Creating Balloon

A balloon is a line to attach numbers or symbols to a created shape.

  1. Click [Balloon] on [Shape] menu.
    Then you will be able to create a balloon.
    2. Supplemental
    ▪ You can enter into the balloon creating status by clicking on [Shape] toolbar.
    ▪ Double clicking a balloon already created displays [Multiline Text] dialog box, enabling editing the string.
  2. In the [Auto increment] box on Command Window, Specify whether to count up characters.
    If you select "Yes"
    After executing the command, specify whether to automatically increment the number or letter in the [String] box of the next balloon after the command is executed.
  3. In the [Insert] box on Command Window, Specifies whether to insert it before other balloons.
    If you select "Yes"
    After executing the command, if there is already a balloon with the same number or letter, the letter in that balloon will be counted up automatically. If they are consecutive, all balloons will be counted up. If there are multiple balloons with the same letter among the balloons to be counted up, those balloons will also be counted up to the same letter. The target balloons will be those in the active part drawing.
  4. Input texts in [String] box on Command Window.
    When specifying strings
    Switch the parameter on Command Window to [String] box to input texts.
    When specifying 2 lines of strings
    Switch the parameter on Command Window to [Upper column text] box to input strings in the upper and lower sections.
    Supplemental
    ▪ When specifying 2 lines of strings, a delimiter string for upper/lower sections will be "\|".
  5. Click a point point for a balloon on the drawing.
    The clicked point will be specified as a balloon locate position.
    To create a balloon without a lead
    Switch the parameters on the Command Window to the [Arrangement Point] box.
    If you want to replace the text of an existing balloon
    Switch the parameter in the Command Window to the [Replacement balloon] box.
    If you select this parameter, an existing balloon will be selected and its text will be replaced with the text specified in the [Srting] box.
    Also, if you set the next parameter, [Replace balloons with the same text], to [Yes], if there are balloons other than the selected balloon that have the same text as the [String] box, the text in those balloons will also be replaced.
    This parameter only applies to the selected balloon and any balloons with the same text as the selected balloon.
    Supplemental
    ▪ When specifying multiple point arrays, a lead will be added to a balloon.
    ▪ To delete the last input point array, click on Command Window.
    ▪ You can specify a point array by inputting X and Y coordinates in [Point Array] box on Command Window.
  6. Press Enter key on the keyboard, or click on the tool bar on Command Window.
    Specifying point arrays will be complete, and a balloon will be created.

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