ball end and not an arrow and that might be the problem.
Steve C
I agree with Steve, if you are manually inputting information, then i would not use a balloon due to its relationship to a BOM.
Instead, insert a note with a circular border.
Ed, I am using balloons with manual text and then our PDM system takes those numbers and attaches them to a BOM in the PDM system
Hi, BTW. Long time no hear from. How are things?
Steve C
Thanks guys I will use the note method. Makes a lot more sense for what I am wanting to do.
Hi Benedict
I don't know why this would happen, maybe because a balloon needs a BoM table to refer too but why not try using a note instead and change the border type to circle. Looks the same as a balloon. Make sure the text is highlighted before applying the border.
I use this for revision traingles when doing a change
Hope this helps
Stevie