Adds drawing balloons (callouts) to components in a drawing view.
Use the Style and Standard Editor dialog box to edit a balloon style.
InvObjectMixin
RULE NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
TYPE |
DEFAULTS |
CATEGORY |
FLAGS |
*invLeaderPoints |
List of Points that specify intermediate leader points. The points can be absolute or relative. Relative points can be specified as [["Part","PointFeature",[x,y]]] Where Part = The complete path to invName of the part where the PointFeature can be found. PointFeature = A workpoint or a named vertex. x,y = An optional offset vector from the PointFeature. |
String |
""
|
Inventor |
Cached |
invNamedFeature |
Name of named entity such as face, edge or vertex this Balloon will be attached to. This cannot be a work feature. |
String |
"" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invIntent |
Intent of point. |
String |
"kStartPointIntent" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invLevel |
Optional input, PartsListLevelEnum, that sets the view type for the parts list. If supplied, this input is only used in the case where the balloon references an assembly document. If this value was previously set as a result of creating a parts list or a balloon in the drawing based on the same model, this argument is ignored. |
String |
"kStructured" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invParentView |
Specifies the view where the Balloon will be created. |
String |
"" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invStyle |
Name of Balloon style to use. |
String |
"" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invXData |
Data passed in here is stored as Inventor’s attributes on this object. Only string values can be stored and the structure is "[["AttSetName" ,["AttName","AttValue""]], ["AttSetName1" ,["AttName1","AttValue""]]…]" Where AttSetName = AttributeSet name AttName = Attribute name AttValue = Attribute value
Example: "[["myData" ,["County","Orange""]],["ExportPaths" , ["PartSheet", "C:\\temp\\cache\\Parts"]], [ "ExportPaths" , ["AssemblySheet", "C:\\temp\\cache\\Assemblies"]]" |
String |
"" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invPart |
The part containing this NamedFeature |
String |
"" |
Inventor |
Cached |
invInsured |
This guarantees placement of Balloon even if the NamedFeature is not found but Part should exist. |
Boolean |
false |
Inventor |
Cached |
invPlacementDirection |
Property that sets the direction in which to place attached balloons. This is related to BalloonSet. |
String |
"kBottomDirection" |
Inventor |
Cached |
*invLeaderPoints: Example: ["23,16,21,18", "4,24,3.5,25"][child.index]
The points are from the lower left corner of the drawing sheet. "23,16" is the first point and "21,18" is the 2nd point. The third point (arrow) is supplied by the invPart and the invNamedFeature.