Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016

Fundamentals of Drawing Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016

The Circle Split Line option contains the Item

Number and Quantity. Item number is
determined by the order listed in the assembly

FeatureManager. Quantity lists the number of

instances in the assembly.

Magnetic lines are a convenient way to

align balloons along a line at any angle. You

attach balloons to magnetic lines, choose to
space the balloons equally or not, and move the lines freely, at any

angle in the drawing.

Activity: Auto Balloons with Magentic Lines

Insert the Automatic Balloons.
446) Click inside the Isometric view boundary.

447. 
     

     Click Auto Balloon from the Annotation
     toolbar. The Auto Balloon PropertyManager
     is displayed. Leader attachment is selected
     to Edges by default. Accept the default
     settings.

     
     


448. 
     

     Click and align the magnetic lines as
     illustrated. Accept the default settings.

     
     


449. 
     

     Click OK from the Auto Balloon
     PropertyManager.

     
     

Display Item Number and Quantity.
450) Shift-Select the six Balloon text. The
Balloon PropertyManager is displayed.

451. 
     

     Select Circular Split Line for Settings from
     the drop-down menu. View the results in the
     Graphics window.

     
     


452. 
     

     Click OK from the Balloon
     PropertyManager.

     
     

Save the drawings.

453. Click Save.