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  • GuiCommand: Name:TechDraw Balloon MenuLocation:TechDraw → Annotations → Insert Balloon Annotation Workbenches:TechDraw Version:0.19 SeeAlso:TechDraw Annotation

TechDraw Balloon

Description

The Balloon tool can add balloons with leader line in a drawing.

Usage

  1. Select one of the following:
    • A View (on the page or in the Tree view).
    • A vertex in a View. (v0.20)
    • An edge in a View. (v0.20)
    • A closed region in a View. (v0.20)
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the TechDraw Balloon button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Annotations → Insert Balloon Annotation option from the menu.
  3. If a View or a region was selected:
    1. The cursor changes to a balloon icon.
    2. Click a point on the page for the origin of the Balloon.

To move the bubble of a Balloon, press and hold the left mouse button on its center and drag the mouse.

To change the properties of a Balloon double-click it on the page or in the Tree view. This will open the Balloon task panel.

Note: The position of a Balloon is relative to its Source View and uses the same scale factor.

Using separators

When using a rectangle shape, separators can be added using "|" in the text. For example "AAA|TEST|111" gives:

Properties

Data

  • Text: Text to be displayed.

  • Source View: Source View for the balloon.

  • Origin X: Balloon origin x-position relative to the View.

  • Origin Y: Balloon origin y-position relative to the View.

  • End Type: End symbol for the balloon line. Options: None, Filled Arrow, Open Arrow, Tick, Dot, Open Circle, Fork, Filled Triangle

  • End Type Scale: Scale factor for the End Type.

  • Bubble Shape: Shape of the balloon bubble. Options: Circular, None, Triangle, Inspection, Hexagon, Square, Rectangle

  • Shape Scale: Scale factor for the Shape.

  • Text Wrap: Text wrap length; -1 means the text will never be wrapped and the result is in every case a single line.

  • Kink Length: Distance from the Shape to the leader line kink.

  • X: Horizontal position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.

  • Y: Vertical position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.

View

  • Color: Color of the balloon text.

  • Font: The name of the font to use for the balloon bubble.

  • Fontsize: Dimension text size in mm.

  • Line Visible: Whether the balloon line is visible.

  • Line 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)

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