Stacked Balloons

[Cadmanto]

Is there a way to have stacked balloons?

What I currently have is this.

What I want is this

Minus the elbow in the leader

[jtylerbc]

Right click on a balloon - you'll see "Attach Balloon" and "Attach Balloon from List."  I believe they are what you're looking for.

[Cadmanto]

Yes, that is what I am looking for.  But now I am finding another problem.

I am doing a hardware stack and the only view that shows the other hardware visible

is on another view.  How do I get hardware that is not visible on the one view to have balloons

stacked in this stack.

[jtylerbc · Accepted solution]

That's where the "From List" version comes in handy.  It will pop up a mini-version of the BOM, and you can check the boxes for the parts you want in the stack instead of graphically selecting them in the drawing view.

[Cadmanto]

Thank you.  Currently where I am working they are not placing the BOM on the drawing.

What they are doing is relying on a BOM created in Vantage.  We are very new to Inventor

to the BOM on the drawing thing is a little down the road.  So I guess when we do it this is

the option I should select.  In the mean time I just shifted all of my balloons to the side view where I can see all hardware.

Thanks again for your help.

[jtylerbc]

For working purposes, you could place a parts list off the paper.  That way it won't print, but will still be there for reference while you're working, and make it so you can use the "From List" a little easier.

Regardless of Inventor's capabilities or the presence/absence of the parts list, if there's a view where you can see all the hardware, it's probably better to balloon it there anyway.

[msklein]

USE ADD FRom list and you have a few options to reduce the list. Not ballooned, virtual , as long as you know the description you can pick. We need to get part number option for the list (AutoDesk).

msk

[CadUser46]

You can also turn on the hidden line view, select the item then turn hidden line off again.

[Cadmanto]

I never thought of that.  Good thought.  Thank you for all of your suggestions.

Sometimes the simple things are tough when you are first learning a software.