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There are 2 ways to add a Balloon: |
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* Select the View to which the Balloon will be attached. |
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# Press the {{Button|[[Image:TechDraw_Balloon.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_Balloon|Balloon]]}} button. |
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:TechDraw_Balloon.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_Balloon|Balloon]]}} button. |
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# The cursor is now displayed as a balloon icon. Click on the page to place the |
# The cursor is now displayed as a balloon icon. Click on the page to place the Balloon origin to the desired position. |
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* Select a drawing object in the page. {{Version|0.20}} |
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# The balloon bubble may be dragged to the desired position. Use {{KEY|Ctrl}}+drag to move the bubble and the arrow. |
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# Press the {{Button|[[Image:TechDraw_Balloon.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_Balloon|Balloon]]}} button. |
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# If the selected object is a line or point, the Balloon is immediately added to it. For lines, it is automatically added at its center. If the object was an area, click at a position of the area where the Balloon should be added. |
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To drag the Balloon to the desired position, left-click on the Balloon and keep the mouse pressed while moving. |
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Revision as of 19:58, 9 October 2021
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| TechDraw → Annotations → Insert Balloon Annotation |
| Workbenches |
| TechDraw |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.19 |
| See also |
| TechDraw Annotation |
Description
The Balloon tool can add balloons with leader line in a drawing.
Usage
There are 2 ways to add a Balloon:
- Select the View to which the Balloon will be attached.
- Press the
Balloon button. - The cursor is now displayed as a balloon icon. Click on the page to place the Balloon origin to the desired position.
- Select a drawing object in the page. introduced in version 0.20
- Press the Balloon button.
- If the selected object is a line or point, the Balloon is immediately added to it. For lines, it is automatically added at its center. If the object was an area, click at a position of the area where the Balloon should be added.
To drag the Balloon to the desired position, left-click on the Balloon and keep the mouse pressed while moving.
To change the balloon properties either double-clicking onto it in the drawing or double-click on the balloon object in the model tree. This will open the balloon dialog.
Note: The position of the balloon is relative to the View and uses the same scale factor as the View.
Using separators
When using a rectangle shape, separators can be added using "|" in the text. For example "AAA|TEST|111" gives:
Properties
Data
- DataText: Text to be displayed.
- DataSource View: Source View for the balloon.
- DataOrigin X: Balloon origin x-position relative to the View.
- DataOrigin Y: Balloon origin y-position relative to the View.
- DataEnd Type: End symbol for the balloon line. Options:
None, 
Filled Arrow, 
Open Arrow, 
Tick, 
Dot, 
Open Circle, 
Fork, 
Filled Triangle - DataEnd Type Scale: Scale factor for the End Type.
- DataBubble Shape: Shape of the balloon bubble. Options:
Circular, None, 
Triangle, 
Inspection, 
Hexagon, 
Square, 
Rectangle - DataShape Scale: Scale factor for the Shape.
- DataText Wrap: Text wrap length; -1 means the text will never be wrapped and the result is in every case a single line.
- DataKink Length: Distance from the Shape to the leader line kink.
- DataX: Horizontal position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.
- DataY: Vertical position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.
View
- ViewColor: Color of the balloon text.
- ViewFont: The name of the font to use for the balloon bubble.
- ViewFontsize: Dimension text size in mm.
- ViewLine Visible: Whether the balloon line is visible.
- ViewLine Width: Balloon line width
Scripting
See also: TechDraw API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The Balloon tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following functions:
bal1 = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject('TechDraw::DrawViewBalloon','Balloon')
rc = page.addView(bal1)
TechDraw
- Pages: Insert Default Page, Insert Page using Template, Redraw Page, Print All Pages
- Views: Insert View, Insert Active View, Insert Projection Group, Insert Section View, Insert Complex Section View, Insert Detail View, Insert Draft Workbench Object, Insert Arch Workbench Object, Insert Spreadsheet View, Insert Clip Group, Share View, Project Shape
- Stacking: Move view to top of stack, Move view to bottom of stack, Move view up one level, Move view down one level
- Decorations: Hatch Face using Image File, Apply Geometric Hatch to Face, Insert SVG Symbol, Insert Bitmap Image, Turn View Frames On/Off
- Dimensions: Insert Length Dimension, Insert Horizontal Dimension, Insert Vertical Dimension, Insert Radius Dimension, Insert Diameter Dimension, Insert Angle Dimension, Insert 3-Point Angle Dimension, Insert Horizontal Extent Dimension, Insert Vertical Extent Dimension, Link Dimension to 3D Geometry, Insert Balloon Annotation, Insert Axonometric Length Dimension, Insert Landmark Dimension, Adjust Geometric References of Dimension
- Annotations: Insert Annotation, Add Leaderline to View, Insert Rich Text Annotation, Add Cosmetic Vertex, Add Midpoint Vertices, Add Quadrant Vertices, Add Centerline to Faces, Add Centerline between 2 Lines, Add Centerline between 2 Points, Add Cosmetic Line Through 2 points, Add Cosmetic Circle, Change Appearance of Lines, Show/Hide Invisible Edges, Add Welding Information to Leader, Add Surface Finish Symbol, Add Hole or Shaft Tolerances
- Extensions:
- Attributes and modifications: Select Line Attributes, Cascade Spacing and Delta Distance, Change Line Attributes, Extend Line, Shorten Line, Lock/Unlock View, Position Section View, Position Horizontal Chain Dimensions, Position Vertical Chain Dimensions, Position Oblique Chain Dimensions, Cascade Horizontal Dimensions, Cascade Vertical Dimensions, Cascade Oblique Dimensions, Calculate the area of selected faces, Calculate the arc length of selected edges, Customize format label
- Centerlines and threading: Add Circle Centerlines, Add Bolt Circle Centerlines, Add Cosmetic Thread Hole Side View, Add Cosmetic Thread Hole Bottom View, Add Cosmetic Thread Bolt Side View, Add Cosmetic Thread Bolt Bottom View, Add Cosmetic Intersection Vertex(es), Add an offset vertex, Add Cosmetic Circle, Add Cosmetic Arc, Add Cosmetic Circle 3 Points, Add Cosmetic Parallel Line, Add Cosmetic Perpendicular Line
- Dimensions: Create Horizontal Chain Dimensions, Create Vertical Chain Dimensions, Create Oblique Chain Dimensions, Create Horizontal Coordinate Dimensions, Create Vertical Coordinate Dimensions, Create Oblique Coordinate Dimensions, Create Horizontal Chamfer Dimension, Create Vertical Chamfer Dimension, Create Arc Length Dimension, Insert '⌀' Prefix, Insert '〼' Prefix, Remove Prefix, Increase Decimal Places, Decrease Decimal Places
- Export: Export Page as SVG, Export Page as DXF
- Additional: Line Groups, Templates, Hatching, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, Preferences
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub