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* {{PropertyData|Shape}}: Shape of the balloon bubble. Options: [[Image:Circular.svg|20px]] Circular, None, [[Image:Triangular.svg|20px]] Triangle, [[Image:Inspection.svg|20px]] Inspection, [[Image:Hexagon.svg|20px]] Hexagon, [[Image:Square-Shape.svg|20px]] Square, [[Image:Rectangular.svg|20px]] Rectangle
* {{PropertyData|Shape}}: Shape of the balloon bubble. Options: [[Image:Circular.svg|20px]] Circular, None, [[Image:Triangular.svg|20px]] Triangle, [[Image:Inspection.svg|20px]] Inspection, [[Image:Hexagon.svg|20px]] Hexagon, [[Image:Square-Shape.svg|20px]] Square, [[Image:Rectangular.svg|20px]] Rectangle
* {{PropertyData|Shape Scale}}: Scale factor for the '''Shape'''.
* {{PropertyData|Shape Scale}}: Scale factor for the '''Shape'''.
* {{PropertyData|End Type Scale}}: Scale factor for the '''End Type'''.
* {{PropertyData|Text Wrap}}: Text wrap length; -1 means the text will never be wrapped and the result is in every case a single line.
* {{PropertyData|Text Wrap}}: Text wrap length; -1 means the text will never be wrapped and the result is in every case a single line.
* {{PropertyData|Kink Length}}: Distance from the '''Shape''' to the leader line kink.
* {{PropertyData|Kink Length}}: Distance from the '''Shape''' to the leader line kink.
* {{PropertyData|Line Visible}}: Whether the balloon line is visible.
* {{PropertyData|X}}: Horizontal position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.
* {{PropertyData|X}}: Horizontal position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.
* {{PropertyData|Y}}: Vertical position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.
* {{PropertyData|Y}}: Vertical position of the balloon bubble relative to the View.

Revision as of 16:24, 14 December 2020

TechDraw Balloon

Menu location
TechDraw → Balloon
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
TechDraw New annotation

Description

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

Usage

  1. Select the View to which the Balloon will be attached.
  2. Press the Balloon button.
  3. The cursor is now displayed as a balloon icon. Click on the page to place the balloon origin to the desired position.
  4. The balloon bubble may be dragged to the desired position. Use CTRL-drag to move the bubble and the arrow.
  5. You can change balloon properties by double clicking balloon label or balloon object in the tree. This will open the Balloon task dialog.

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
  • DataOrigin Y: Balloon origin y-position
  • DataEnd Type: End symbol for the balloon line. Options: None, Filled Arrow, Open Arrow, Tick, Dot, Open Circle, Fork, Filled Triangle
  • DataShape: Shape of the balloon bubble. Options: Circular, None, File:Triangular.svg Triangle, Inspection, Hexagon, File:Square-Shape.svg Square, File:Rectangular.svg Rectangle
  • DataShape Scale: Scale factor for the Shape.
  • DataEnd Type Scale: Scale factor for the End Type.
  • 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.
  • DataLine Visible: Whether the balloon line is visible.
  • 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 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)