https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11063934#M60054 <P>Hi,<BR />I'm basically having the same issue as this user was having 4.5 years ago:<BR /><BR /></P><P><A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/balloon-referencing-a-sheet-metal-body/m-p/7474529" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/balloon-referencing-a-sheet-metal-body/m-p/7474529</A><BR /><BR />In short, there's a Catch 22 where I can't add balloons to a drawing because&nbsp;my sheet metal part is a body instead of a component, but Fusion 360 also won't let me convert a sheet metal body into a component. I've attached a screencast illustrating the issue.<BR /><BR />(Actually that feature seems to not be working atm, but here's the URL:&nbsp;<A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/42e14e3a-8088-443b-8043-4d4979d89e1c" target="_blank">https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/42e14e3a-8088-443b-8043-4d4979d89e1c</A>)<BR /><BR />In the forum post from 4.5 years ago, there's the suggestion: "insert your initial design (with only the sheet metal body) as sub component". Which would be great if I understood how to do that. Maybe the UI has changed since that was suggested, or I'm just still kind of a noob, but I'm not finding a way to do that.<BR /><BR />The crux of the issue, which probably has other implications besides just adding balloons to drawings, is that I can't find a straightforward path to making a component from sheet metal. I did find this video with a potential solution:</P><P><BR /><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVVNVN8gV4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVVNVN8gV4</A></P><P><BR />This seems like a rather strange way to go about it, and seems more like a hack or a workaround than an accepted best practice. Is that really the way to do this? What is the accepted best practice way to make a sheet metal component?<BR /><BR />Thanks!</P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:08:01 GMT crETN6H 2022-03-27T02:08:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11063934#M60054 <P>Hi,<BR />I'm basically having the same issue as this user was having 4.5 years ago:<BR /><BR /></P><P><A href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/balloon-referencing-a-sheet-metal-body/m-p/7474529" target="_blank">https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/balloon-referencing-a-sheet-metal-body/m-p/7474529</A><BR /><BR />In short, there's a Catch 22 where I can't add balloons to a drawing because&nbsp;my sheet metal part is a body instead of a component, but Fusion 360 also won't let me convert a sheet metal body into a component. I've attached a screencast illustrating the issue.<BR /><BR />(Actually that feature seems to not be working atm, but here's the URL:&nbsp;<A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/42e14e3a-8088-443b-8043-4d4979d89e1c" target="_blank">https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/42e14e3a-8088-443b-8043-4d4979d89e1c</A>)<BR /><BR />In the forum post from 4.5 years ago, there's the suggestion: "insert your initial design (with only the sheet metal body) as sub component". Which would be great if I understood how to do that. Maybe the UI has changed since that was suggested, or I'm just still kind of a noob, but I'm not finding a way to do that.<BR /><BR />The crux of the issue, which probably has other implications besides just adding balloons to drawings, is that I can't find a straightforward path to making a component from sheet metal. I did find this video with a potential solution:</P><P><BR /><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVVNVN8gV4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVVNVN8gV4</A></P><P><BR />This seems like a rather strange way to go about it, and seems more like a hack or a workaround than an accepted best practice. Is that really the way to do this? What is the accepted best practice way to make a sheet metal component?<BR /><BR />Thanks!</P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:08:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11063934#M60054 crETN6H 2022-03-27T02:08:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11063935#M60055 <P>DELETED</P> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 02:08:26 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11063935#M60055 crETN6H 2022-03-27T02:08:26Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11064401#M60056 <P>Ok, I didn't realize you could drag and drop a design from the data panel into another open design and create a component that way. And that works differently than "Insert -&gt; Derive". It's not the most intuitive workflow, but I think I got it.&nbsp;</P> Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:52:45 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/balloons-in-drawing-with-sheet-metal-parts/m-p/11064401#M60056 crETN6H 2022-03-27T16:52:45Z