Is it possible to make balloons opaque in the IDW environment? I have several instances where the best location for a ballon is over hatched regions or part edges, and the extra lines make the balloon numbers hard to read.
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tools..document settings..drawing tab and turn on "cross hatch clipping"
Thanks for the tip. However... it didn't seem to do the trick.
My hatches are contained in a 2D sketch which is linked to the view, with the outlines being projected. My balloons are the default style, with overriden numbers.
Anything else I can try?
Niels van der Veer
Inventor professional user & 3DS Max enthusiast
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The Netherlands
I created a sketched symbol with a white fill, and used it to override balloon #9 (from my previous post). Still no luck.
Niels van der Veer
Inventor professional user & 3DS Max enthusiast
Vault professional user/manager
The Netherlands
You are correct. I created a sketch on the view, projected the lines I needed, then manually added lines and arcs to close the profiles. It was a very time-consuming process-not sure if there is a better way? You can see one of my sketch lines (closing a profile) in the bottom left of the image where the two components meet.
I guess "cross hatch clipping" doesn't apply to hatched sketches.. only section view hatching,etc...
another half finished autodesk function.
Niels van der Veer
Inventor professional user & 3DS Max enthusiast
Vault professional user/manager
The Netherlands
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